HEND CLAIMS SECOND WIN OF SEASON AT QUEEN’S CUP

​Australian Scott Hend enjoyed a one-shot triumph at the Queen's Cup on Sunday for his second title of the season and ninth Asian Tour career victory.
The big-hitting Aussie overcame a two-shot deficit with a final round of four-under-par 67 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club to pip home talent Gunn Charoenkul, who signed off with a bogey-free 66 for his best finish on Tour.
Overnight leader Prom Meesawat endured a disappointing 72 to finish three back in joint third place with American Paul Peterson (69), Korea's Jeunghun Wang (69) and Thailand's Pavit Tangkamolprasert (66) in the US$300,000 Asian Tour tournament.

Hend turned in 35 and then drew level with Prom with birdies on 11 and 12. He surged ahead with a seven-foot birdie on 14 which the Thai bogeyed after finding trouble with an errant drive.

With a two-shot lead, the Aussie parred home to hoist the Queen's Cup, only the second non-Thai to win the tournament since it joined the Asian Tour Schedule in 2009.

Hend's latest victory could see him overtake countryman Marcus Fraser on the Official World Golf Ranking and put him in position to make the Olympic Games.

Queen's Cup 2016 (Final)
269 - Scott HEND (AUS) 69-69-64-67.
270 - Gunn CHAROENKUL (THA) 67-69-68-66.
272 - Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 70-67-69-66, Paul PETERSON (USA) 70-65-68-69, Jeunghun WANG (KOR) 69-72-62-69, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 70-65-65-72.
273 - Nicholas FUNG (MAS) 70-70-66-67.
274 - Prayad MARKSAENG (THA) 69-72-67-66, Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 70-68-67-69.
275 - Juvic PAGUNSAN (PHI) 72-68-69-66.
276 - Sorachut HANSAPIBAN (THA) 68-72-65-71, Antonio LASCUNA (PHI) 70-70-65-71, Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA) 69-67-66-74.

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