DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Pongsapak "Fifa” Laopakdee rallied from a six-shot deficit with a 4-under 68 and beat 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki of Japan on the third playoff to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur, sending him to the Masters and British Open next year.
Laopakdee, a junior at Arizona State, became the first player from Thailand to win the championship that began in 2010.
