Thailand's Chapchai wins Selangor Masters

September 22, 2014 | 06:29

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Thailand's Chapchai Nirat held off a hard-charging Antonio Lascuna of the Philippines to win the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in a playoff on Sunday (Sep 21).

Chapchai Nirat of Thailand poses with his trophy after winning the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters at the Seri Selangor golf club in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. (AFP/ASIAN TOUR/KHALID REDZA)

KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand's Chapchai Nirat held off a hard-charging Antonio Lascuna of the Philippines to win the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in a playoff on Sunday (Sep 21).

Chapchai played a three-under 68 for the final round, but Lascuna shot up the leaderboard to catch him at the end of regulation play thanks to a bogey-free 63.

The two were tied at a 10-under aggregate score of 274 at the Seri Selangor Golf Club outside Kuala Lumpur, forcing a playoff.

But Chapchai, whose victory on Sunday is his fourth on the Asian Tour, clinched the win by rolling home a par putt on the first playoff hole after Lascuna stumbled to his first bogey of the day.

The tournament's first and second-round leader Anirban Lahiri of India finished in sole third, his final-round 68 unable to make up for a damaging five-over-par 76 he shot in the third round.

Scores in brief:

274 Chapchai Nirat (THA) 68-69-69-68 (Wins in playoff), Antonio Lascuna (PHI) 70-70-71-63

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 66-70-73-69, David Lipsky (USA) 72-66-69-71, Cameron Smith (AUS) 68-66-71-73

AFP

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