Magelang, November 21: Thailand’s Supravee Phatam capitalized on good karma in the shadow of the world famous Borobudur Temple and sauntered to a convincing victory in the US$60,000 Borobudur Classic today.
Supravee completed an impressive wire-to-wire win after closing with a one-under-par 71 at Borobudur International Golf & Country Club – located just 20 minutes from the world’s largest Buddhist temple.
He ended the ASEAN PGA Tour event on 11-under-par 277 and finished two strokes ahead of compatriot Pijit Petchkasem, who fired a 69.
Thailand’s Wisut Artjanawat returned a 67 finishing a stroke further behind.
Supravee fired a course record 65 on the opening and never looked back with ensuing rounds of 72, 69 and 71.
“I am pleased to get my first win as a professional. I have been working very hard since I turned professional three years ago,” said Supravee, who earned a cheque for US$9,750.
“It was a tough battle as Pijit pushed me all the way. I had a feeling he might come through. I had a couple of three putts on the back and made some poor approach shots.”
Supravee had a four-shot lead at the start of the day. He began well by going out in two under before giving the chasing pack some hope by making bogey on 13 and 14.
Pijit fired four birdies and dropped one shot on the homeward stretch to put the pressure on the leader but had to settle for second place.
“It is one of my best finishes on the ASEAN PGA Tour. I just ran out of holes,” said Pijit.
Wisut, a five-time winner on the ASEAN PGA Tour, made his expected final day charge and after dropping a shot on the fourth he shifted gear and accelerated up the leaderboard with birdies on seven, eight and nine and then 11, 13 and 18.
Andik Mauluddin shot a 72 to finish as the leading Indonesian in joint fourth place along with Thailand’s Tanatchan Puaktes, who carded a 73.
Indonesian Jo Seik, whose Korean parents raised him from birth in Jakarta, finished as the leading amateur in a tie for eighth position following a 73.
Earlier this year he claimed the Indonesian Amateur Championship.
The next event on the ASEAN PGA Tour is the season-ending US$75,000 Sabah Masters at Sutera Harbour Golf Club from January 14 to 17.
Leading final round scores (Par 72):
277 – Supravee PHATAM (THA) 65 72 69 71
279 – Pijit PETCHKASEM (THA) 74 67 69 69
280 – Wisut ARTJANAWAT (THA) 74 66 73 67
284 – Andik MAULUDDIN 71 70 71 72, Tanatchan PUAKTES (THA) 73 68 70 73
286 – GOH Kun Yang (SIN) 71 76 68 71, Annop TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 72 69 72 73
287 – Jo SEIK (am) 71 70 73 73, Pasamet POGAMNERD (THA) 68 75 70 74
289 – Kurnia HERISHANDY 75 72 72 70
Selected:
295 – Fahmi REZA 74 72 76 73, Jordan IRAWAN 73 73 71 78, Rinaldi ADIANDONO 73 72 71 79
296 – Indra HERMAWAN 75 75 74 72, ADE Sebul 73 75 74 74
298 - JUNAIDI Ibrahim73 75 74 76
299 - JAMEL Ondo 299 75 72 75 77
300 - Fajar WIN NURYANTO 72 74 76 78
302 - Alwie RAMADHAN 77 75 78 72, SARMILIH 76 75 76 75
303 - Asep SAEFULLOH 78 79 74 72, RUDIANTO 80 74 74 75
304 - Andi SOEYATMO 74 78 78 74
305 - SUPRIYATNA 78 77 74 76
306 - ILYASSAK 77 74 77 78
307 - MAHPUDIN 76 73 81 77
308 - Ismail HAMZAH 81 74 76 77
, ASNAN 75 74 78 81
310 - SOEWARNO K. 82 82 72 74, Yonathan CHRISTYAWAN (am) 80 79 76 75, HAMZAH Rachmadi 78 81 76 75, Adi BRAMANTIO 80 78 76 76
313 - Iwan SUWANTONO 77 81 79 76
315 - SUMARNO 75 76 87 77, Haryono MIN 78 78 78 81
316 - BENNY (am) 82 76 79 79, Zulharmen TABUSALLA 79 81 77 79
318 - Min Sub SIM (am) 78 78 83 79
320 - SUJARWO 86 79 76 79, Joko SETIABUDI 79 81 79 81
321 - SUJAI 81 82 81 77, Rudi HARTONO 77 80 78 86
338 - PUDYO 87 82 84 85
339 - Johanes RUDIANTO 86 81 82 90
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