THAMMANOON BEAT WANG IN PLAY-OFF TO CLAIM BALLANTINE’S TAIWAN CHAMPIONSHIP

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​Thai stalwart Thammanoon Sriroj of Thailand lifted the Ballantine's Taiwan Championship trophy after defeating local prospect Wang Wei-lun on the second play-off hole at the US$110,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event on Sunday.
 
The 46-year-old Thai hit a 15-yard chip shot from greenside and holed a three-foot par putt on the 18th green in the second extra hole to edge Wang, who settled for bogey after missing a 30-footer, at the picturesque National Golf and Country Club. Both of them bogeyed the first play-off hole on the par-four 18th hole.
 
Thammanoon walked away with the winner's prize cheque of US$19,250 and moved up more than 40 rungs to 10th place on the Order of Merit. He also earned six Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points courtesy of his maiden win on the region's burgeoning Tour, which was inaugurated as a gateway to the Asian Tour in 2010.
 
It was a nerve-wracking victory for Thammanoon, who led by one shot after the 17th hole, as he three-putted for bogey on the last to close with a one-over-par 73 and tie Wang, who returned with a 71, on 12-under-par 276 total.

Ballantine's Taiwan Championship
1. Thammanoon SRIROJ (THA) 276
2. WANG Wei-lun (TWN) 276
T3. Sean RIORDAN (NZL) 278
T3. Phachara KHONGWATMAI (THA) 278
T3. LIN Wen-tang (TWN) 278
6. Gavin GREEN (MAS) 279
T7. Mathiam KEYSER (RSA) 280
T7. Brett MUNSON (USA) 280
T7. TSAI Chi-huang (TWN) 280
T7. LIU Yen-hung (TWN) 280


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