Thailand’s Tanapat Pichaikool scored his first international victory with a win at the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura, posting the low round of the day with a nine under par 62 to best the field by three shots.

With 10 birdies and just a single dropped shot in the final round of the US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event, Tanapat (194) showed he was at the top of his game despite a shaky start.

“It was great,” he said after his round. “I woke up feeling confident, went through my pre-game warmup and everything was amazing. Then I get on the first hole, opened with a mistake when I picked the wrong club for my second shot.

“I was like, ‘Ow, what’s today going to be’, but I did make par there so it was a good positive vibe, feeding me into the second, third and fourth where i made birdies.

“From there on I just tried to keep it one shot at a time, until finally I made it,” he added.

Sweden’s Filip Lundell (197), one of the overnight leaders, finished in solo second after posting a 66, followed by Indonesia’s Rory Hie (65) and Malaysia’s Galven Green (68) who finished joint third on 200.

The Pro-Am tournament format was a departure from a standard golf event, with the added novelty of shotgun starts for the first two days due to the forecast of inclement weather, and a four tee start today on the Gunung Geulis Country Club’s West Course.

The Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar & Nomura – Team Category was won by the pairing of Galven Green and Andree Harahap with a combined score of 30 under par. In second place after a countback were Filip Lundell and Welly, edging Matthew Cheung and Kukuh Galih Jatiaji into third place on 29 under par.

Tanapat though was appreciative of the chance to break out of the standard format for a change.

“It was great, a fun tournament,” he said. “Something different than what we usually have, and mixing with the amateurs and having fun was amazing.”

In fifth spot on 201 strokes were Matthew Cheung (66) of Hong Kong, Lion Park (70) of Korea and the Thai duo of Witchayapat Sinsrang (66) and Thitipan Pachuayprakong (65).

Minhyeok Wang (66) of Korea finished in ninth spot on 203 at 10 under par, alongside Thailand’s Sarut Vongchaisit (67) and Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (69).

First round leader Pukhraj Singh Gill (70) of India shared 12th place on 204 strokes with compatriot Sunhit Bishnol (70) and Sean Ramos of the Philippines (65).

The Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura was the eighth event of the ADT’s 2024 season. The tour makes its next appearance – and first in Cambodia – at the ADT Players Championship presented by The R&A at the Angkor Golf Resort, host venue of the 2012 Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour. The event will be held from September 25-28, 2024.