Photo – left to right – Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand), Ryoto Furuya (USA), Chuan Campbell ASEAN PGA, Mo Lim (Thailand), Junghan Lee - 3M Thailand, and Mohammed Qawim Fakhri (Brunei)
Congratulations! Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) also known as Mo Lim the Champion 3M Open Qualifier @ Thailand 2022 presented by the ASEAN PGA staged at the Siam CC’s Plantation courses - Wed 29 Jun to Fri 1 Jul
Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) secured a place to play in the US$ 7.5 million purse - 3M Open 2022 to be staged at TPC Twin Cities, Minnesota from Mon 18 to Sun 24 Jul 2022 along with the funds to enable him to afford to get there to participate.
Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) led the tournament from the start with the 1 day’s best round of 66 and at 6 under he had built a 5 stroke lead over Ryoto Furuya (USA) and Mohammed Qawim Fakhri (Brunei) who both carded 71 and other early leaders in the filed including Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand) with 72 and Samarth Dwivedi (India) who returned 74
Day 2 saw Thaya return 64 the day’s best score putting him at 130 after day 2 further expanding his lead to 8 strokes from Ryoto who carded 71 putting him at 138. Players in the field who returned commendable scores that day include Vanchai and Samarth with 70
Going into the final day Mo the 25-year-old Thai national from Chiang Mai, started with a commanding 8 stroke lead over the field, with the top ten including....
1 Mo Lim aka Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) with 66 + 64 = 130
2 Ryoto Furuya (USA) with 71 + 67 = 138
3 Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand) with 72 + 70 = 142
T4 Mohammed Qawim Fakhri (Brunei) with 71 + 73 = 144
T4 Samarth Dwivedi (India) with 74 + 70 = 144
6 Mohd Rashid Ismail (Malaysia) with 74 + 73 = 147
7 Udorn Dunagdecha (Thailand) with = 75 + 73 = 148
T8 Pg. Wira (Brunei) with 75 + 74 = 149
T8 Enrico Gallardo (Philippines) with 76 + 73 = 149
10 Vikkash Babu (Singapore) with = 74 + 76 = 150
There was excitement at the turn as Ryoto had managed to claw his way back into contention lying at 3 under having narrowed the gap to 5 after 9 holes, with Mo at level par, Vanchai and Qawim at +1
Mo ground it out over the back 9 shooting 35 and whilst Ryoto held his own matching Mo hole for hole, until a bogey on the 14th sealed his fate.
1 Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) aka Mo Lim with 66 + 64 + 71 = 201
2 Ryoto Furuya (USA) with 71 + 67 + 71 = 209
3 Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand) with 72 + 70 + 70 = 212
4 Samarth Dwivedi (India) with 74 + 70 + 70 = 214
Muhd Syakir (Brunei) carded 64 for the day’s best round.
Congratulations Mo Lim (Thailand) the Champion at the inaugural 3M Open Qualifier @ Thailand 2022 presented by the ASEAN PGA
We wish to thank 3M and all participants for making this event possible, and wish to acknowledge the kind help and support received from the teams at Siam CC's Plantation course and the Movenpick Siam na Jomtiem, Pattaya.
It was our pleasure to have Mo participate, he is a very nice well mannered young gentlemen, with a most promising future ahead of him in golf...
Minnesota here we come....
Chuan Campbell
Governor - ASEAN PGA
Chairman - Asian Seniors Tour
Singapore +65 96346497
chuancampbell@gmail.com
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The ASEAN PGA is based in Singapore and was founded on 9 Jan 2008.
With the permission and blessing of founder AC Wong, the Asian Seniors Tour have taken over management and ownership of the ASEAN PGA which will once again “engage the hearts and minds” and the national pride of the various ASEAN nations and their business and political leaders as we re-establish the ASEAN PGA Tour circuit, with the intention to eventually host events in each of the 10 ASEAN countries.
Success on the ASEAN PGA tour will provide ASEAN’s leading professional and amateur golfers with the opportunity to qualify for and be invited to represent their country at tournaments in Australia, the Asia Pacific region and at International PGA tournaments like the 3M Open 2022 offering a US$ 7.5 million purse and others such as the Rocket Mortgage Classic another PGA event with whom we are in discussion and at which we are hoping to secure an annual sponsor’s exemption / invitation starting in 2023
There are also plans to establish the ASEAN Ladies PGA which will similarly provide ASEAN’s leading female golfers with the opportunity to be invited and qualify to represent their country internationally.
ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a geo-political and economic organization which currently comprises 10 nations which include; Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
To help non-golfers appreciate the significant role that golf plays in building and maintaining relationships, this video How Golf Brought The ASEAN Region Together produced by Channel News Asia (CNA) that was commissioned in celebration of 50 Years of ASEAN, is well worth watching – click here or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0J4FLazj3c