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POOM ON CUSP OF SECURING CARD AT ASIAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL

POOM ON CUSP OF SECURING CARD AT ASIAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL

Hua Hin -  Thailand’s Poom Pattaropong dream run continued as he signed for a six-under-par 65 to stand on the brink of securing his playing rights for the 2019 season at the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage on Saturday.

 

The fourth round was also lit up by Thailand’s Naras Luangphetcharaporn, who was staring at another elimination from Qualifying School until his record-breaking 59 lifted him to a share of 36th place.

Despite going through a marathon week which saw 242 players at the start of the final stage vying to finish inside the top-35 and ties through five rounds, Poom was not feeling the effects of any fatigue. Instead, he is raring to get the job done as he leads the class with his four-day total of 20-under-par 264.

Australia’s Zach Murray is also ready to add another feather to his cap in his fledgling professional career as he is among the leading 70 players and ties to have made it into the all-important ultimate round on Sunday.

The 21-year-old Australian only turned professional last month but is already showing an early potential of his prolific form which has led him to be ranked as high as 19th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul is closer to earning his card for the first time in five attempts at Qualifying School as he blazed his way around the Lakeview Resort and Golf Club with rounds of 69, 68, 67 and 67 to tie with China’s Xiao Bowen in seventh place.

Unheralded Veer Ahlawat of India is also ready to join his more illustrious compatriots on the Asian Tour after posting a 68 which saw him share 18th place with Korea’s Kisang Lee.

 

Leading scores after round 4 of the The Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage 2019 being played at the par 71, 6888 Yards A&B course (am - denotes amateur):
264 - Poom PATTAROPONG (THA) 67-64-68-65.
265 - Zach MURRAY (AUS) 68-64-67-66.
266 - Austen TRUSLOW (USA) 67-66-69-64.
267 - Itthipat BURANATANYARAT (THA) 67-67-70-63.
269 - Tomoharu OTSUKI (JPN) 69-65-66-69.
270 - Sean KELLY (USA) 65-69-70-66.
271 - Gunn CHAROENKUL (THA) 69-68-67-67, XIAO Bowen (CHN) 64-71-66-70.
272 - Matthias JOHANSSON (SWE) 71-66-68-67, Trevor SIMSBY (USA) 71-67-68-66, Teemu PUTKONEN (FIN) 71-67-69-65, Kade MCBRIDE (AUS) 70-69-65-68, Kosuke HAMAMOTO (THA) 64-71-72-65, Clyde MONDILLA (PHI) 71-68-65-68, Mikumu HORIKAWA (JPN) 72-68-64-68, Taewoo KIM (KOR) 64-69-72-67, Christoffer BAUMANN (SWE) 64-68-68-72.
273 - Kisang LEE (KOR) 72-70-62-69, Veer AHLAWAT (IND) 69-66-70-68.

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