The Asian International Final Qualifying event for this year's Open Championship has taken place at Thailand's Amata Spring Country Club, with Prom Meesawat (Thai), Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn), Lam Chih Bing (Sing) and Jason Knutzon (USA) winning the four available berths to play at Royal St Georges later this year.
Over two days (36 holes) of competition, the 77-strong field consisted of 25 Tour winners. But it was Prom who came out on top to qualify for his first Open with scores of 67 and 65. After a first round of 70, Hiratsuka claimed his place with a stunning second round of 64 - the best score of Day 2.
Bing and Knutzon broke 70 on both days to claim the third and fourth spots. Day 1 leader Kodai Ichihara (Jpn) missed out on a play-off with Knutzon after squandering a birdie putt at the last hole in his round of 72.
This year's Open Championship take place at Royal St George's from July 14-17.
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