Kuala Lumpur Oct 28 (IANS) Kasidit Lepkurte of Thailand maintained his composure to close with a two-under-par 70 and win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the PGM MIDF Championship on Saturday.
The 26-year-old Kasidit who held a three-shot lead heading into the final round traded three birdies against one bogey to win by three shots on 12-under-par 276 total at the Templer Park Country Club.
Thailand s Pannakorn Uthaipas who had led the first two rounds matched Kasidit s efforts of a 70 to settle for second place at the $55 000 event.
Shariffuddin Ariffin emerged as the highest-placed Malaysian after marking his best round of the week with a 66. He grabbed a share of third place with Thailand s Nattawat Suvajanakorn and South African Mathaim Keyser who returned with matching 69s.
Kasidit joined the play-for-pay ranks in 2015 and he has enjoyed a top-10 finish last month prior to his win.
Despite missing out on his second ADT title Pannakorn s runner-up finish was enough to help him regain the lead on the Order of Merit as he added $6 794 to his tally for a current haul of $44 736.
He leads by over $2 685 from Masaru Takahashi of Japan who was not in the field this week.
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