02/07/2022
3M Open Qualifier @ Thailand 2022 presented by the ASEAN PGA
Siam CC’s Plantation Tapioca & Pineapple courses - Wed 29 Jun to Fri 1 July
Mo Lim aka Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) the Champion 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 July
Mo 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 Mo returned 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, start 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 Mo Lim aka Thaya Limpipolpaibul (Thailand) 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 it possible..... and acknowledge the kind help and support received from the teams at Siam CC's Plantation course and the Movenpick Siam na Jomtiem.
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....
