American John Catlin won his first Asian Tour title Sunday finishing off the final day of play at 16-under-par over four rounds at the Asia-Pacific Classic in central China. Catlin finished two strokes ahead of Natipong Srithong from Thailand and Adam Blyth of Australia to clinch victory in the $300,000 purse tournament held at St Andrews Golf Club in the city of Zhengzhou, Henan province. After turning pro in 2013, Catlin has racked up four wins with the Asia-Pacific Classic marking number five, bringing in $54,000 in prize money for the 27-year-old. Before going into the final round Catlin said he'd been dreaming of having the chance to top the leaderboard. The Asia-Pacific Classic is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the China Golf Association and is the Asian Tour's second stop in China this season.

Source: Bangkok Post May 20, 2018 11:03 UTC