Prayad hangs on to claim title in Pattaya

Prayad hangs on to claim title in Pattaya

Pattaya: Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng completed a magnificent wire-to-wire victory in the Singha Pattaya Open yesterday after holding off a brave challenge from his nephew and defending champion Kwanchai Tannin, at Burapha Golf Club.

Prayad Marksaeng after winning the Singha Pattaya Open by one shot yesterday.

Prayad, oozing his usual effortless natural gift for the game, recorded the 14th win of his professional career after firing a closing three-under-par 69 for a stunning tournament total of 20-under.

Kwanchai, aged 28, fired a 66 and finished one shot behind his 48-year-old uncle, in the second event of the season on the Asean PGA Hour.

Last year he produced a Prayad-type performance to win in Pattaya by an emphatic six-shot margin. It was also a start-to-finish win and he ended 18-under. The talented Thai also claimed the Luang Prabang Laos Open in 2013 and went on to win the Order of Merit title.

However, he clearly respected his elders and kept it in the family today with Prayad securing a winning cheque for 435,000 baht.

It was Prayad’s first win of the year and the continuation of a regal 2013 season in The Kingdom when he triumphed in the Singha Esan Open, which was the Asean PGA’s season-opening event, the Thailand Open on OneAsia and the Queen’s Cup and King’s Cup.

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