Aussie Dodt wins Thailand Classic
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Australian Andrew Dodt carded a five under par 67 in the final round of the True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain to snatch his second European Tour win.
With much of the focus on big-hitting Scott Hend, the overnight leader, and the much-fancied Thongchai Jaidee and Miguel Angel Jiménez, who both started the day one stroke back, Dodt was under the radar at the start of the final round at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin.
However, three consecutive birdies to start lifted him into the mix, and he stayed steady while his opponents faltered, with Hend posting a level par 72, Jaidee a 71 and Jiménez a 73.
Jaidee had an eagle putt on the last to win, but he left it ten feet short and missed the birdie attempt which would have forced a play-off, leaving Dodt, who had already finished at 16 under par, to celebrate the first prize of 289,862 Race to Dubai points.
Quotes
Andrew Dodt
“I’m speechless. I got off to a good start today and hung in there during the middle, just trying to make pars on the tougher holes. I knew 17 and 18 were downwind and I was hoping to birdie one of those and get to 17 under. Unfortunately I couldn’t, but 16 was good enough. I was really switched on as I wanted to get off to a fast start. Those three early birdies really got the momentum going and I hung in after that. The winds picked up on the back nine and it got pretty tricky towards the end – I tried to play as sensibly as I could.
“Losing my card on The European Tour was probably a good thing two years ago because it really knocked me down, made me work harder and want to do well again. I did that towards the end of last year and that form has carried over to the start of this year.”
Thongchai Jaidee
“Overall I played well but I made some mistakes with the club selection especially on 13 where I double bogeyed. The pin positions were tough, especially on the back nine. I three-putted on 16 and 18. I tried my best and it’s okay I finished second. Andrew was a deserving winner as he put up a great performance. I’ll try again the next time.”
Scott Hend
“I pressed for the win on 17 and got a bit aggressive with my bunker shot, and I finished one shot behind. I came here to try to win. I thought Dodty was going to make birdie on 18 and I was only 15 under, so I thought I had to play an aggressive bunker shot. Unfortunately I caught it a little too clean and bogeyed the hole. All in all it was a good solid week and there are a lot of positives to take out of it. It’s good to see Dodty winning, fantastic. Obviously I wish it was me standing there winning, but congratulations to him.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
272 A Dodt (Aus) 71 67 67 67,
273 S Hend (Aus) 67 68 66 72, T Jaidee (Tha) 69 66 67 71,
274 J Knutzon (USA) 72 66 69 67, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 67 70 70, R Lee (Can) 68 67 73 66,
275 J Carlsson (Swe) 69 67 70 69, W Ormsby (Aus) 72 65 68 70, M Jiménez (Esp) 67 66 69 73, C Pigem (Esp) 65 72 72 66,
276 A Noren (Swe) 67 70 68 71, S Brazel (Aus) 69 69 71 67, S Kapur (Ind) 66 73 69 68, J Parry (Eng) 71 69 70 66,
277 R Green (Aus) 71 67 67 72, J Colomo (Esp) 74 67 65 71, J Wang (SKor) 68 69 71 69, J Randhawa (Ind) 71 70 65 71, A Wall (Eng) 72 68 70 67, J Campillo (Esp) 73 68 66 70,
278 A Lahiri (Ind) 69 72 70 67, N Holman (Aus) 71 67 71 69, B Henson (USA) 70 69 69 70, P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 67 73 70 68,
279 M Warren (Sco) 69 71 72 67, M Korhonen (Fin) 73 69 70 67, T Bjørn (Den) 69 72 66 72, A Otaegui (Esp) 69 69 71 70, T Lewis (Eng) 69 67 70 73, P Marksaeng (Tha) 67 72 68 72,
280 P Meesawat (Tha) 73 65 73 69, C Lloyd (Eng) 69 71 71 69, M Hoey (Nir) 64 72 73 71, M Fraser (Aus) 69 71 70 70, M Carlsson (Swe) 71 71 67 71, R Wattel (Fra) 70 68 70 72, A Atwal (Ind) 73 67 74 66,
281 K Broberg (Swe) 70 71 72 68, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 69 73 73 66, R Karlberg (Swe) 72 65 70 74, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 66 69 74, D Chia (Mas) 71 71 71 68, E Grillo (Arg) 70 69 71 71, J Edfors (Swe) 69 72 72 68, T Khrongpha (Tha) 68 72 69 72,
282 S Kang (SKor) 74 68 72 68, C Plaphol (Tha) 71 71 69 71, M Mamat (Sin) 70 68 70 74, A Hansen (Den) 71 71 69 71,
283 M Kieffer (Ger) 73 68 70 72, J Quesne (Fra) 70 71 70 72, S Dyson (Eng) 73 69 72 69, J Barnes (Eng) 72 70 70 71, J Kruger (RSA) 69 69 70 75, D Lipsky (USA) 65 73 69 76, P Swangarunporn (Tha) 75 67 71 70, R Wannasrichan (Tha) 68 71 74 70, S Supupramai (Tha) 72 68 72 71, F Aguilar (Chi) 70 70 71 72,
284 P Peterson (USA) 68 72 72 72, G Havret (Fra) 69 68 72 75, P Tangkamolprasert (Tha) 71 71 73 69, M Baldwin (Eng) 69 67 73 75, J Pagunsan (Phi) 72 70 71 71, H Chien-Yao (Tpe) 65 73 72 74,
285 P Maddy (Eng) 70 70 73 72, K Richardson (Aus) 73 68 73 71, D McGrane (Irl) 74 67 74 70,
286 K Oda (Jpn) 70 71 74 71, M Kawamura (Jpn) 68 72 71 75,
287 M Ford (Eng) 67 74 72 74, B Rumford (Aus) 69 72 70 76,
288 S Lewton (Eng) 70 71 76 71,
289 S Jamieson (Sco) 70 72 72 75,
291 A Pavan (Ita) 70 72 71 78, R Paratore (Ita) 67 75 73 76,
292 S Chawrasia (Ind) 71 71 71 79,
295 A Vongvanij (Tha) 72 69 80 74,
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Australian Andrew Dodt carded a five under par 67 in the final round of the True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain to snatch his second European Tour win.
With much of the focus on big-hitting Scott Hend, the overnight leader, and the much-fancied Thongchai Jaidee and Miguel Angel Jiménez, who both started the day one stroke back, Dodt was under the radar at the start of the final round at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin.
However, three consecutive birdies to start lifted him into the mix, and he stayed steady while his opponents faltered, with Hend posting a level par 72, Jaidee a 71 and Jiménez a 73.
Jaidee had an eagle putt on the last to win, but he left it ten feet short and missed the birdie attempt which would have forced a play-off, leaving Dodt, who had already finished at 16 under par, to celebrate the first prize of 289,862 Race to Dubai points.
Quotes
Andrew Dodt
“I’m speechless. I got off to a good start today and hung in there during the middle, just trying to make pars on the tougher holes. I knew 17 and 18 were downwind and I was hoping to birdie one of those and get to 17 under. Unfortunately I couldn’t, but 16 was good enough. I was really switched on as I wanted to get off to a fast start. Those three early birdies really got the momentum going and I hung in after that. The winds picked up on the back nine and it got pretty tricky towards the end – I tried to play as sensibly as I could.
“Losing my card on The European Tour was probably a good thing two years ago because it really knocked me down, made me work harder and want to do well again. I did that towards the end of last year and that form has carried over to the start of this year.”
Thongchai Jaidee
“Overall I played well but I made some mistakes with the club selection especially on 13 where I double bogeyed. The pin positions were tough, especially on the back nine. I three-putted on 16 and 18. I tried my best and it’s okay I finished second. Andrew was a deserving winner as he put up a great performance. I’ll try again the next time.”
Scott Hend
“I pressed for the win on 17 and got a bit aggressive with my bunker shot, and I finished one shot behind. I came here to try to win. I thought Dodty was going to make birdie on 18 and I was only 15 under, so I thought I had to play an aggressive bunker shot. Unfortunately I caught it a little too clean and bogeyed the hole. All in all it was a good solid week and there are a lot of positives to take out of it. It’s good to see Dodty winning, fantastic. Obviously I wish it was me standing there winning, but congratulations to him.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
272 A Dodt (Aus) 71 67 67 67,
273 S Hend (Aus) 67 68 66 72, T Jaidee (Tha) 69 66 67 71,
274 J Knutzon (USA) 72 66 69 67, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 67 70 70, R Lee (Can) 68 67 73 66,
275 J Carlsson (Swe) 69 67 70 69, W Ormsby (Aus) 72 65 68 70, M Jiménez (Esp) 67 66 69 73, C Pigem (Esp) 65 72 72 66,
276 A Noren (Swe) 67 70 68 71, S Brazel (Aus) 69 69 71 67, S Kapur (Ind) 66 73 69 68, J Parry (Eng) 71 69 70 66,
277 R Green (Aus) 71 67 67 72, J Colomo (Esp) 74 67 65 71, J Wang (SKor) 68 69 71 69, J Randhawa (Ind) 71 70 65 71, A Wall (Eng) 72 68 70 67, J Campillo (Esp) 73 68 66 70,
278 A Lahiri (Ind) 69 72 70 67, N Holman (Aus) 71 67 71 69, B Henson (USA) 70 69 69 70, P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 67 73 70 68,
279 M Warren (Sco) 69 71 72 67, M Korhonen (Fin) 73 69 70 67, T Bjørn (Den) 69 72 66 72, A Otaegui (Esp) 69 69 71 70, T Lewis (Eng) 69 67 70 73, P Marksaeng (Tha) 67 72 68 72,
280 P Meesawat (Tha) 73 65 73 69, C Lloyd (Eng) 69 71 71 69, M Hoey (Nir) 64 72 73 71, M Fraser (Aus) 69 71 70 70, M Carlsson (Swe) 71 71 67 71, R Wattel (Fra) 70 68 70 72, A Atwal (Ind) 73 67 74 66,
281 K Broberg (Swe) 70 71 72 68, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 69 73 73 66, R Karlberg (Swe) 72 65 70 74, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 66 69 74, D Chia (Mas) 71 71 71 68, E Grillo (Arg) 70 69 71 71, J Edfors (Swe) 69 72 72 68, T Khrongpha (Tha) 68 72 69 72,
282 S Kang (SKor) 74 68 72 68, C Plaphol (Tha) 71 71 69 71, M Mamat (Sin) 70 68 70 74, A Hansen (Den) 71 71 69 71,
283 M Kieffer (Ger) 73 68 70 72, J Quesne (Fra) 70 71 70 72, S Dyson (Eng) 73 69 72 69, J Barnes (Eng) 72 70 70 71, J Kruger (RSA) 69 69 70 75, D Lipsky (USA) 65 73 69 76, P Swangarunporn (Tha) 75 67 71 70, R Wannasrichan (Tha) 68 71 74 70, S Supupramai (Tha) 72 68 72 71, F Aguilar (Chi) 70 70 71 72,
284 P Peterson (USA) 68 72 72 72, G Havret (Fra) 69 68 72 75, P Tangkamolprasert (Tha) 71 71 73 69, M Baldwin (Eng) 69 67 73 75, J Pagunsan (Phi) 72 70 71 71, H Chien-Yao (Tpe) 65 73 72 74,
285 P Maddy (Eng) 70 70 73 72, K Richardson (Aus) 73 68 73 71, D McGrane (Irl) 74 67 74 70,
286 K Oda (Jpn) 70 71 74 71, M Kawamura (Jpn) 68 72 71 75,
287 M Ford (Eng) 67 74 72 74, B Rumford (Aus) 69 72 70 76,
288 S Lewton (Eng) 70 71 76 71,
289 S Jamieson (Sco) 70 72 72 75,
291 A Pavan (Ita) 70 72 71 78, R Paratore (Ita) 67 75 73 76,
292 S Chawrasia (Ind) 71 71 71 79,
295 A Vongvanij (Tha) 72 69 80 74,
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