Prom powers to victory in Taiwan

TAIPEI: Thailand´s Prom Meesawat came from behind to grab the title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Sunday with a total of 277, beating overnight leader Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines on the second extra hole.

The championship, with prize money of $90,000, was Prom´s second Asian Tour victory since 2006 when he captured a title in South Korea.

Nicknamed the Big Dolphin due to his burly physique, Prom forced extra time when he birdied the last hole for a three-under-par 69 to tie with overnight leader Tabuena (71) in regulation play on 11-under-par 277.

After shooting matching pars on the first play-off hole, Prom needed three shots to safely find the par-five 18th green before sealing the win with a two-putt par as Tabuena narrowly missed his par putt.

Tabuena, 19, was disappointed to drop a crucial shot on 17 after bouncing back from two early bogeys with four birdies on holes nine, 12, 13 and 16 which had put him in the title mix.

Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna settled for third, one shot from joining the play-off following a 69. Rookie Paul Peterson (69) of the United States, Daniel Chopra (72) of Sweden and India´s Anirban Lahiri (73) finished tied for fourth on 280.Leading scores after round 4 (par 72):

277 - Prom Meesawat (THA) 67-73-68-69, Miguel Tabuena (PHI) 73-68-65-71278 - Antonio Lascuna (PHI) 68-69-72-69280 - Paul Peterson (USA) 71-71-69-69, Daniel Chopra (SWE) 71-68-69-72, Anirban Lahiri (IND) 73-66-68-73283 - Cameron Smith (AUS) 70-67-73-73284 - Angelo Que (PHI) 68-71-76-69, Rashid Khan (IND) 71-70-72-71, Lien Lu-sen (TPE) 67-71-74-72, Yeh Wei-tze (TPE) 72-71-65-76285 - Ryan Yip (CAN) 71-69-70-75, Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 70-69-68-78. (AFP)