Overnight leader Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand outclassed the talented field by firing a four-under-par 67 to win by four shots at the 15th ADT Chang Hwa Open here Sunday.
The 25-year-old Thai, who compiled a four-day total of 13-under-par 271, matched the efforts of Chinese Taipei's Chan Shih-chang in claiming a total of four Asian Development Tour (ADT) victories since the burgeoning circuit was inaugurated as a gateway to the Asian Tour in 2010.
Pavit walked away with the winner's prize purse of $17,500 and surpassed previous leader Chan at the top of the ADT Order of Merit with his season's haul of $68,428.
Niall Turner of Ireland battled to a 70 to sit in second place while England's Grant Jackson, who carded a 68, stayed a further shot back in third on 276 at the $100,000 ADT event, which returned to the ADT schedule for the second straight year this season.
Malaysia's Arie Irawan returned with the day's lowest score of 65 to settle for a share of fourth place with Thailand's Rattanon Wannasrichan and Lin Chien-bing of Chinese Taipei on 278 total at the Chang Hwa Golf Club.
"I'm playing good golf at the moment. This win means everything to me. It gives me a lot of confidence for my next tournament in Macau," said Pavit, who received an invitation to play at the $900,000 Venetian Macau Open held on the Asian Tour next week.
