‘Hard worker’ Settee bags Boonchu Ruangkit event title

Settee Prakongvech held off Nirun Sae-Eung’s challenge to claim his third All Thailand Golf Tour victory, winning the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship 2022 by one shot.

Settee, who carried a two-shot advantage heading into yesterday’s final round, closed with a 68 at the par-71 Rancho Charnvee Resort & Country Club in Nakhon Ratchasima.

The 27-year-old from Chon Buri, who scored four birdies against a bogey, finished on 20-under 264, one shot ahead of runner-up Nirun (67).

“Finally, my hard work paid off. I worked really hard during the off-season,” said Settee, who finished third on the ATGT Order of Merit last year. “My driver has improved in recent weeks and that was the key this week.”

He received the winner’s cheque of 600,000 baht and earned five world…