LIN WEN-KO CAPTURES AMBASSADOR ADT TITLE

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Lin Wen-ko of Chinese Taipei cruised to an eight-shot victory at the US$120,000 Ambassador ADT on Sunday to give himself hope of reviving his professional golf career. Lin, who has been struggling with a hip injury since 2003, closed with a one-under-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title with a stunning total of 20-under-par 268 at the Hsin Feng Golf and Country Club.

Lu Wei-chih of Chinese Taipei fired the low round 63 to finish second while Thailand's Poom Saksansin ended his campaign a further shot back in third place on a 278 total to move to fourth position on the ADT Order of Merit.

The 41-year-old Lin enjoyed a career breakthrough on the Asian Tour when he won the 2003 Taiwan Masters but had to stop playing professionally after undergoing a hip surgery in the same year. He felt pain in his hips after the surgery and was forced to put his career on hold as he became a full time teaching professional. It was only in 2013 when he continued training again.

The victory propelled him to fifth place on the ADT Order of Merit and he is determined to stay inside the top-five on the final Merit rankings to regain playing rights on the 2017 Asian Tour season. He dominated the Ambassador ADT from start to finish, thanks to his local knowledge on his home course. With the win, he earned six Official World Golf Ranking points and won US$21,000.

Ambassador ADT (Final)
268 - LIN Wen-ko (TWN) 65 67 65 71
276 - LU Wei-chih (TWN) 71 68 74 63
278 - Poom SAKSANSIN (THA) 71 69 68 70
279 - Itthipat BURANATANYARAT (THA) 70 66 74 69, Sam CYR (USA) 71 68 70 70
280 - Pijit PETCHKASEM (THA) 72 71 68 69
281 - Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA) 71 72 70 68, Ben LEONG (MAS) 74 69 68 70, CHEN Hao-sen (TWN) 72 68 69 72, James BYRNE (SCO) 70 72 67 72
282 - Paul HARRIS (USA) 70 70 70 72
283 - HSU Hao-sheng (TWN) 68 69 73 73, Feroz Singh GAREWAL (IND) 72 69 69 73



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