KIRADECH CRUISES TO THREE-SHOT VICTORY AT THE THONGCHAI JAIDEE FOUNDATION

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat underlined his status as Thailand's number one golfer by lifting the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation trophy for the second time at the Siam Country Club's Waterside course on Sunday. Starting the round with a three-shot lead, Kiradech fired four birdies against two bogeys to close with a two-under-par 70. He won by three shots with a 14-under-par 274 total at the 4 million Baht (approximately US$120,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. The 28-year-old Kiradech, who won the inaugural edition in 2015, took home a winner's cheque of US$21,466 and received nine Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, which will put him closer to breaking into the world's top-50 by the end of the season.

Asian Tour Qualifying School graduate William Harrold of England returned with a solid 66 to take second place while Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas posted a battling 71 to settle for third place on 278 at the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation. American John Catlin, a two-time ADT winner, carded a 71 to settle a shot back of Pannakorn in fourth place while Pawin Ingkhapradit of Thailand signed for a commendable 67 to take fifth place on 280.

Kiradech, ranked 60th on the OWGR at the start of the week, also sang his praises for the record three-time Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Thongchai, who hosted the event for the third consecutive edition on the ADT this week.

Despite missing out on his second win, Pannakorn's second runner-up result helped him move up one rung on the ADT Order of Merit, where he now leads with a season's haul of US$54,827. Japan's Masaru Takahashi, who carded a solid 66 to finish 10 shots back in tied-12 position, trails by US$5,892 in second place on the money list.

Players will have everything to play for when they continue to battle for the ADT Order of Merit crown as well as the five Asian Tour cards on offer at the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship, which gets underway in a fortnight. The leading five players on the final ADT Order of Merit at the end of the season will earn playing rights on the region's premier Tour for 2018.

Thongchai Jaidee Foundation (Final)
274 - Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) 65 71 68 70
277 - William HARROLD (ENG) 66 75 70 66
278 - Pannakorn UTHAIPAS (THA) 67 68 72 71
279 - John CATLIN (USA) 70 68 70 71
280 - Pawin INGKHAPRADIT (THA) 69 72 72 67
281 - Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA) 69 71 71 70, Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 70 71 70 70, Seungjae MAENG (USA) 68 70 72 71, Oscar ZETTERWALL (SWE) 71 67 70 73
282 - Chawalit PLAPHOL (THA) 69 73 70 70
283 - Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 69 70 71 73
284 - Masaru TAKAHASHI (JPN) 71 72 75 66, Kasidit LEPKURTE (THA) 72 67 75 70, Daniel IM (USA) 70 68 73 73, Chanat SAKULPOLPHAISAN (THA) 69 70 72 73

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