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European Tour Article
Jaidee is 1st Thai Winner on European Tour
Thongchai Jaidee. Photo - Getty Images
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Thongchai Jaidee went down in the history books on Sunday as
the first ever winner of a European Tour event by a golfer from Thailand, when he won the
Carlsberg Malaysian Open by two strokes. His hole-in-one on the 16th hole and birdie on
the last helped him complete the back nine in just 30 shots. The event, co-sanctioned by
the Asian Tour, was held at the Saujana Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur, where both Friday's and
Saturday's rounds were interrupted by torrential rain. |
| Players finished the third round on Sunday morning then
stayed in the same groupings to play the last 18 holes. After completing his first two
rounds in only 2 under par, that meant that Jaidee was in the clubhouse on 14 under for an
hour before the tournament's early leaders arrived on the 18th green. Runner-up,
Australian Brad Kennedy needed a birdie at the last to force a playoff but ended up with
bogey after firing his second shot into the trees. |
Brad Kennedy. Photo - Getty Images
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Thomas Levet. Photo - Getty Images
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It was a great day for Thai golf as two of Thongchai Jaidee's
countrymen also finished in the top five. Chawalit Plaphol and Prayad Marksaeng shared
third place with Frenchman, Thomas Levet, two shots further back on 278. Miguel Angel
Jimenez continues his good season, finishing tied for sixth place with the young
englishman, Andrew Marshall. The Spaniard's earnings took him above Ernie Els to the top
of the Volvo Order of Merit. |
| South Korea's Sung-Man Lee led going into the final round but
could only manage a disastrous 77 on the last day to finish tied for eighth place with 7
under par 281. |
Sung-Man Lee. Photo - Getty Images
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