After a hat-trick of birdies from his
opening first hole, the 29-year-old parred
his next eight holes before picking
up further gains on 12 and 15 which
effectively sealed his win. “Those three
birdies really kept the momentum going
and I hung on after that. “The winds
picked up on the back-nine and it got
pretty tricky towards the end and I tried
to play as sensibly as I could. I’m glad I
did it,” said Dodt.
Thongchai delighted the home
crowd when he surged in contention
following birdies on the first and 12
holes. However a costly double-bogey
on 13 pegged him back. “I made
some mistakes with the club selection
especially on 13. The pin positions were
tough especially on the back-nine,” said
Thongchai. The Thai had an eagle putt
on the last to win, but he left it 10 feet
short and missed the birdie attempt
Scott Hend
which would have forced a play-off with
Dodt. “I tried my best. But it’s okay.
Andrew was a deserving winner as he
put up a great performance. I’ll try again
the next time,” said Thongchai.
Hend had an encouraging start after
he birdied two of his opening four holes.
But it went downhill after that as he
bogeyed the seventh, 14th and 17th holes
which eventually saw him close with a
72. “I pressed for the win on 17 and got a
Andrew Dodt
Scott Hend
Thongchai Jaidee
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Thongchai Jaidee
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