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ZECHENG DOU BAGS THE BAHAMAS GREAT EXUMA CLASSIC

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Almost a year and a half after his first Web.com Tour Win, Zecheng “Marty” Dou took home another title in style by draining a 55-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to erase any doubt. The putt gave Dou a two-stroke win in the first event of the year at 18-under at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay . It was a perfect day for the final round, Dou tallied five total birdies, including the final three holes to reach 27 for the tournament, edging Steve LeBrun for the most over the four days. Since graduating from the Web.com Tour in 2017, Dou admitted to losing an edge mentally on the PGA Tour last year. While Dou referenced winning at many levels of golf through the years, this was an emphatic first—to come from behind with three closing birdies and the long putt at the 18th to slam the door on a potential playoff. The win earned Dou 500 points and an early lead atop The 25, giving him a big start in his attempt to return to the PGA Tour. Dou edged Ben

ITTHIPAT BACK TO WINNING WAYS AT THE BOONCHU RUANGKIT CHAMPIONSHIP

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Thailand’s Itthipat Burantanyarat rediscovered his winning form when he fired a seven-under-par 64 to win by two shots in the final round of the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship on Sunday. The 25-year-old Thai broke his three-year title drought on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) by staying focused on a pressure-filled final day to clinch the ?4 million (approximately US$121,700) event with his winning total of 26-under-par 258. Itthipat took home a winner’s prize purse of US$21,862.98 and receive 10 Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points following his victory at the fifth edition of the event hosted by Thai legend Boonchu Ruangkit. Starting the round with a one-shot deficit, the Thai grabbed birdies on holes three, five and seven to make the turn in 32. He made another birdie on hole 10 before dropping his first shot of the day on hole 11 after hitting his tee shot into the water. American Johannes Veerman made a final charge with a 63, to share second place on a 260 tota