THAI SURVIVES POOR FINISH, BAGS CROWN

Gunn Charoenkul survived an awful fold up to emerge champion of the ICTSI Orchard Golf Championship.

Charoenkul built a sevenstroke going into the last two holes to cushion his collapse as he carded a one-under 71 Saturday at Orchard’s Player course in Cavite.

Clyde Mondilla, on the other hand, finished strong but settled for an even 72 and second place.

The 22-year-old Charoenkul surged ahead by seven with a birdie on No. 16 before shooting double bogeys in the last two holes.

Still, Charoenkul’s sevenunder 281 total topped Mondilla’s 282 by one, rewarding him with his first triumph on the Philippine Golf Tour worth $10,500.

“I’m really happy because all my effort and sacrifices in the past four days didn’t go to waste,” said Charoenkul.