Thailand’s Sarut Vongchaisit held his nerve to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters, securing his first professional win with an almost flawless 67 to finish two shots ahead of Dodge Kemmer (66) of the USA and Vietnamese amateur Nguyen Tuan Anh (68).

Sarut, who led after both early rounds, did not allow the chasing pack any room to make a challenge, firing five early birdies in his final round. Even a dropped shot on the par four 16th hole could not slow his momentum, quickly posting another birdie on the par three 17th to put the result beyond doubt.

Kemmer, who worked hard to overcome the lead posted by Sarut after his 61 on the first day, hit six birdies in a flawless final round, but it was not enough to catch the winner of the US$90,000 Asian Development Tour event.

“I feel so happy,” said Sarut after the trophy presentation. “It’s a lot of weight off my shoulders now finally getting my first win after so many second places, so yeah I could not be more happy and could not be more proud of myself.”

With a three shot lead going into the final round, he had to choose on whether to sit on the advantage or to play an aggressive game to make sure of the win.

“I definitely just focussed on myself first and did not try to focus on others, that was one of my mistakes in the past,” he said. “What other people are going to do won’t affect me, that’s a lesson I learned, just play my game.

“I tried to go low because I knew that there would not be a lot of wind out there so I knew a lot of people could make birdies and make a charge. I knew I had to make a good start and make some birdies, which I did, so that helped a lot,” he added.

“I didn’t look at the live score at all until the 18th hole after I hit my drive,” he revealed. “I saw that I had two or three shots so I just decided to lay up and play it safe.”

Vietnam’s Nguyen Tuan Anh (amateur) pictured in action during Round Three of the Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters on October 9, 2025. Picture courtesy Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters.

Playing alongside Vietnam’s teen amateur sensation Nguyen, Sarut was impressed by what he saw.

“He certainly has a bright future ahead of him,” he said. “He got me scared a little bit on the back nine when he started making birdies coming in. He’s definitely got game and we will be seeing him a lot out here.”

The win moves Sarut up to seventh place in the season-long ADT Order of Merit, with the top ten players earning their Asian Tour cards for the coming year. The change in position has forced a rethink in his plans for the rest of the year.

Having focused on playing where he can on the Asian Tour and looking to finish in the top 65 to secure a card for next year, he will see how he stands after the SJM Macao Open next week and whether the result will improve his current standing in 109th place.

“This has changed my plans a little bit, because I didn’t want to focus on the ADT and instead focus on the Asian Tour. Now I’m thinking I should probably to go to Egypt (Egyptian Open, October 29)and chase that top 10. It still depends on how I play next week (in the SJM Macao Open).

“If I play good next week, it will give me a chance to finish in the top 65 on the Asian Tour, so we’ll see. I’ll definitely be playing Aramco though,” he added.

“It’s always been my dream to play on the Asian Tour with a full card, and to get a lot of starts, that would mean a lot,” he said.

India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill (65) was another who clawed his way up the leaderboard, posting the low round of the day alongside Thailand’s Pattaraphol Khanthacha, and ended the tournament in a share of fourth place alongside a bogey-free Wit Pitipat (67) of Thailand.

In sixth place, Carl Jano Corpus (68) of the Philippines shared the spot with Thailand’s Nirun Sae-ueng (70) and Nopparat Panichphol (70), ahead of Korea’s Minhyeok Yang (66), and the Thai pair of Jakraphan Premsirigorn (68) and Tawit Polthai (70).

Sharing 12th place were Karandeep Kochhar (67) of India, Malaysia’s Galven Green (69) and Thailand’s Witchayapat Sinsrang (66) and Pattaraphol.

Rounding out the top 20 with a share of 16th were Niklas Regner (68) of Austria, England’s Sam Broadhurst (69), Marcus Lim (72) of Malaysia and the Thai duo of Waris Manthorn (67) and Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk (71).

The ADT next week heads to the Philippines and the Lusita Golf and Country Club for the ADT Players Championship presented by The R&A. The US$120,000 four-day tournament will be held from October 16-19.

Main picture: Thailand’s Sarut Vongchaisit pictured in action during Round Three of the Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters on October 9, 2025. Picture courtesy Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters.