Teenage Phachara Wins Singha E San Open.
Teenage sensation Phachara Khongwatmai fired a finishing 68 to beat Chapchai Nirat by two strokes to claim the BT3 Million Singha E San Open title at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club on Sunday.
The Songkhla-born bounced back from an opening bogey to shoot four straight birdies from holes No 4-7 and added three more on the 11 th, 15 th and 18 th against two bogeys on the ninth and 13 th to sign off with an overall 13-under-par 275. The 17-year-old prodigy has won a total three Singha All Thailand Golf Tour titles (2014 Singha Panasonic in Hua Hin and 2015 Boonchu Ruangkit Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima).
“At the start of the tournament I would never dream of winning here as I was trailing first round leader Chapchai by seven strokes. After that the weather changed drastically with strong winds which made it tough for other players while I seemed to handle the condition better,” said the towering teenager who won the top prize of BT450,000.
Chapchai the midway leader rebounded from the third round 76 to shoot an ending 68 for a four day total of 11-under-par 277 and the runner-up prize money of BT277,500.
