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.

Korea’s Lion Park racked up another personal achievement at the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura today, notching a hole in one to pair with his albatross yesterday.

Posting a six under par 65 on the West course at Gunung Geulis in Bogor, Indonesia, he shares the lead after the second round with Sweden’s Filip Lundell in a day that was affected by a brief rain stoppage.

Holing out from 197 yards on the third hole, Park revealed after his round that this may have been his fifth tournament ace, but he was as excited as ever seeing the ball roll into the hole.

“I hit the five iron, it landed in the middle of the green and rolled into the hole,” he said. “I dropped my club, high-fived my team, I was really happy,” he added.

Lundell, making a return visit to the highland resort, added a 66 to his opening round 65 yesterday in the US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event, which is being played on the West and East courses

“It’s been wonderful so far,” he said after his round. “This is my second year playing the ADT events here and I’m becoming used to the courses now. My previous experience has really helped me this week as we are playing both of them.

“The course is playing very different from last year, we have received less rain so you can get closer to the pins but you do have to be on the correct side of the hole,” he explained.

“I’m not firing at too many pins out here,” he said. “You can hit a lot of good shots going for the pin but you can end up in a really poor position as well

Filip Lundell of Sweden pictured in action at the the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura in Bogor, Indonesia. The US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event is being held at the Gunung Geulis Country Club from September 11-13, 2024.

“With the experience I have had in the past few years you have just got to be aggressive to your spots and then obviously make your putts. It’s easier putting uphill than downhill here so that helps a lot.

“Being a lefty some holes are really setting up good for me, and some holes are less, just like any other course. I’m looking forward to the challenge tomorrow. I like both courses pretty much equally, East and West, and it’s going to be a fun day. I am looking forward to it.”

Trailing by a single shot in a share of third place are Thailand’s Tanapat Pichaikool (64) and Malaysia’s Galven Green (64).

Low round of the day was posted by India’s Sunhit Bishnol, with a flawless nine-under-par 62, marked by two great stretches of golf.

“It was a really great round today, shot nine under,” he said after his round. “The highlight of my round was I had five consecutive birdies and then four consecutive birdies,” he added.

“I made some great putts and the ball striking was on point. The best part was I didn’t drop a single shot so I’m really happy with the bogey-free round,” he said.

Bishnol shares fifth place with compatriot and overnight leader Pukhraj Singh Gill (70), Thammasack Bouahom (65) of Laos and the Thai duo of Ekpharit Wu (66) and Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (67).

In tenth spot, Indonesia’s highest ranked player Rory Hie (69) sits on seven under par alongside Witchayapat Sinsrang (69) and Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung (68).

After two days of shotgun starts brought on by the inclement weather, the final day tomorrow will be played on the West course in a traditional staggered start.

India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill showed he was settling in to his rookie year on the Asian Development Tour, posting a seven under par 64 to claim an early lead at the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura.

Singh Gill posted seven birdies with no dropped shots on the West course at the Gunung Geulis Country Club in Bogor, securing a one shot advantage going into the second day of the Pro-Am tournament.

He leads Sweden’s Filip Lundell, Paul San of Malaysia and Thailand’s Kammalas Namuangruk who share second place on six under par in the US$125,000 ADT event.

“It’s as close as it gets to a flawless round,” said Singh Gill after his round. “Seven birdies, no blemishes on the card. It was quite an intimidating track in the practice round so I am quite happy that I played the way I have today.”

Kammalas Namuangruk of Thailand pictured in action at the the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura in Bogor, Indonesia. The US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event is being held at the Gunung Geulis Country Club from September 11-13, 2024.

Round one was completed as scheduled, despite the threat of rain earlier in the week. With the forecast projecting bad weather, the event organisers switched to a shotgun start for the first two rounds of the 54 hole event.

“We don’t play shotguns too often now so it was nice for a change,” Singh Gill added. “It’s good that we’ve been able to complete the round with the weather and with all the rain. It’s kind of fun, and it’s nice playing with the Ams for a change.”

In fifth place, on five under par, China’s Cao Senshou sits alongside Rory Hie, the leading Indonesian player after the first round, Witchayapat Sinsrang of Thailand, and Korea’s Lion Park, who made a personal record with his first ever albatross.

Playing the par five eighth hole on the East course, he holed out from some distance, only realising when he checked the hole after being unable to find his ball.

“I hit driver over the cart path,” he explained after his round. “Not a really good shot, but not bad. I go to the ball, it was in the rough, 156 metres left to the pin and I hit the seven iron.

Paul San of Malaysia pictured in action at the the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura in Bogor, Indonesia. The US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event is being held at the Gunung Geulis Country Club from September 11-13, 2024.

“When I got to the green, the fore caddie didn’t see the ball, but there was a pitchmark on the green. I thought it was over the green but there’s no ball, so I checked the hole,” he laughed.

“The first albatross of my life,” he added.

In ninth place, another true international grouping lies just three shots off the lead, including Thailand’s Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij, Chanat Sakulpolphaisan, Sarut Vongchaisit and Jaturobn Duangphaichoom.

They are joined by Chi Quan Truong of Vietnam, Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung, Shinich Mizun of Japan, Malaysia’s Nasrullah Zulkifli and Saptak Talwar of India.

With more than 20 countries represented in today’s field, the ADT demonstrates the attraction it continues to provide for the best up and coming golfers looking to play in Asia, as demonstrated by debutant Singh Gill.

Filip Lundell of Sweden pictured in action at the the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura in Bogor, Indonesia. The US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event is being held at the Gunung Geulis Country Club from September 11-13, 2024.

“It’s been pretty good,” he said when asked how he was finding life on the ADT. “A lot of learning, some fun tracks, and a nice international field to compete with.

“I’m very excited to keep learning and I’ve had some good fun so far,” he added.

With weather projections improving, the players and their amateur partners will switch courses for tomorrow, still with a shotgun start. The final round will be played on the West course on Friday following a cut currently projected at the top 50 and ties.

Main picture: Pukhraj Singh Gill of India pictured in action at the the Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar and Nomura in Bogor, Indonesia. The US$125,000 Asian Development Tour event is being held at the Gunung Geulis Country Club from September 11-13, 2024.