PIGEM BEAT TAKEYASU IN PLAY-OFF TO TAKE YEANGDER TPC TITLE

Spain's Carlos Pigem claimed the scalp of Japan's Shunya Takeyasu when he defeated the Japanese in a play-off to lift his first professional title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) on Sunday. An emotional Pigem was at a loss for words when he sunk his birdie putt on the first play-off hole to win the US$500,000 event after finishing regulation play earlier with a five-under-par 67 at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club.

The Spaniard gained an early advantage in the play-off when his second shot on the par-five 18 found the middle of the fairway after Takeyasu struck his into the rough. Pigem then decided to go for the broke by using his three-wood to hit the ball which would land five-feet away from the pin. He knew the Yeangder TPC title would be for him to lose when Takeyasu's fourth shot could only land on the edge of the green and made no mistake with his birdie putt to clinch victory.

Yeangder TPC 2016 (Final)
276 - Carlos PIGEM (ESP) 66-70-73-67, Shunya TAKEYASU (JPN) 71-70-69-66.
277 - Nicholas FUNG (MAS) 72-67-68-70, Scott BARR (AUS) 68-67-68-74.
278 - LIN Wen-tang (TPE) 72-68-74-64, Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA) 65-70-73-70, Casey O'TOOLE (USA) 67-71-70-70, Masaru TAKAHASHI (JPN) 69-70-69-70, Pariya JUNHASAVASDIKUL (THA) 66-73-68-71.
279 - Jbe KRUGER (RSA) 72-68-72-67, HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 68-68-71-72, Sam BRAZEL (AUS) 69-71-67-72.
280 - LU Wei-chih (TPE) 70-69-74-67, Gaganjeet BHULLAR (IND) 72-70-70-68, Poom SAKSANSIN (THA) 73-69-70-68, LEE Chieh-po (TPE) 70-70-72-68, Javi COLOMO (ESP) 65-71-75-69, Danny CHIA (MAS) 70-68-73-69, Jason KNUTZON (USA) 69-70-72-69, Michael WRIGHT (AUS) 68-72-71-69, Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA) 72-67-67-74.
281 - Simon YATES (SCO) 71-67-74-69, Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 67-72-73-69, Paul PETERSON (USA) 72-70-69-70, Gunn CHAROENKUL (THA) 70-72-67-72.



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