Jakarta, October 20 - Diminutive Thai golfer Patcharachuta Kongkapan showed she has a big future by cruising to a three-shot victory in the US$200,000 Enjoy Jakarta Ladies Indonesia Open today.
An imperious four-under-par 68 saw her dominate the final round at Palm Hill Golf Club with no one able to get close.
Taiwan’s Hsieh Yu-ling claimed second place after shooting a 68 while Malaysian amateur Kelly Tan finished in third position two shots further back. She closed with a 74.
Tan led by one stroke at the start of the third and final round from Patcharachuta and veteran Indian Smriti Mehra.
However, the Thai golfer swiftly pulled ahead with birdies on the first, third, fourth and seventh.
She led by four shots at the turn and cruised home with her only bogey of the day coming on the last.
“My concentration was very good today and I was able to stay calm. I have been playing well recently and it keeps getting better. I am so happy to win,” said Patcharachuta, who received a cheque for US$30,000.
Her previous best finish was fourth place in this year’s Ladies Thailand Open.
It is Patcharachuta’s first victory on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the third win of the season by a Thai player.
Nontaya Srisawang claimed the Ladies Thailand Open in February while Tiranan Yoopan triumphed in last month’s Technology Cup in Taiwan.
Hsieh stormed through at the end making birdies on three out of the last six holes to snatch second place while Tan failed to make any birdies and made two bogies.
Mehra, the first round leader, had a poor finish carding a bogey on 15, a double on 17 and a bogey on the last to fall back into a tie for eighth.
Amateur star Inez Putri, winner of this year’s Miss Indonesia, signed off with an 81 to end in a tie for 55th place.
Leading final round scores:
209 - Patcharachuta Kongkapan (THA) 71 70 68
212 – Hsieh Yu-ling (TPE) 71 73 68
214 – Kelly Tan (MAS) (a) 71 69 74
215 – Kusuma Meechai (THA) 73 73 69, Connie Chen (RSA) 74 69 72, Dottie Ardina (PHI) (a) 72 72 71
216 - Michelle Koh (MAS) (a) 75 68 73
217 – Walailak Satarak (US) 71 74 72, Numa Gulyanamitta (THA) 74 71 72, Smriti Mehra (IND) 69 72 76
219 - Thidapa Suwannapura (THA) 71 78 70, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 76 73 70, Jaruporn Palakawong (THA) 72 75 72
220 – Stacey Keating (AUS) 76 75 69, Neha Tripathi (AUS) 75 73 72, Sahra Hassan (WAL) 73 74 73, Tiffany Tavee (US) 75 72 73, Anil Abu Bakar Johani (MAS) 75 72 73, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 74 71 75
Selected:
228 – Nikki Garrett (AUS) 79 73 76
229 – Lidya Ivana Jaya (INA) 79 76 74
236 – Inez Putri (INA) (a) 79 76 81
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