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Rayhan, Priyanshu tied 35 as China's Lin wins spot

Wellington, Oct 29 (PTI) Rayhan Thomas and PriyanshuSingh ended the week at the ninth Asia-Pacific AmateurChampionship with identical rounds of one...

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Wellington, Oct 29 (PTI) Rayhan Thomas and PriyanshuSingh ended the week at the ninth Asia-Pacific AmateurChampionship with identical rounds of one-over 72 each andfinished in tied 35th place today.

The Indian duo totalled five-over 289 at the RoyalWellington Golf Club.

The other two Indians, who made the cut were furtherdown. Yashas Chandra (73-75-71-74) was tied 48 and YuvrajSandhu (73-75-75-76) was tied 60th.

China's Lin Yuxin, 17, won Asia-Pacific AmateurChampionship to secure spots in the 2018 Masters Tournamentand The 147th Open at Carnoustie.

In front of large crowds, the left-hander birdied the17th hole and eagled 18 to card a six-under-par 65 and finish14-under, three ahead of compatriot Andy Zhang (67), who wasrewarded with a place in The Open Qualifying Series.

Yuan Yechun (68) and Australia's Min Woo Lee (71) –younger brother of LPGA star Minjee Lee – shared third placeat seven-under, one ahead of 2015 champion Jin Cheng (65),also of China.

The Beijing-based Lin, who turned 17 on October 12, isthe third Chinese player to win the championship followingvictories by Guan Tianlang in 2012, aged 14, and Jin, who was17 when he won. PTI AHAH.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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