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LEOW EYES 'FUN' 2026 WITH ASIAN TOUR CARD
The Straits Times
|November 30, 2025
S'porean golfer's maiden win on Asian Development Tour propels him to fourth in Order of Merit
After nearly three years as a professional golfer, James Leow finally earned the breakthrough he had been chasing. In one of the most crucial moments of his career, the Singaporean golfer stormed to his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory with a nine-under 63 in the closing round of the season-ending Aramco Invitational Tournament on Nov 29.
Starting the day tied-sixth at 14-under 202 and five strokes behind England's overnight leader Angus Flanagan, Leow produced a brilliant final-round charge at the Rolling Hills Golf Club in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to finish with a 23-under 265 total and seal his first ADT win.
Flanagan (70) was two shots behind, while Filipino Carl Jano Corpus (66) was a further shot back in third.
The triumph also propelled Leow from 51st to fourth in the Tour's Order of Merit (OOM) - the season-long race to crown the circuit's top player - securing him one of the 10 cards available for the 2026 Asian Tour season.
Thai golfer Tawit Polthai finished atop the OOM, followed by Corpus and Englishman Matt Killen.
Leow said: "I've yet to soak in everything, there's so much going on after the win but it's a big sigh of relief.
This story is from the November 30, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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