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Early birthday gift for Thai veteran Prayad

Favourites fall as veteran Thai clinches 51st edition of Singapore open days before he turns 51

Singapore

COINCIDENCE, it may have been. In the 51st staging of the SMBC Singapore Open, a soon-to-be 51-year-old snatched the major title at the Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday.

And destiny, it certainly was.

On a cool day made cooler by a light mid-day rain and wafting winds, many contenders felt the heat of competition at the closing stages of the US$1 million event and fell by the wayside.

That left Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand, who celebrates his birthday next Monday, to warm up to a celebratory climax...

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