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Bangkok — Angelo Que was hoping to break through with a win in the Asian Tour opener. Instead, he ended up trying to finish within the top 10. Que, whose sparkling under-par rounds of five-under 67 and two-under 70 erased the sting of his first-day two-over 74, shot a closing three-over-par 75 in the $300,000 Asian Tour International played at the beautiful yet windy course of the Suwan Golf and Country Club.
Angelo Que
He ended at two-under 286, leaving him eight strokes from Indian Gaganjeet Bhullar, who snatched the maiden season victory over Korean Hwang Inn-choon Japanese Tetsuji Hiratsuka, two-day leader Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat and South African Jbe Kruger. Bhullar had a winning total of 11-under-par 277. Hwang was runner-up with a 69-278 followed by Hiratsuka’s 68-279. Kiradech (73) and Kruger (69) were tied for fourth with 280 each. With Que struggling for most of the final 18, including an ugly double bogey on the par-five No. 17, Antonio Lascuna, another Asian Tour veteran, emerged as the best Filipino performer with a four-under 284 overall after a one-under-par 71. “It was pretty disappointing. I got to where I wanted in the third round (tied for fifth) though I was not able to close out the way I envisioned it. My shots were not working well and that put a lot of pressure on me," Que told GMANews.TV. Que pocketed $3,804 (P175,000) for placing joint 16th.
Lascuna
Lascuna quietly got to a share of ninth with a five-under 283 alongside David Johnson of the US, Kenichi Kobuya of Japan and Lucas Lee of Brazil. The dusky Filipino shot-maker had three subpar rounds (70-71-70) to go with one even-par 72. That’s actually how Lascuna, 39, got his regular Asian Tour card this year, by placing just well enough in every tournament which is a pre-requisite to be in the top 60 in the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit standing in 2009. “The Suwan course was demanding so I thought I needed to score within two-to-three-under range. I came through but you have to give credit to the burst from Bhullar, who got away with an eight-under 64 in the finale," said Lascuna, who earned $5,746.50 Mars Pucay, who shot his way to fame in the initial two days, rallied with three straight birdies from the 16th to 18th for a one-under-par 71 although it was too late in the day to rally for the title. He tallied a 285 just like Que. For a while, Pucay headed to “Win-ville", as some pros call it, as he got to the number one spot with Kiradech in the second round. But as fate put in, the Benguet-native succumbed to pressure en route to a horrible four-over 76 Saturday. “It was tragic, that’s how I can describe it. I came crashing down as fast the way I zoomed away to the top," said Pucay, who went home with $3,804.00. – Adrian Flores, GMANews.TV
Leading Final Scores Gaganjeet Bhullar, India 71-71-71-64—277 Hwang Inn-choon, South Korea 72-70-67-69—278 Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Japan 71-72-68-68—279 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand 68-70-69-73—280 Jbe Kruger, South Africa 70-72-69-69—280 Lin Wen-hong, Taiwan 71-74-70-67—282 Piya Swangarunporn, Thailand 70-72-69-71—282 Ted Oh, South Korea 76-70-71-65—282 Kenichi Kuboya, Japan 73-69-71-70—283 Lucas Lee, Brazil 68-74-72-69—283 Antonio Lascuna, Philippines 70-72-71-70—283 David Johnson, United States 71-70-69-73—283 Varut Chomchalam, Thailand 73-72-72-67—284 Lam Chih Bing, Singapore 69-70-71-74—284 Pariya Junhasavasdikul, Thailand 72-72-71-69—284 Mars Pucay, Philippines 69-69-76-71—285 Thammanoon Srirot, Thailand 72-69-72-72—285 Angelo Que, Philippines 74-67-70-74—285 Sattaya Supupramai, Thailand 73-73-71-68—285 Hideto Tanihara, Japan 69-73-72-71—285
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