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Golf-Tabuena gets maiden Asian Tour win at home Philippine Open

Published 2015-12-20, 03:44 a/m
Golf-Tabuena gets maiden Asian Tour win at home Philippine Open

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Home favourite Miguel Tabuena made his
decisive move on the back nine to secure a one-stroke victory,
his first on the Asian Tour, at the weather-shortened Philippine
Open on Sunday.
The $300,000 event teed off a day later than its scheduled
Thursday start and was reduced to 54 holes due to persistent
rain caused by Typhoon Melor, which hit central Philippines.
Tabuena, 21, holed five birdies after the turn for a
six-under-par 66 and a three-round total of 14-under at the
Luisita Golf and Country Club north of Manila to finish a shot
ahead of Australian Scott Barr.
"I'm glad the Philippine Open is my first Asian Tour title,"
Tabuena told reporters. "I'm really happy that my name will be
on this prestigious trophy alongside some of the legends in golf
in Asia's oldest National Open.
"I gave myself a goal at the start of the day which was to
shoot a 66 or lower. There are a lot of birdie chances and
people can make a move.
"I was one-under after the turn and I thought I lost some
ground. I knew I needed to go out with all guns blazing."
Barr's 68 was not enough to claim a first Tour win but his
second-place finish ensured he retained his card for the next
year by jumping 15 spots to 49th place on the Order of Merit.
India's Himmat Rai scorched the course with a blemish-free
63 to share third place alongside Thailand's Chinnarat
Phadungsil (67), two strokes behind the winner.
Canadian Lindsay Renolds, who held the lead after the
opening two rounds, suffered a Sunday meltdown, carding a 73 to
finish in a tie for 10th place.

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