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Leong shoots 64 to coast to victory at Impian

30/7/2016

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An outstanding display of controlled aggression on the fourth and final day of the tournament propelled Ben Leong to a convincing victory in the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Impian Closed Championship in Kajang today.

The second round leader, who stumbled somewhat on the third day en route to conceding pole position, hit back today at Impian Golf & Country Club with an impressive eight-under 64. That round, which included nine birdies and a last-hole bogey, lifted Leong to a 17-under-par 271 total and four-stroke win in the RM180,000 PGM Tour event.

“I’m happy to have won here,” said the 30-year-old Leong, who has the distinction of also winning on the Asian Tour a few years ago.

“It was not as easy as it looks. I played well throughout, although in the third round yesterday I slipped up a little. But I’m happy to have bounced back today and put in such a solid round of golf.

“It’s always nice to win on Tour and this is no different. It obviously gives you more confidence and I’ll be looking forward to the next event,” added Leong, who hails from Sabah.

R. Nachimuthu played almost as good, firing a bogey-free six-under 66 to finish second on 13-under 275.

That effort followed a 67 yesterday and left the seasoned pro to note: “I played well yesterday and today, especially today, which was bogey-free.

“But it wasn’t good enough to win because Ben played extremely well for a 64 and that’s good for him – he deserves it.

“Still I’m happy with how I played – the last two days – which was really because of my putting. “I’ve been working extra hard on my putting because that is the one part of my game that I felt has been letting me down.

“I’ve been striking the ball well for some time now and my short game has not been that bad too, but my putting has been nowhere near where it should be and I put in a bit of extra time with it.

“Yesterday and today I putted well and it was reflected in the scores. Hopefully I can continue with it like that.”

Nachimuthu picked a cheque of RM20,340, largely due to a final round that an eagle and four birdies in it.

Lam, who came into the fourth round with an overnight two-stroke cushion, faded with a one-over 73. He finished in third place on 10-under 278 and said he never felt comfortable throughout the day.

“It was a tough day for me,” said the 28-year-old from Sabah who is still seeking a first win on the PGM Tour. “I never really got going today and I struggled throughout.

“But I learnt a few things out there today that I hope will help me in the future. It was a good thing for me to experience and I will take the positives from it and try to use it to my advantage in the future.”

S. Siva Chandhran (67) and Shahriffuddin Ariffin (68) were joint fourth on eighth-under 280, while Sukree Othman’s 65 lifted him into a tie for sixth alongside Kemarol Baharin, who had a 68. They were another shot back on seven-under 281.

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Leading Fourth Round Scores
271 Ben Leong 69-67-71-64
275 R. Nachimuthu 72-70-67-66
278 Lam Yu Shuen 68-69-68-73
280 S. Siva Chandhran 74-70-69-67, Shahriffuddin Ariffin 68-75-69-68
281 Sukree Othman 69-71-76-65, Kemarol Baharin 71-67-75-68
282 Abel Tam 71-71-70-70, Mohd Zur'ie Harun 73-70-69-70, Shaifubari Muda 67-70-74-71
284 Kenneth Tobuse 71-79-65-69, Hans Jamil 71-73-70-70
285 Khor Kheng Hwai 71-75-68-71
286 Jonathan Wong 76-70-70-70, Iylia Jamil 72-66-76-72, Irfan Yusoff 76-72-71-67
287 Keegan Kam 75-68-74-70, M. Sasidaran 74-72-70-71, Ali Reza Khairuddin 69-75-71-72, A. Sasar 73-72-70-72, Arie Irawan 73-71-70-73, P. Gunasagaran 72-67-74-74
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Sasidaran secures maiden Tour title in Port Dickson

17/7/2016

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M. Sasidaran won his maiden Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour title when he captured the PGM Port Dickson Closed Championship today.

The 40-year-old, who came close on several occasions but did not close them out, joined the winners’ list with a three-stroke victory at Port Dickson Golf & Country Club.

Despite the weather interrupting the play just after midday for two hours, Sasidaran did enough to win with a wire-to-wire effort. He carded a fourth and final day two-over 73 and finished one 11-under 273.

Twenty-year-old Low Khai Jei, who started the round three shots off the lead in second place, also had a 73 and took the runner’s-up spot with a 276 total.

On a day of tough scoring, Lam Yu Shuen had one of just three rounds in the sixties after he signed for a 68. He joined Ben Leong (71) in a tie for third place on seven-under 277.

Multiple winners on the PGM Tour, R. Nachimuthu (71) and Nicholas Fung (72) were joint fifth, another four shots back on three-under 281.

Iylia Jamil’s 73 left him in seventh spot on 282, while Kenneth De Silva (71) and Abel Tam (73) were another two strokes adrift on 284.

Danny Chia, who qualified fro the Olympics Game in Rio de Janeiro last Monday, managed a final round 73 that saw him finish on two-over 286, in 11th place.

Delighted with his victory Sasidaran said afterwards: “Yes I am very happy to have won here.
“I came close and contended many times but could not finish the tournament off with a win. But I did here and I am very happy.”

“As you know, it was not easy, especially today with scoring being so tough and also having the weather break in the middle of it. But I am happy I held on to come through it with the win.”

Sasidaran’s round was marked with a dropped shot at the 1st hole. But he got it back at the next hole with a birdie on the 2nd. Another two birdies at the 10th and 12th holes, coupled with a double-bogey and two more bogeys, proved enough to secure the win.

Khai Jei was doing well until he ran into trouble at the 9th hole. That was the start of three bogeys in a row and successive dropped shots at the 13th and 14th hole blew his chances of the title.

“I started well – birdies at the 2nd and 5th holes. But the run of bogeys from the 9th and the two from the 13th hole really took me out of it,” he said.

“I have been having some issues with my swing and while I played okay over the first three days (67-67-69) today it went poorly from the 9th hole.”

Despite coming up short at the end of it, Khai Jei said he was looking forward to improving his game to attempting to get back into the winners’ circle.

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