National junior golfer Ashley Lau made it a grand double for Malaysia at the AmBank SportExcel International Junior Golf 2015 when she won the Girl’s 15-18 category and also lead Malaysia to the Team Championship title at the Templer Park Country Club in Rawang, Selangor.
Ashley won the Girl’s 15-18 category by defeating SEA Games champion Princess Superal from Phillipines in a play-off on the second hole after both players were tied at 216 after the final round. Her score combined with Suzairi Iqmah Rahim ensured Malaysia became the Team Champions with a total score of 437 to defeat the India and Philippines team of Arjun Prasad and Princess Superal.
Ashley also won the overall white-tee title and was the best Malaysian performer to win a one-year scholarship from Hills Golf Academy, Gold Coast, Australia worth approximately RM129,000 or $42,000 Australian Dollar (AUD).
“Winning this tournament had made me realise that I can play better in the future. It has given me more confidence now and I look forward for the ASEAN School Games which begins end of November in Brunei,” said Ashley who hails from Sarawak.
Another Malaysian to win a title was Nor Harith Nor Hadi who won the Boy’s 11-12 age group category by six strokes ahead of teammate Jayden Ng. Nor Harith’s score was 250 while Jayden carded an overall total of 256.
In other categories, Nopparat Panichpon won the Boy’s 15-18 category with a three-day total of 212 while teammate Thanaphon Aphinyawutthikun won the Boy’s 13-14 title with a final score of 227.
In the Girl’s 13-14 category, Bernice Llas of Philippines clinched the title with a three-day total of 220 while Japan’s Kokoro Ouchi was the champion in the Girl’s 11-12 category, winning by a massive eight strokes.
The prizes were given away by Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar, Chairman, SportExcel and Syed Anuar Syed Ali, Head, Group Corporate Communications and Marketing, AmBank Group.
Results (Malaysians unless stated):
Final Round Scores
Boys
15-18:
212: Nopparat Panichpon (THA) 70-69-73
217: Phuripon Namkang (THA) 76-73-68
220: Genki Okada (JPN) 71-74-75
13-14:
227: Thanaphon Aphinyawutthikun (THA) 77-75-75
228: K. Rhaasrikanesh 79-76-73
230: Kim Gyeong Min (KOR) 78-76-76
11-12:
250: Nor Harith Nor Hadi 90-77-83
256: Jayden Ng 87-88-81
256: Feirish Nor Feizal Nor 85-84-87
Girls
15-18:
216: Ashley Lau 73-72-71
216: Princess Superal (PHI) 74-72-70
227: Jenny Ham (THA) 77-74-76
13-14:
220: Bernice Llas (PHI) 74-73-73
229: Winnie Ng 75-77-77
236: Selina Li (HKG) 83-77-76
11-12:
235: Kokoro Ouchi (JPN) 79-75-81
243: Pemika Arphamongkol (THA) 82-82-79
251: Park Yea Seo (KOR) 87-85-79
Team Event
437: Malaysia 150-145-142
439: India/Philippines 148-147-144
Overall Best Malaysian
216: Ashley Lau 73-72-71
Overall Blue-Tee
212: Nopparat Panichpon (THA) 70-69-73
17: Phuripon Namkang (THA) 76-73-68
220: Genki Okada (JPN) 71-74-75
Overall White-Tee
216: Ashley Lau 73-72-71
216: Princess Superal (PHI) 74-72-70
220: Bernice Llas (PHI) 74-73-73
