Sadom Kaewkanjana (THA) – Final round 70 (-1), Total 265 (-19)
Winning in my first start on the Asian Tour, I feel very happy. I will take a lot of positives from this week and this win will give me a lot of confidence in my game as well. It’s been an unbelievable journey since turning professional last December.
My initial goal was just to keep my Asian Tour card for the next season but now I have won on both the Asian Development Tour and the Asian Tour. I am really happy. I didn’t expect to do so well. I finished second here in an amateur event four years ago. It’s good to come back and get that win now as a professional. I will remember all the good memories here.
I started well today. I got lucky with my second shot. I managed to hit it to within 10 feet and made that birdie putt on the first. I went on to sink a 20-footer for birdie on the next hole which gave me a lot of confidence heading into the round. I had a good par-save on the third as well from 15 feet.
My putter, however, went cold after the first three holes but thankfully I got it back in my closing three holes. I wasn’t feeling the nerves actually. I was just thinking about making birdies, especially after dropping three bogeys in-a-row. I told myself I need to make birdies to get it back. I am glad I did it.
I made the birdie putt from about 10 feet on the 16 and then a 20-footer for birdie on 17 to regain a one-shot lead. After hitting it to behind the tree on the last, I was just trying myself to try and make putt from there. I chipped my second shot back to the middle of the fairway and hit it to the right of the pin and made the par putt from there.
I am happy to win on my first start. I will have to work harder to get even better after this.
Sadom Kaewkanjana of Thailand
Ajeestesh Sandhu (Ind) – Final round 65 (-6), Total 266 (-18)
I knew what I had to do when I started out. I actually did what I needed to so I am quite happy with that. I just made a mistake on one hole. I haven’t made any bogey in three and a half days. It’s not that I played the hole bad. I just missed out on the putt.
I knew I had a one-shot lead after the birdie on 14 but nothing changed for me then. I played 15 and 16 pretty well but I knew I had to probably make one more birdie coming in. I didn’t manage to do that but overall, it’s been a great week, considering how I started the week with three bogeys in my opening eight holes.
If someone had told me I would finish second at the start of the week, I would have taken that. I have been playing well for awhile now. I just didn’t have good finishes. It’s good to cap a good finish this week. A win would have been nice but it’s alright. I will take a couple of weeks off to rest before going to Volvo China Open.
Ajeetesh Sandhu of India
Rashid Khan (Ind) – Final round 70 (-1), Total 267 (-17)
I started alright. I hit it close to give myself opportunities to make birdies on the first few holes. I hit a few good shots but couldn’t hole the putts. It was all good.
I expected it to be better but it’s fine. I just made some mistakes out there but otherwise, I am happy. Overall, it’s still a good finish for me.
Rashid Khan of India
Jazz Janewattananond (Tha) – Final round 69 (-2), Total 273 (-11)
It’s been a good week although I didn’t manage to bring my ‘A’ game out there. I am really happy to come back here to play Kurmitola this week. It treated me well in 2017 but kind of bite back this time round but still, all is good.
It’s good to cap another top-five finish for the season. It’s always nice to finish inside top-five. It could have been better. I left so many shots out there. The season’s been really good for me so far. It’s been tiring too but I have been playing a lot.
I am looking forward to take a few weeks off and prepare for my season on the Japan Golf Tour and my next Asian Tour event at the Volvo China Open.
Zamal Hossain Mollah (Ban) – Final round 65(-6), Total 275 (-9)
I missed a lot of short putts there today. I could have done better. But I hit the ball really well. It’s the best I have done this week so I am still very happy with my round today. This is my home course and I have an advantage here. I am happy with another good finish here.
Zamal Hossain Mollah of Bangladesh
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