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Thai teen Eila makes her mark

Star captures WAAP title with solid round

Eila Galitsky poses with the trophy after winning the fifth Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) Championship. R&A

Singapore: Thailand’s Eila Galitsky won the fifth Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) Championship in commanding fashion on Sunday, becoming the second player from her country to triumph in the region’s pre-eminent amateur championship.

Eila, who holds dual nationality of Thailand and Canada, shot a four-under-par 68 in the final round at the Singapore Island Country Club, giving her a four-day aggregate of 14-under 274 and a five-shot win over South Korea’s Kim Min-Sol (70).

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