Japan’s Asaji a playoff winner in Singapore
JAPAN’S Yosuke Asaji captured the Moutai Singapore Open title in dramatic vogue, defeating Korea’s Jeunghun Wang in a sudden-death play-off, whereas Kevin Yuan led the Australian contingent on the occasion performed on the New Course at The Singapore Island Nation Membership.
Asaji grew to become the primary Japanese winner of the event in practically 50 years after rolling in a six-foot birdie putt on the par-five 18th on the first additional gap in confirming the win within the Asian Tour-Worldwide Sequence occasion.
Thailand’s Rattanon Wannasrichan and Korea’s Soomin Lee completed one shot again of the main pair on 18-under par in third place after a keenly contested last spherical.
Yuan, a 28-year-old from Sydney, was in a bunch of gamers tied for sixth on 15-under for the event.
The victory continued a standout season for Asaji, who additionally claimed The Crowns event in Japan earlier this 12 months and completed runner-up on the Worldwide Sequence Philippines two weeks in the past.
“I’m so, so blissful. At the moment I used to be in a position to learn the strains on the greens properly, it was good,” stated the 32-year-old, who hit a nice wedge in shut on the play-off gap.
“This win means a lot to me. It’s my first win abroad – one thing I’ve all the time dreamed of.”
Beginning the day one shot off the lead, Asaji made a blistering run of 5 consecutive birdies from the second gap to take management.
Starting his last spherical in virtually the alternative vogue to Asaji, Yuan made bogies on each the primary and second holes, earlier than recovering with birdies on the third and eighth to exit in even par. After a stumbling considerably with one other bogey on 10, Yuan regrouped in capturing three-under par coming in, together with birdies on every of his closing two holes for a spherical of 70.
The tie for sixth was price US$57,500 for Yuan, who moved to fifteenth on the Asian Tour Order or Benefit and to twenty first on the Worldwide Sequence Factors Listing.
Of the opposite Australians, veteran Scott Hend was subsequent greatest, rounds on 67-68 on Saturday and Sunday seeing him end in a tie for eleventh.
Younger Queensland beginner Harry Takis continued to show his apparent potential with a 72-hole complete of 10-under par to complete in a bunch tied thirtieth, whereas Marcus Fraser (4-under) and Travis Smyth (3-under) had been the one different Australians, from the 15 who teed it up on Thursday, to play on the weekend.
Wade Ormsby, who entered the week with ambitions of bettering his place on the Worldwide Sequence factors race, missed the 36-hole reduce by one stroke, whereas with the victory, Asaji moved to second behind Scott Vincent on the Worldwide Sequence factors checklist.
The main two gamers on the Worldwide Sequence checklist earn LIV Golf Leagues contracts for 2026. Ormsby is at present sixth with one occasion remaining.
The Asian Tour now strikes to the Center East for the PIF Saudi Worldwide powered by SoftBank Funding Advisers, held at Riyadh Golf Membership in two weeks’ time. The US $5 million occasion serves as the ultimate cease on The Worldwide Sequence.
