Asian Mixed Challenge golf: Veer Ahlawat top Indian, Sim wins title
The HinduPromising youngster Veer Ahlawat was the top Indian finisher at T-21 as Korea’s Sihwan Kim grabbed the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge title at the Waterside Course at Siam Country Club. The American won the USD 750,000 tournament which was the Asian Tour’s first ever Modified Stableford scoring event and was jointly sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour. Kim totalled 49 points as the rising Swedish woman star Maja Stark came home in second on 47 points and Thailand’s woman golfer Budsabakorn Sukapan was third with 42 points. Sihwan Kim led after the first round with a 62 that gave him 22 points before unexpectedly crashing to a 76 on day two worth minus two points, but he started the final round with an eight-point advantage thanks to an impressive 61 on Friday.