SHIN TURNS MISTAKE INTO SUCCESS AT RESORTS WORLD MANILA MASTERS

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Asian Tour rookie Micah Lauren Shin of the United States overcame an early two-shot penalty incurred at the opening hole and defeated Thailand's Arnond Vongvanij at the first play-off hole to win the Resorts World Manila Masters on Sunday. Shin was set back by two shots after having discovered he had 15 clubs in his bag. But that mistake along with another bogey on the third hole only spurred the 20-year-old to force his way back into contention. 

Shin reignited his charge starting with a birdie on the fourth hole before firing three successive birdies starting from seven. He added another four birdies in his inward-nine to earn a play-off spot with Arnond, who had closed with a five-under-par 67. The duo were tied at 19-under-par 269 in regulation play.
At the first play-off hole on the par-five 18, Shin gained the early advantage by finding the fairway with his tee shot while Arnond's landed in the left rough. After getting onto the green in three, Arnond missed his seven-foot birdie putt while Shin made no mistake in sinking his from inside four feet to win his maiden Asian Tour title at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.
Philippines' Miguel Tabuena succumbed to home pressure and could only settle for a share of third place with Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai after they signed for their respective rounds of 67 and 69 at the US$1 million event.

Resorts World Manila Masters (Final)
269 - Micah Lauren SHIN (USA) 64-72-66-67, Arnond VONGVANIJ (THA) 65-67-70-67.
270 - Phachara KHONGWATMAI (THA) 67-65-71-67, Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 68-69-64-69.
272 - Justin QUIBAN (PHI) 66-66-70-70, Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) 70-64-67-71.
273 - Paul PETERSON (USA) 69-67-70-67, Gavin GREEN (MAS) 71-67-67-68, Jarin TODD (USA) 68-66-69-70.
274 - Junsung KIM (KOR) 67-69-73-65, Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA) 71-68-69-66, S.S.P. CHAWRASIA (IND) 66-68-69-71.
275 - Ajeetesh SANDHU (IND) 72-67-69-67, Suradit YONGCHAROENCHAI (THA) 71-65-70-69, Richard T. LEE (CAN) 66-69-70-70, LIU Yan-wei (CHN) 69-67-69-70.
276 - Yuto KATSURAGAWA (am, JPN) 68-70-70-68, Danny CHIA (MAS) 68-68-71-69, Arjun ATWAL (IND) 67-67-71-71.
277 - Chanat SAKULPOLPHAISAN (THA) 71-70-71-65, HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 74-68-66-69, Shiv KAPUR (IND) 71-68-69-69, Gaganjeet BHULLAR (IND) 67-71-69-70, Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 69-67-70-71, Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA) 74-65-63-75.
278 - LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 69-68-73-68, Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 71-68-70-69, Honey BAISOYA (IND) 71-71-66-70.
279 - Terry PILKADARIS (AUS) 72-70-69-68, Casey O'TOOLE (USA) 69-69-73-68, Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) 72-69-69-69, Yikeun CHANG (KOR) 67-71-72-69, Khalin JOSHI (IND) 70-70-70-69, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 65-69-75-70, Sihwan KIM (USA) 70-70-69-70, Marcus BOTH (AUS) 69-70-70-70, Keith HORNE (RSA) 71-66-70-72, Steve LEWTON (ENG) 67-68-71-73.

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