Johl flounders again, finishes at bottom in Caltex Open

Seoul, May 6 (UNI) Amandeep Johl capped his form slump with a final round six over 78 to finish tied 72nd in GS Caltex Maekyung Open here today.

Johl returned another 78 after rounds of 78, 76 and 71 in the previous three days to end the tournament in the third place from bottom with an aggregate of 15 over 303. But, the Chandigarh pro's effort was worth 860 dollars.

Asian Games gold medallist Kim Kyung-tae of Korea coasted to an emphatic five-stroke victory in the 600,000 dollar Asian Tour event, just five months after turning pro.

The 20-year-old Kim trailed by one overnight but steamrolled past China's Liang Wen-chong with a stunning final round of five-under 67 at Nam Seoul Country Club to secure his maiden Asian Tour victory in only his second start in the region and earn a cheque of 129,032 dollar.

Liang, who had led since the first day, failed to keep up pace on the back nine as he settled for second place with a closing 73.

Korean amateur Danny Lee Jin-myung, who is only 16 and lives in New Zealand, grabbed third place on 279 after closing with a superb 65 while another amateur Kim Bi-o, veteran Choi Gwang-soo and Lee Seung-ho shared fourth place on 282.

Leading final round scores: 270. Kim Kyung-tae (KOR) 70-66-67-67 275. Liang Wen-chong (CHN) 64-71-67-73 279. Lee Jin-myung [A] (KOR) 70-73-71-65 282. Kim Bi-o (KOR) 72-69-75-66, Lee Seong-Ho (KOR) 72-71-71-68, Choi Gwang-soo (KOR) 70-76-67-69 284. Yoo Jong-gu (KOR) 68-73-74-69, Mitchell Brown (AUS) 66-73-74-71, Kang Kyung-nam (KOR) 73-67-73-71, Richard Lee (NZL) 68-75-71-70, Anthony Kang (USA) 75-69-68-72 285. Kim Chang-yoon (KOR) 76-70-71-68, Unho Park (AUS) 74-69-73-69, Choi Sang-ho (KOR) 71-73-72-69, Hong Soon-sang (KOR) 76-72-66-71 286. Craig Smith (WAL) 73-69-76-68, David Oh (USA) 72-71-74-69, Jin Park (KOR) 76-71-70-69, Bae Sang-moon (KOR) 71-72-71-72, Choi Joon-woo (KOR) 71-73-70-72, Lee Won-joon (AUS) 76-67-66-77 287. Mardan Mamat (SIN) 70-73-75-69, Shin Yong-jin (KOR) 70-69-74-74, Kim Jong-duk (KOR) 75-70-68-74 UNI