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New Delhi: Australian Wade Ormsby overcame his jangling nerves to claim his maiden Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India to deny Thai veteran Boonchu Ruangkit from a historic victory at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday.<\/p>\nNew Delhi: Australian Wade Ormsby overcame his jangling nerves to claim his maiden Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India to deny Thai veteran Boonchu Ruangkit from a historic victory at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Ormsby overcame a disastrous triple bogey on the third hole to shoot a final round one-under-par 71 to win the US$300,000 tournament by one stroke from the 56-year-old Boonchu, who was bidding to become the oldest winner on the region\u2019s premier Tour.<\/p>\n
The wire-to-wire win earned Ormsby\u2019s the winner\u2019s cheque of US$54,000 and moved him up to eighth place on the Order of Merit.<\/p>\n
There were seven Indians in top-14 finishers and Shiv Kapur was the top Indian at fourth. Kapur was in contention till three holes from the finish before he ran into trouble on 16th and 18th and dropped shots on both to drop to fourth, while SSP Chowrasia (68) made a valiant bid only to end up fifth alongside defending champion Digvijay Singh, who was the only player in the field to card four sub-par rounds, and Anura Rohana, who had an eagle and three birdies in last five holes. They all tied for fifth at five-under.<\/p>\n
Shamim Khan, who barely made the cut continued his great work over the weekend following up his third round 67 with a final round of 69 to be tied eighth, while Rahil Gangjee, with five birdie on the front nine, carded 68 to be tied 10th with local lad Manav Jaini (72) and Siddikur at three-under.<\/p>\n
Singapore\u2019s Lam Chih Bing, who led briefly during the final round, settled for third place after carding a level par 72 while Shiv Kapur\u2019s search for a first win on his home course was extended after he bogeyed two of his last three holes to finish three shots behind Ormsby in fourth position.<\/p>\n
Ormsby, who held at least a share of the lead from the opening day, birdied the second hole but stumbled badly with a seven at the next hole.<\/p>\n
However, the Aussie showed great character by shooting birdies on the fifth, seventh and eighth holes to stay in the title hunt.<\/p>\n
He bogeyed the 12th and needed an 18-foot birdie conversion on 17 which proved decisive as Boonchu\u2019s title challenge faded with a bogey on 16.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means so much. I\u2019ve played tournaments worldwide but to finally get a win in Asia is fantastic. I felt pretty good on the fourth tee but I just put my head down and tried to get down into it and birdied the fifth,\u201d said Ormsby.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so disappointed in Malaysia and Chiangmai as I played well on both weeks but didn\u2019t finish them off. I knew there was a win in there for me and I am glad I came here,\u201d added the Australian who finished tied-33rd and tied-20th in Malaysia and Chiangmai respectively.<\/p>\n
Boonchu, who was bidding to become the oldest winner in the Asian Tour history, seemed on course to create history but a costly bogey on the 16th put paid to all hopes.<\/p>\n
\u201cConditions were really tough out there the entire week but to be able to play the way I did even at 56 years old really says a lot about my game,\u201d said Boonchu.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve shown that I still have what it takes to compete against the younger boys but I just ran out of steam towards the end. But overall, it has been a good week and all I can say is never write off an old man!\u201d smiled Boonchu.<\/p>\n
Despite finishing third, Lam found the much needed self-belief again. The 36-year-old was seeking to end his five-year title drought and losing his Tour card last season was a rude awakening for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe losing my Tour card last year was a blessing in disguise as it was a wake-up call. I reassessed my game and took pains to put in those extra hours in getting back my best form,\u201d said Lam. \u201cJust being back in contention means a lot and more than anything else, I\u2019ve learnt to believe in myself again\u201d added Lam<\/p>\n
As the top-three players at the Panasonic Open India, Ormsby, Boonchu and Lam will be extended invitations to the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open, sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation, in Osaka, Japan in September.<\/p>\n
The Panasonic Open India was beamed live throughout four days on the Asian Tour Media\u2019s global television platform which reaches over 200 countries and 650 million homes.<\/p>\n
Leading scores after round 4 of the Panasonic Open India 2013 being played at the par 72, 6935 Yards Delhi Golf Club course (a- denotes amateur):<\/p>\n
279 – Wade ORMSBY (AUS) 67-67-74-71.<\/p>\n
280 – Boonchu RUANGKIT (THA) 70-68-73-69.<\/p>\n
281 – LAM Chih Bing (SIN) 67-69-73-72.<\/p>\n
282 – Shiv KAPUR (IND) 71-68-72-71.<\/p>\n
283 – S.S.P. CHOWRASIA (IND) 69-69-77-68, Anura ROHANA (SRI) 71-72-71-69, Digvijay SINGH (IND) 71-71-71-70.<\/p>\n
284 – Richard LEE (CAN) 72-68-77-67, Shamim KHAN (IND) 73-75-67-69.<\/p>\n
285 – Rahil GANGJEE (IND) 73-73-71-68, SIDDIKUR (BAN) 71-71-74-69, Manav JAINI (IND) 75-70-68-72.<\/p>\n
Selected scores<\/p>\n
286 – Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) 73-72-67-74.<\/p>\n
289 – Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) 72-73-73-71<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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