OWN CORRESPONDENT, Yangon | Monday 9.00am.
SOUTH African James Kingston romped to a 10-shot victory in the $200000 Myanmar Open in Yangon on Sunday, firing a five-under-par 67 to clinch the crown in style. Kingston completed a wire-to-wire victory in convincing fashion to remain well clear of his nearest challenger, compatriot Craig Kamps.
Myanmar’s Kyi Hla Han tied for third with India’s Gaurav Ghei a stroke further back at the Yangon Golf Club.
The win gave Kingston his third victory on the Asian PGA Tour and his winning total of 19-under-par 269 is the joint third lowest winning total in the Tour’s history.
Kingston, who broke the course record with a 64 on day one, started the final round with a six-stroke lead and by just the third hole was 10 in front.
“My game has been gradually getting better this year but I never expected to play this well,” said Kingston.
“When I teed off today I did not think about the six stroke lead. I imagined I was all square with the other players and focused on playing them off the stick.
“The key for me this week was hitting a lot of fairways and greens. It took a lot of pressure off me,” added the 34-year-old, who made just four bogies all week. — AFP