POOM PROGRESSES AT ASIAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
Hua Hin - Thailand’s Poom Pattaropong emerged tops by signing for a second round seven-under-par 64 to lead the field into the next round at the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage on Thursday.
Sweden’s Christoffer Baumann along with Singapore’s Choo Tze huang and Australia’s Zach Murray, who signed for matching 10-under-par 132 totals to be bunched in second place, are among the leading 140 players and ties who will continue their journey.
They will play another two more rounds before a further cut for the final round is made where only the leading 70 players and ties players will feature on Sunday at the Lakeview Resort and Golf Club.
At the conclusion of 90 holes, the leading 35 players and ties will be ranked accordingly for the 2019 season.
India’s Aman Raj and Korea’s Taewoo Kim together with Jeremy Wendelken and Austen Truslow of the United States will also continue their journey as they take fifth place with their 133 total.
Having missed out on his chance to secure his Asian Tour card earlier this year, Poom is relishing the opportunity of having another chance of doing so again this week.
The Thai believes his experience of playing on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) has prepared him well for the grueling task ahead and is confident of rising to the occasion.
The second round of the Qualifying School saw two hole-in-ones being recorded on the par-three 16 where Baumann and Truslow enjoyed their moment of glory with their aces.
