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South Korean Kim Kyung-tae wins the Thailand Open by three strokes.

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South Korean Kim Kyung-tae won the Thailand Open by three strokes.

Kim carded a seven-under-par 65 in the final round to surge ahead of Wang Jeung-hun in the closing holes. Finishing with a total of 21-under in the $1 million tournament co-sanctioned by OneAsia and the Japan tours.

The Korean led by a single stroke going into the final hole but while his 19-year-old opponent succumbed to a bogey, Kim calmly holed his putt for a birdie.

All week the 28-year-old showed glimpses of his form that helped him become the first Korean to win the Japan Golf Tour money list in 2010.

Wang was a stroke ahead of Kim before he made the turn, with six birdies on the front nine. But he could add only another stroke on the back with bogeys on the 14th and the final hole.

Overnight leader Joshua Younger of Australia could only manage a 73 to claim third place on 14-under.