Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines signed for a stunning four-under-par 66 in the final round of the Queen’s Cup hosted by Jaidee Foundation to end a three-year title drought on the Asian Tour on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

                                                                       Miguel ended title drought

 

 

 

Shiv Kapur finished as the best Indian golfer in the Queen' with a final round of 3-under 67, placing him Tied-sixth on Sunday. Five birdies against two bogeys saw him finish the week at 11-under 269 at the Queen's Cup hosted by Jaidee Foundation.

 

 

Among other Indians, M Dharma (70) and Abhijit Chadha (68) ere T-28, Rashid Khan (69) was T-38; Kshitij Naveed Kaul (70  and and Honey Baisoya (66) were T-48 and Amardip Malik (78) had  a sharp fall to T-62 after being in Top-10 first two days. 
 

 

 

 

The 24-year-old Filipino dug deep into his reserves to hold off the challenge from the fast-chasing field after he birdied four of his closing six holes to reign supreme on a 20-under-par 260 total at the Legacy Golf Club.

 

 

Tabuena’s last victory came in 2015 when he secured his maiden win at his National Open. He traded five birdies against a lone bogey on the first hole to take his long-awaited return into the Asian Tour winner’s circle.

 

 

 

 

With his victory, Tabuena took home a winner’s prize purse of US$90,000 and moved up to 15th place on the Habitat for Humanity Standings.

 

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

 

• Miguel Tabuena only dropped three shots all week after posting two consecutive bogey-free rounds in the first and second rounds.
•  Tabuena was accurate off the tees all week and only missed seven out of 56 fairways.
• He has enjoyed three top-10 finishes this season, including a fifth-place result at the Queen’s Cup in July.
• Prior to his win, Tabuena won his National Open for the second time on his local circuit in March.
• Tabuena, who claimed his first Asian Tour title on homesoil in 2015, became the first Filipino to win his National Open since 2008 at just 21-years-old.

 

Day 1: India's Amardeep Malik, Kshitij Kaul make a fantastic start to Queen's Cup

Day 2: India’s Amardip Malik packs a punch, lies tied 4th while Veerman continues to lead in Queen’s Cup

Day 3: India’s Shiv Kapur, Amardip Malik in top T-10 in the Queen's Cup

 

(PTI)