Hong Kong golfer Motin Yeung scores landmark victory on PGA Tour Series-China
Playing on a sponsor’s invite after missing out at Q-School, the 24-year-old wins in a play-off and secures his card through next year
Yeung, 24, sank a 10-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to deny Callum Tarren, who led after the first two rounds and was hoping to become the tour’s first English winner, and American Joseph Gunerman, the joint 54-hole leader with Canada’s Richard Jung.
Yeung and Tarren, 27, played in the penultimate group and both shot 6-under 65s to set the clubhouse lead at 19-under. Gunerman, 25, then joined the pair with a 67 that featured an eagle at the par-5 16th.
Yeung, 24, was thrilled to win with his girlfriend and friends watching, having secured his place in the play-off with a third successive 65. After failing to record a birdie in his first 12 holes on Thursday, he birdied 27 of his last 60 holes in regulation – plus the first extra hole.
Yeung was playing on a sponsor invite, having failed to earn any status at Q-School in February.