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Teenager, veterans and amateur among Singapore qualifiers

Asian Tour veterans Scott Taylor of the United States and Ahmad Dan Bateman of Canada used their vast experience to shoot matching four-under-par 68s and qualify for the US$4 million Barclays Singapore Open on Monday.

The duo were a shot behind Thai teenager Pavit Tangkamolprasert, reigning Philippine Amateur Open champion Anthony Fernando and Australian Nathan Uebergang who headed the 103-player field with 67s on the Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club.

Five more players from a field of more than 100 will qualify on Tuesday for the Barclays Singapore Open over the par-71 Serapong Course from November 1-4.

The 46-year-old Bateman was surprised at his success as he was playing just his seventh round in 12 months.

“I am working as head professional at the Empire Hotel in Brunei and as it is a short haul flight I came over here for a bit of vacation and to see old friends from the Tour,” said Bateman, who played on the Asian Tour for more than a decade.

“Once I teed it up I had four million reasons to do well.”

Taylor is a lowly 166th on the Asian Tour’s UBS Order of Merit this year with earnings of just US$2,590 but gave himself a shot at a big cheque with a composed 68.

“My game has not been far away for a while,” said the 48-year-old Taylor, who has played on the Tour since 1995. “If you look at my results they suggest I have played awful but I have actually played quite well. Having days like today are pretty encouraging.”

Eighteen-year-old Pavit, the latest in a long line of promising players to emerge from Thailand, rode a hot putter to his 67.

“I holed from 20 foot for a birdie at my first hole (the 10th) and sunk one from 30 yards at the 16th,” said Pavit, who turned professional last December after representing Thailand in the Asian Games in Doha.

“I was hitting my irons close and gave myself a lot of chances for birdies. I am so surprised to have won a place in the Barclays Singapore Open as I have been a pro for just 10 months. It is a great opportunity for me.”

Uebergang was playing in the last group of the day and birdied the last two holes to qualify.

“It does not get any better than that,” said the 24-year-old Queenslander. “I birdied the last two and did not have to wait around to see if I had qualified. It is a great feeling.”

The qualifiers join an elite field including world number two Phil Mickelson of the United States, two-time defending champion Adam Scott of Australia, three-time Major champions Ernie Els and Vijay Singh and Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju, a winner twice on the PGA Tour this season.

Full results (top five qualify):
1= 67 -5 Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT Thailand
1= 67 -5 Anthony FERNANDO (A) Philippines
1= 67 -5 Nathan UEBERGANG Australia
4= 68 -4 Ahmad Dan BATEMAN Canada
4= 68 -4 Scott TAYLOR USA

6= 69 -3 Vatin VONGSURAKRAI Thailand
6= 69 -3 Mohd Amli MOHD MOHIYADEN (A) Malaysia
8= 70 -2 Himmat RAI (A) India
8= 70 -2 Annop TANGKAMOLPRASERT (A) Thailand
8= 70 -2 CHIANG Chen-Chih (A) Taiwan
8= 70 -2 Matthew DEARDEN Wales
8= 70 -2 Kemarol BAHARIN Malaysia
8= 70 -2 Nick REDFERN England
8= 70 -2 Michael MOORE Australia
8= 70 -2 M. Arie Irawan AHMAD FAUZI Malaysia
8= 70 -2 Edmund Jonathan AU (A) Malaysia
8= 70 -2 Somchai PONGPAEW Thailand
8= 70 -2 Jonathan LEONG (A) Singapore
8= 70 -2 Akhmal Tarmizee NAZARI ( A) Malaysia
20= 71 -1 Pansing SINGHASENI Thailand
20= 71 -1 Mitchell SLORACH England
20= 71 -1 Anura ROHANA Sri Lanka
20= 71 -1 Marvin DUMANDAN (A) Philippines
20= 71 -1 Rowan BESTE Australia
20= 71 -1 Jay BAYRON (A) Philippines
26= 72 Par Elmer SALVADOR Philippines
26= 72 Par LIM Kian-Wee Singapore
26= 72 Par LAM Zhi-Qun (A) Singapore
26= 72 Par Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI Thailand
26= 72 Par Jonathan WOO Singapore
26= 72 Par POH Eing Chong Singapore
26= 72 Par Peter TERAVAINEN USA
26= 72 Par Pongthep JAEWCHUMNANCHAO Thailand
26= 72 Par Borworn CHAISRI Thailand
26= 72 Par Benjamin CUMMINGS England
26= 72 Par Dino KWEK Singapore
37= 73 +1 LU Tze-Shyan Chinese Taipei
37= 73 +1 Chitrajit KALRA India
37= 73 +1 Mark BALDWIN USA
37= 73 +1 David NG Singapore
37= 73 +1 Drew DUBBERLIN Australia
37= 73 +1 Anthony BROWN Australia
37= 73 +1 Kittiwat PONGPAWASUIT Thailand
37= 73 +1 Sujjan SINGH India
37= 73 +1 Edward STENFTENAGEL USA
37= 73 +1 Theodore SEAH Singapore
47= 74 +2 Mark LAMB England
47= 74 +2 Christopher JOSEPH (A) South Africa
47= 74 +2 Felix CASAS Philippines
47= 74 +2 Gregory PARK Australia
47= 74 +2 CHONG Chee-Ming Malaysia
47= 74 +2 KOH Deng-Shan (A) Singapore
47= 74 +2 CHEN Shin-Yuan Chinese Taipei
47= 74 +2 Joshua SHOU Singapore
47= 74 +2 Christopher LONGBOTTOM Australia
47= 74 +2 Craig MCLEAN Australia
47= 74 +2 Chawinroj KROBTEERANON Thailand
58= 75 +3 Kenji SAITO Japan
58= 75 +3 Jerome NG En Yong Singapore
58= 75 +3 Haziq HAMIZAN (A) Malaysia
58= 75 +3 Kevin TAYAO Philippines
58= 75 +3 Troy KENNEDY Australia
58= 75 +3 CHANG Chi-Wei Chinese Taipei
58= 75 +3 Keith LAZAROO Australia
58= 75 +3 Tony BLACKER Australia
58= 75 +3 Anirudh GOYAL India
58= 75 +3 Mandeo PATMANIA India
68= 76 +4 Ari SAVOLAINEN Finland
68= 76 +4 Malek TALIB Singapore
68= 76 +4 KIM Dong-Hyun Korea
68= 76 +4 Marc KAWASOE Singapore
68= 76 +4 Henrik ENGVALL Sweden
68= 76 +4 Nitipat KROBTEERANON Thailand
68= 76 +4 KIM Kil-Nam Korea
75= 77 +5 Adrian CHUA Singapore
75= 77 +5 Tanyawat SAENPHOT Thailand
75= 77 +5 Thanachot TANDAVAS Thailand
75= 77 +5 Kentaro ISHIHARA Japan
75= 77 +5 Harry LEE Singapore
75= 77 +5 CHO Sung-Soo Korea
75= 77 +5 CHEN Che-Hao (A) Taiwan
82= 78 +6 Deepinder Singh KULLAR India
82= 78 +6 POH Yew Ghee Singapore
82= 78 +6 Pree HIRUNWIWAT (A) Thailand
85= 79 +7 Patrick TANG Singapore
85= 79 +7 LIM Hong-Hin Singapore
85= 79 +7 Ben STYLES Australia
88= 80 +8 Mark HIGGS Australia
88= 80 +8 Lerdpol BHAKDIBUMI Thailand
88= 80 +8 Jun OJIMA Japan
88= 80 +8 POH Eng-Teck Singapore
92= 81 +9 Marc VELAN Switzerland
92= 81 +9 Allan HUANG Australia
92= 81 +9 Freddy LEOW Singapore
95 83 +11 Abd. Rahman ABDUL HAMID Malaysia
96= 84 +12 ANG Chin-Ling Singapore
96= 84 +12 Jumari MOHD. OSMAN Singapore
98 85 +13 Raju VIJAYAVARGIYA India
99 87 +15 Tendy TSAI Singapore
100 88 +16 Nasarudin ALIAS Singapore
101 89 +17 CHEONG Toon-Wah Singapore
102 RTD - CHEN Ko-Wei Chinese Taipei
103 DSQ - Jacky BONG Malaysia

October 29, 2007