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Kapur finishes strongly in Japan

India's Shiv Kapur enjoyed a tied 13th finish in the Dunlop Phoenix Open in Japan on Sunday, closing his week with an impressive 68.

Kapur carded rounds of 70, 70, 73 and 68 in the Japan Tour event for a 281 total, 10 shots behind winner Padraig Harrington. The Irishman, the newly crowned European Tour number one, beat world number one and two-time defending champion Tiger Woods in a play-off.

Chinese Taipei's Yeh Wei-tze settled for tied 24th place on 286, following rounds of 72, 67, 75 and 72.

Korea's Kim Jong-duk finished a rung lower while compatriot Yang Yong-eun, who secured a memorable victory at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, settled for 56th position on 292.

Thai veteran Boonchu Ruangkit completed a wire-to-wire success despite a two-over-par 74 in the final round at the Champions Tour Qualifying School in United States on Saturday.

The 50-year-old fired two birdies against four bogeys and left Canadian Ray Stewart three strokes off the pace in second place after his second straight 69. Boonchu walked away with the top prize of US$28,500 after a winning total of 11-under-par 277 at the TPC Eagle Trace in Florida.

The steady Thai, who went into the final round with a five stroke advantage, bogeyed the second hole but was back on track with a birdie at the sixth. He dropped three shots at the 13th, 14th and 16th holes but ended the day with a birdie at the 17th.

The top-30 and ties booked their spots for the 2007 Champions Tour season where they will have the opportunity to Monday qualify for events.

Boonchu is a five-time winner on the Asian Tour and his second place finish on the Order of Merit back in 1995 was his best result to date. His most recent win was the 2004 Thailand Open as he enjoyed six top-10 finishes that included two runner-up positions.

November 20, 2006