Seoul, May 29, Amandeep Johl finished tied 15th as he ended with a three-over round of 75 on the final day of the US$500,000 Maekyung Open at the Nam Seoul Country Club here today.
Johl was tied fifth and looked set for a good finish but his putter failed him on the last day.
Korean veteran Choi Sang-ho thwarted a brave bid by Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand to lift title by three strokes.
Overnight leader Choi completed his sensational wire-to-wire triumph with a final round of two-under-par 70, which gave him a four-day winning aggregate of 10-under-par 278. His victory, worth US$98,000, made him the oldest winner on the Asian Tour at the age of 50 years and 145 days.
Thaworn finished second following a 70 while Korea’s Sung Si-woo came in third on 282. Korean amateur Kim Kyung-tae and Kim Hyung-tae shared fourth place, a further two strokes back. Australian Marcus Both and Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit closed with matching 71s to be amongst those sharing sixth place on 285.
Thaworn’s second place cheque of US$61,274 saw him replace compatriot Thongchai Jaidee at the top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit with US$326,229.
India’s second player on the weekend, Shiv Kapur had another disappointing round, as he shot a five-over 77 to finish at 15-over 303 and he was tied 68th.
