Hong Kong: Low Khai Jei claimed Malaysia’s first-ever win in the Lion City Cup after going to the wire with overnight leader Thailand’s Chanchok Dejpiratanammongkol during the final round of the 51st South East Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship today.

Khai Jei and Chanchok both closed with a round of three-over 73 at the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club to finish level on four-under 276 with Khai Jei declared victorious on countback, based on a better third day score. Malaysia also took the silver in the team event, finishing four strokes behind the Thais, who notched up a winning total of 869. The Indonesian quartet were third on 860.

In the Santi Cup challenge,  Vivienne Chin lead Malaysia to a double bronze finish in the individual and team category. Vivienne registered a final round of three-over 73 for a tournament total of 281, five strokes behind winner Pinrath Loomboonruang (72) of Thailand and runner-up Dottie Ardina (73) of The Philippines, who totalled 277.

Thailand successfully defended their overall championship for a record third time with a razor-thin margin of one stroke over The Philippines, combining a total of 852, just one ahead of The Philippines Malaysia came in third on 877.

Singapore lift their seventh Putra Cup title after beating hosts Hong Kong by two strokes. The experienced combination of Choo Tze Huang, Gregory Foo, Jerome Ng and Marc Ong combined for 630 to deny hosts Hong Kong of a second victory in the tournament’s 51-year history. Malaysia’s best-placed player was Mohd Hisyam Abdul Majid, who finished tied seventh on 288. Malaysia settled for fourth place on 862.

Leading third round scores

PUTRA CUP
Individual
281 Choo Tze Huang (SIN) 72-71-67-71
283 Shinichi Mizuno (HKG) 73-71-71-68
284 Hak Shun Yat (HKG) 71-65-73-75, George Gandranata (INA)69-71-72-75
285 Suprapto (INA)72-71-70-72
287 Jerome Ng (SIN)76-69-69-73
288 Maung Maung Oo (MYA)71-67-73-77,Mohd Hisyam Abdul Majid 70-72-72-74,Natipong Srithong (THA) 73-69-73-74, Gregory Foo (SIN) 72-76-68-72, Zanie Boy Bicera Gialon (PHI) 72-71-74-71, Natipong Srithong (THA) 73-69-73-73

Selected scores
290 Abel Tam 78-71-69-74
292 Kenneth de Silva 79-67-74-72
294 Mohd Azman Basharuddin 75-69-76-74

Team
846 Singapore (215-214-201-216)
851 Hong Kong (217-207-208-219)
860 Indonesia (210-215-216-219)
862 Malaysia (219-208-215-220)
880 Thailand (220-217-222-221)
883 Philippines (221-222-219-221)
885 Myanmar (219-215-223-228)

SANTI CUP
Individual
276 Pinrath Loomboonruang (THA) 67-69-68-72
277 Dottie Ardina (PHI) 68-69-68-72
281 Vivienne Chin 68-71-69-73
288 Tiffany Chan (HKG) 70-67-74-77,Panitta Yusavai (THA) 73-68-72-75 Kitty Tam (HKG) 74-70-73-71
289 Chihiro Ikeda (PHI) 70-67-75-77
292 Andrea Unson (PHI) 69-73-75-75
294 Koh Sock Hwee (SIN) 74-71-80-69

Selected scores
296 Nur Durriyah Damian 75-76-73-72
304 Isza Fariza Ismail 78-76-70-80
310 Hilferah Tan 80-74-78-78

Team
852 Thailand (210-208-214-220)
853 Philippines (207-209-213-224)
877 Malaysia (221-221-212-223-223)
880 Hong Kong (217-213-229-221)
883 Singapore (224-221-223-215)
916 Indonesia (226-231-226-233)

LION CITY CUP
Individual
286 Low Khai Jei 73-71-70-73, Chanchok Dejpiratanammongkol (THA) 69-71-73
(Khai Jei wins on countback)
289 Pariwat Pinsawat (THA) 72-71-70-72,Joshua Ho (SIN) 76-69-72-72
293 Jeremiah Kim 78-72-68-75, Jordan Irawan (INA) 73-72-73-75
297 Adrian Halimi (INA) 71-76-73-77
299 Angelo Jose Gandioco (PHI)73-74-74-78
301 Paul San (75-70-82-74), Somprad Rattanasuwan (THA) 80-72-74-75, Nicklaus Chiam (SIN) 75-70-79-77

Selected scores
306 Mohd Afif Muhd Radzi 78-78-76-74

Team
869 Thailand (215-214-220-220)
873 Malaysia (226-213-214-220)
888 Indonesia (220-219-223-226)
901 Philippines (218-227-222-234)
904 Singapore (227-215-229-233)
937 Hong Kong (237-225-231-244)