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Kuala Lumpur: Age is certainly not a barrier to success on the Asian Tour with Prayad Marksaeng becoming the latest star to prove that old is indeed gold.
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The 47-year-old Thai maestro picked up his seventh Asian Tour title at the Queen\u2019s Cup on home soil on Sunday, banishing the ghost of Samui and a six-year winless run on the region\u2019s premier Tour which is celebrating its milestone 10th season in 2013.
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Prayad, who has agonisingly missed out on victory at the Queen\u2019s Cup over the past four years, flew on eagles\u2019 wings to coast to a three-shot triumph over countryman Arnond Vongvanij, with promising Japanese Daisuke Kataoka coming in third.
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Injuries have curtailed the smooth-swinging Prayad\u2019s career in recent times but now that he is fully fit again, the Thai is showing he can still compete at the highest level.
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Since the start of this year, he has also won three titles on home soil but the success at the Queen\u2019s Cup, which is sponsored by Bangkok Airways and Sports Authority of Thailand, showed that Prayad was back in the big leagues.
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\u201cYes, it has been almost six years since I last won on the Asian Tour. I\u2019m really happy with this win. I\u2019ve been struggling with injuries especially with my elbow but things have started to improve this year,\u201d said Prayad, who became the fourth oldest winner at the age of 47 years and 137 days old.
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\u201cI\u2019m already looking at the Asian Tour schedule for the second half of the year. It (Winning) is a great boost to my career especially winning the Queen\u2019s Cup. It\u2019s special as it is an honour to win for the Queen. I\u2019m going to savour this victory for a while but once the euphoria goes away, I\u2019ll be back ready to compete and contend for more titles on the Asian Tour again.\u201d
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The victory also erased the bitter memories of losing at the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic presented by PTT in March. Prayad led by five shots going into the last round but faded badly with a 74 to finish third. In Samui, he fired two eagles in his final round to coast to victory.
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His winner\u2019s cheque of US$56,142 has seen pushed him up to eight place on the latest Asian Tour\u2019s Order of Merit with a season\u2019s collection of US$113,864.
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Countryman Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who finished tied 33rd over the weekend, continues to lead the Merit race with US$664,620.
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Arnond, the reigning King\u2019s Cup champion, failed in his bid to complete what would have been a grand double in his country but believes the runner-up outing was just the right tonic to set him up nicely for the rest of the season.
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\u201cI want to keep working on my game and get stronger,\u201d said Arnond. \u201cThe second half of the year is going to get really busy and as long as I get my good form going, it\u2019ll be good,\u201d added the slightly built Thai, who moved up to 16th place on the Order of Merit with US$81,627.
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Japan\u2019s Daisuke Kataoka settled for his second straight top-three finish on the Asian Tour as he moved to 19th spot on the Order of Merit.
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\u201cI was hoping to win as I came into this week feeling really confident. But I\u2019ll try again. Two third-placed finishes in Indonesia and Thailand are still okay. I enjoy playing on the Asian Tour and I\u2019m confident that my win will come if I continue to believe in myself,\u201d he said.
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Asian Tour Order of Merit \u2013 Top-20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos Player Order of Merit (US$)
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1. Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) 664,620<\/p>\n

2. Gaganjeet BHULLAR (IND) 269,066<\/p>\n

3. Scott HEND (AUS) 235,848<\/p>\n

4. LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 185,383<\/p>\n

5. Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) 160,172<\/p>\n

6. BAEK Seuk-hyun (KOR) 149,554<\/p>\n

7. Wade ORMSBY (AUS) 134,297<\/p>\n

8. Prayad MARKSAENG (THA) 113,864<\/p>\n

9. KIM Gi-whan (KOR) 110,141<\/p>\n

10. Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 97,241<\/p>\n

11. SIDDIKUR (BAN) 97,223<\/p>\n

12. Shiv KAPUR (IND) 94,841<\/p>\n

13. Berry HENSON (USA) 90,910<\/p>\n

14. Joonas GRANBERG (FIN) 86,437<\/p>\n

15. Bryce EASTON (RSA) 86,159<\/p>\n

16. Arnond VONGVANIJ (THA) 81,627<\/p>\n

17. Chawalit PLAPHOL (THA) 80,005<\/p>\n

18. KIM Hyung-sung (KOR) 76,024<\/p>\n

19. Daisuke KATAOKA (JPN) 75397<\/p>\n

20. Jason KNUTZON (USA) 67,112<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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