leaderboard with a spectacular 64 after he
perfectly finished free-bogey on the day.
The good score increased Atthaphon’s
confidence to continue his best rhythm in the
second round. He somewhat closed the round
well with 2-under par 70 and shared the 6th
position alongside his compatriot Passamet
Pogamnerd at total of 5-under par 139.
Filipino Antonio Lascuna took the lead on the
day after carding a total of 11-under par 133, while Juvic , finished at 1-under par 71 had to
move down to the 2nd position , sharing it
with the new comer from Malaysia, Nicholas
Fung, for a total of 9-under par 135.
In the third round, Atthaphon Prathummanee
was ‘on fire’ .He shot a 5-under par 67 and
moved up to T5 with Malaysian Mohd.
Sukree Othman who was in his good shape
as well. Both finished the total of 10-under
par 206.
An interesting drama soared between
duo Filipinos, Juvic Pagunsan and Antonio
Lascuna who were battling their way up
to the top of the leaderboard . Juvic, who
played all out that day, determinedly took
the lead for the total of 13-under par 203.
The result of this final round of Mercedes-Benz Masters Indonesia had distorted the
observers’ prediction where all the seeded
players such as Juvic Pagunsan, Antonio
Lascuna and Nicholas Fung apparently
looked troubled in this ultimate battle.
Juvic plummeted down with 2-over par 74,
while Antonio Lascuna showed a static game
as previous round, shot an even par. And
Nicholas Fung was retained at 1-under par 71
after a day before he was penalized by two
shots for tapping down a spike mark.
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This condition was an advantage to
Atthaphon and the other two Thailand’s
‘fighters’ Namchok Tantipokakul and Wisut
Artjanawat who practically played their
best game.
Atthaphon who was in the second leader
flight together with Antonio Lascuna and
Mohd. Sukree Othman, increased his focus
when at hole 15th when he saw his name
was on the top of the leaderboard with total
score of 14-under par. His dramatic game
ended on the last hole when he perfectly
landed his second shot ball just 1,5 meter
from the hole.
A slight put for birdie perfectly put Atthaphon’s
fight to an end and solidified his name as the
club house leader at total of 15-under par, but
yet his heart kept beating at an edgy pace,
waiting for Namchok’s final score who was in
the last flight. Moreover, Namchock had shot
an eagle on the 17th to close a total of 14-under
par. That meant, it only took one birdie for
Namchok to force for a play off.
A tense atmosphere was imparted when
Namchok made a firm stance for his birdie putt
from 1,5 meter of the last hole. The air erupted
with the spectators’ cheering by the time his
ball perfectly slid in to the hole. The result left
both players from different generation no
other choice than a play off.
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