RIORDAN BEAT DONAHOO TO CLAIM PGM PORT DICKSON CHAMPIONSHIP

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​New Zealand's Sean Riordan erased the heartbreak of missing the grade at the Asian Tour Qualifying School by closing with an even-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the RM200,000 (approx. US$60,000) PGM Port Dickson Championship on Saturday.
 
Riordan, who led the ADT event after the second round, endured a nervous finish as he signed off with a four-day total of 11-under-par 273 to snatch a one-shot victory over close friend Paul Donahoo of Australia at the Port Dickson Golf and Country Club.
 
The Malaysian trio of Shaaban Hussin, R.Nachimuthu and Kemarol Baharin shared third place together with Sweden's Oskar Arvidsson on 275 total at the PGM Port Dickson Championship, which is the 13th leg of this season's ADT Schedule.

Starting the day with a comfortable three-shot advantage, a nervous Riordan saw that lead quickly disappear as he dropped three shots in his first seven holes. The New Zealander managed to redeem himself by firing two birdies on eight and nine.
 
After turning in 36, he continued his search for more birdies but it would not come until the closing 18th hole where his decisive putt from 10ft would be enough for him to fend off the spirited challenge from Donahoo, who had posted the day's lowest score of 66.

PGM Port Dickson Championship 
1. Sean RIORDAN (New Zealand) 71-62-69-71 (273)
2. Paul DONAHOO (Australia) 71-71-66-66 (274)
T3. Oskar ARVIDSSON (Sweden) 74-68-67-66 (275)
T3. Shaaban HUSSIN (Malaysia) 70-68-69-68 (275)
T3. R. Nachimuthu (Malaysia) 68-71-68-68 (275)
T3. Kemarol BAHARIN (Malaysia) 68-70-67-70 (275)
T7. Arwed FISCHER (Germany) 72-70-69-66 (277)
T7. iril Rizman ZAHARI (Malaysia) 71-65-70-71 (277)
T7. Chanat SAKULPOLPHAISAN (Thailand) 69-70-66-72 (277)
T7. Micah Lauren SHIN (USA) 69-70-66-72 (277)


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