THAWORN WINS ASIAN TOUR MERIT TITLE AT AGE OF ALMOST 46

 NEWS RELEASE FROM ASIAN TOUR

Nusajaya, Malaysia: Thaworn Wiratchant sealed his place in the Asian Tour’s history books by winning the Order of Merit title for a second time in his chequered career following a closing seven-under-par 65 at the season-ending US$2 million Iskandar Johor Open.

The Thai veteran star saved his best for last with eight birdies against a lone bogey at the Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club which saw him finish five-shots ahead of closest Merit challenger Marcus Fraser of Australia, who closed with a 72.

Thaworn became Asia’s oldest number one at the age of 45 years and 351 days after a glorious year which saw him win three times and take his career tally to an all-time high 15 titles in 2012.