ASEANPGA

Congratulations! Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) also known as Mo Lim was the Champion 3M Open Qualifier @ Thailand 2022 presented by the ASEAN PGA which was staged at the Siam CC’s Plantation courses from Wed 29 Jun to Fri 1 Jul 2022

Mo Lim (Thailand) secured a place to play in the US$ 7.5 million purse 3M Open 2022 staged at TPC Twin Cities, Minnesota from Mon 18 to Sun 24 Jul 2022 along with the funds which enabled him to afford to get there to participate. In the process and with the support from well wishers he managed to raise over US$ 50,000 via crowd funding which enabled him to achieve his life long dream to not only play on the PGA Tour but also to afford to stay on in the USA to try out for the Korn Ferry Tour.

With many thanks and acknowledging 3M's most generous support, we at the ASEAN PGA are most pleased to have been able to help Mo Lim achieve and live his dream and look forward to staging the 3M Open Qualifier @ Indonesia 2023 later this year.

For more information please contact ;

Chuan Campbell

Governor of the ASEAN PGA

Chairman - Asian Seniors Tour

Singapore: (+65) - 9634 6497

Photo – left to right – Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand), Ryoto Furuya (USA), Chuan Campbell ASEAN PGA, Mo Lim (Thailand), Junghan Lee - 3M Thailand, and Mohammed Qawim Fakhri (Brunei)

Congratulations! Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) also known as Mo Lim the Champion 3M Open Qualifier @ Thailand 2022 presented by the ASEAN PGA staged at the Siam CC’s Plantation courses - Wed 29 Jun to Fri 1 Jul

Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) secured a place to play in the US$ 7.5 million purse - 3M Open 2022 to be staged at TPC Twin Cities, Minnesota from Mon 18 to Sun 24 Jul 2022 along with the funds to enable him to afford to get there to participate.

Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) led the tournament from the start with the 1 day’s best round of 66 and at 6 under he had built a 5 stroke lead over Ryoto Furuya (USA) and Mohammed Qawim Fakhri (Brunei) who both carded 71 and other early leaders in the filed including Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand) with 72 and Samarth Dwivedi (India) who returned 74

Day 2 saw Thaya return 64 the day’s best score putting him at 130 after day 2 further expanding his lead to 8 strokes from Ryoto who carded 71 putting him at 138. Players in the field who returned commendable scores that day include Vanchai and Samarth with 70

Going into the final day Mo the 25-year-old Thai national from Chiang Mai, started with a commanding 8 stroke lead over the field, with the top ten including....

1 Mo Lim aka Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) with 66 + 64 = 130

2 Ryoto Furuya (USA) with 71 + 67 = 138

3 Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand) with 72 + 70 = 142

T4 Mohammed Qawim Fakhri (Brunei) with 71 + 73 = 144

T4 Samarth Dwivedi (India) with 74 + 70 = 144

6 Mohd Rashid Ismail (Malaysia) with 74 + 73 = 147

7 Udorn Dunagdecha (Thailand) with = 75 + 73 = 148

T8 Pg. Wira (Brunei) with 75 + 74 = 149

T8 Enrico Gallardo (Philippines) with 76 + 73 = 149

10 Vikkash Babu (Singapore) with = 74 + 76 = 150

There was excitement at the turn as Ryoto had managed to claw his way back into contention lying at 3 under having narrowed the gap to 5 after 9 holes, with Mo at level par, Vanchai and Qawim at +1

Mo ground it out over the back 9 shooting 35 and whilst Ryoto held his own matching Mo hole for hole, until a bogey on the 14th sealed his fate.

1 Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) aka Mo Lim with 66 + 64 + 71 = 201

2 Ryoto Furuya (USA) with 71 + 67 + 71 = 209

3 Vanchai Luangnitikul (Thailand) with 72 + 70 + 70 = 212

4 Samarth Dwivedi (India) with 74 + 70 + 70 = 214

Muhd Syakir (Brunei) carded 64 for the day’s best round.

Congratulations Mo Lim (Thailand) the Champion at the inaugural 3M Open Qualifier @ Thailand 2022 presented by the ASEAN PGA

We wish to thank 3M and all participants for making this event possible, and wish to acknowledge the kind help and support received from the teams at Siam CC's Plantation course and the Movenpick Siam na Jomtiem, Pattaya.

It was our pleasure to have Mo participate, he is a very nice well mannered young gentlemen, with a most promising future ahead of him in golf...

Minnesota here we come....

Chuan Campbell

Governor - ASEAN PGA

Chairman - Asian Seniors Tour

Singapore +65 96346497

chuancampbell@gmail.com

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The ASEAN PGA is based in Singapore and was founded on 9 Jan 2008.

With the permission and blessing of founder AC Wong, the Asian Seniors Tour have taken over management and ownership of the ASEAN PGA which will once again “engage the hearts and minds” and the national pride of the various ASEAN nations and their business and political leaders as we re-establish the ASEAN PGA Tour circuit, with the intention to eventually host events in each of the 10 ASEAN countries.

Success on the ASEAN PGA tour will provide ASEAN’s leading professional and amateur golfers with the opportunity to qualify for and be invited to represent their country at tournaments in Australia, the Asia Pacific region and at International PGA tournaments like the 3M Open 2022 offering a US$ 7.5 million purse and others such as the Rocket Mortgage Classic another PGA event with whom we are in discussion and at which we are hoping to secure an annual sponsor’s exemption / invitation starting in 2023

There are also plans to establish the ASEAN Ladies PGA which will similarly provide ASEAN’s leading female golfers with the opportunity to be invited and qualify to represent their country internationally.

ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a geo-political and economic organization which currently comprises 10 nations which include; Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

To help non-golfers appreciate the significant role that golf plays in building and maintaining relationships, this video How Golf Brought The ASEAN Region Together produced by Channel News Asia (CNA) that was commissioned in celebration of 50 Years of ASEAN, is well worth watching – click here or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0J4FLazj3c