Jesper Svensson won the Singapore title after three playoff holes

The Swedish golfer Jesper Svensson is proclaimed champion of the Singapore Classictournament corresponding to the DP World Tour, after winning the third playoff hole against Thai Kiradech Aphibarnratafter they both finished the four days with 271 strokes, 17 under par at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club course where the event was held.

They were both the best in the last round. In the case of the Nordic player, he scored 63 hits as a result of two eagles, eight birdies and three bogeys, competing with the Chinese Haotong Li and the Irish Shane Lowry.

For his part, the Asian sealed a performance of 64 strokes that included a decisive ‘eagle’ on the 18th hole. where the playoff will be played, seven birdies and one bogey accompanied on his journey by the Frenchman Matthieu Pavon and the Englishman Jordan Smith.

The good feeling with which he finished his match and that ‘eagle’ on the par 5 at the closing flag left Aphibarnrat in a good position to face off for the title with Svensson.

Both started a personal rivalry with birdies and continued it in two pairs.. However, in the third, an unchanging approach from the Thai, who ended up leaving the green, left a rival on the right track who did not fail to finish it with a par. Behind them, Englishman Sam Bairstow finished with 272 strokes.

This way Svensson, whose best result on the DP World Tour in 2024 was his second place in Bahrain tied with South African Zander Lombard; won his first circuit title since the 2023 B-NL Challenge Trophy held in the Netherlands.

Regarding the participation of the Spanish Alejandro del Rey, with -4 on the last day, was the best with 276 hits; followed by Adri Arnaus (279), Iván Cantero (284) and Ángel Hidalgo (291).