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Thailand's Marksaeng leads regional charge

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Prayad Marksaeng has established himself as the Omega Tour's top Asian player this year after victories at the Lexus International in Bangkok and the Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship.

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The wins highlighted a strong year by Thai players with two of Prayad's compatriots also among the winners.

Thammanoon Sriroj captured the Pakistan Masters in October and Boonchu Ruangkit became the first player in tour history to successfully defend his title - at the London Myanmar Open in Burma.

Thai players received a big lift at the start of the season when golfing sensation Tiger Woods, whose mother is Thai, destroyed the competition in front of huge galleries in Bangkok to win the Asian Honda Classic by 10 strokes in February.

In the three-year history of the Omega Tour, Thai and US players have dominated, winning 11 tournaments each.

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The Tour's concept has always been to foster and showcase developing Asian talent.

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