Asian Tour Yearbook: 2023

Suteepat Prateeptienchai [FAR LEFT] with the spoils of his victory. Pavit Tangkamolprasert [LEFT] and Atiruj Winaicharoenchai [BELOW] helped make it an impressive week for Thailand. into 24th place on the Asian Tour OOM, from 53rd. “I won the ADT title here, I got my Asian Tour card from here, yeah, I love it. I just stuck to my game plan and my putter got really hot with those five birdies in a row. None of the putts were short really, the shortest was 10 feet.” With a substantial lead heading into the back nine he could afford to make three successive bogeys from the 14th before he restored order with a birdie on 17. He added: “I didn’t chip well on those holes. I missed all those greens and could not get up and down.” Atiruj and Ariffin both took giant steps towards securing their Tour cards for 2024, with the former moving into 55th place on the OOM, from 80th, and the latter into 60th position, from 91st. Come the end of the season they both comfortably finished in the top-65 to safely make it through to the new season. “I was thinking about the Order of Merit all day to be honest, but I have been in this situation before, so I have experience,” said Atiruj. “I just kept my head down and concentrated. I felt a bit nervous on the last few holes. It was a long week and a tough year. I just changed my swing with my coach and the results have now come.” Said Ariffin: “It’s a big relief. The top five was my target so I am really happy to have done better than that. When he [Suteepat] made those five birdies in a row I knew we were playing for second. Just need to play well in Saudi.” I WON THE ADT TITLE HERE, I GOT MY ASIAN TOUR CARD FROM HERE, YEAH, I LOVE IT. I JUST STUCK TO MY GAME PLAN AND MY PUTTER GOT REALLY HOT WITH THOSE FIVE BIRDIES IN A ROW. NONE OF THE PUTTS WERE SHORT REALLY, THE SHORTEST WAS 10 FEET. – SUTEEPAT PRATEEPTIENCHAI 139 TA I WA N GL A S S TA I FONG OPEN TA I F ON G GO L F C L U B | NOV EM B E R 3 0 – D E C EM B E R 3 | P R I Z E MON E Y U S $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0