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Kim edges Phachara to take first Asia Tour win in Hua Hin

This handout from the Asian Tour taken and released on Sunday shows Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai playing a shot during the final round of the International Series Thailand golf tournament in Hua Hin. (AFP photo)

American Sihwan Kim finally claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with a nine-under-par 63 in the fourth round of the inaugural International Series Thailand on Sunday.

Kim, who broke the course record Thursday to seize the first-round lead with a 10-under-par 62, will take home $270,000 and also move to the top of the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit.

The final round was a battle between Kim and Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai at Hua Hin’s Black Mountain course, with the 33-year-old clinching the win by two strokes after a decade on the tour.

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