� winner thongchai
Jaidee of thailand shot a
final-round 72 to hold off
four players by one stroke
and win the isps handa
wales open for his first
european tour victory out-
side asia. Jaidee, who now
has five tour titles, finished
at six-under 278 at celtic
manor resort. his previ-
ous tour victories came in
malaysia (twice), indonesia
and south korea. Jaidee led
by one entering the final
round and survived a 7 on
the par- 5 ninth hole, with
three straight birdies—and
four in six holes—to start
the back nine.
�noteworthy ross
fisher, who finished sixth,
two back of Jaidee, was hit
with a one-stroke penalty
for slow play sunday after
the 14th hole. he was one
off the lead when he was
penalized for playing too
slowly on the 11th and 14th
holes. … paul lawrie, who is
bypassing the u.s. open to
focus on the making the european ryder cup team had,
another solid week with a
t- 14 finish.
�top five celtic manor resort, Newport, Wales
1. Thongchai Jaidee 71-68-67-72—278
2. Thomas Björn 71-72-68-68—279
Joost Luiten 74-69-64-72—279
G. F’dez-Castaño 69-74-69-67—279
Richard Sterne 73-69-69-68—279
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� quotable
“i tried to hit everything on the fairway, then
hit the ball on the green. it was very, very
tough for me.” —ThonGchai jaidee
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