ASIAN TOUR REPORT AND LEADING SCORES

CHAPCHAI WINS SELANGOR MASTERS 

PLAY-OFF TO END LEAN SPELL

ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE

Petaling Jaya, Selangor: Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat holed a four-foot par putt to beat Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna in the first play-off hole at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters today.

Big-hitting Chapchai, who is nicknamed ‘King Kong’ by his friends, held his nerve at the Seri Selangor Golf Club to secure his fourth Asian Tour victory, ending a five-year title drought in the US $410,000) event.

The 43-year-old Lascuna charged into contention with a masterful 63 to tie Chapchai, who closed with a 68 which included two finishing bogeys, on 10-under-par 274. The Thai then sealed the win when Lascuna’s missed his par putt from five feet in extra time.

India’s Anirban Lahiri settled for third place, two behind the play-off duo, following a final round 68 while Order of Merit leader David Lipsky of the United States (71) and overnight leader Cameron Smith of Australia (73) were amongst those who shared fourth place on 278.

 

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 284 (4x71) Yardage 6,955

274 - Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 68-69-69-68, Antonio LASCUNA (PHI) 70-70-71-63.

(Chapchai won with a par on the first play-off hole)

276 - Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 64-68-76-68.

278 - Scott BARR (AUS) 70-69-72-67, Paul PETERSON (USA) 69-71-71-67, S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) 66-70-73-69, David LIPSKY (USA) 72-66-69-71, Cameron SMITH (AUS) 68-66-71-73.

279 - Carlos PIGEM (ESP) 71-68-72-68, Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA) 70-70-70-69, Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) 72-65-70-72, Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 68-70-68-73.

281 - Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS) 72-73-68-68, Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG) 70-68-72-71, HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 67-73-67-74.

282 - Jbe KRUGER (RSA) 71-70-72-69, Ryan YIP (CAN) 71-70-69-72, Kieran PRATT (AUS) 69-72-68-73.