NATASHA Andrea Oon (pic) is just 18. And she showed nerves of steel on the 18th hole of the Luisita Golf and Country Club in Tarlac City, Clark, to roll in a 10-foot birdie putt that stunned defending champions Thailand and put Malaysia a step closer to winning their first golf gold medal in 18 years.
The teenager pulled off an unlikely win over world No. 1 Atthaya Thittikul in the sudden-death playoff after the team matchplay semi-final contest ended in a 1-1 draw yesterday. Natasha and Atthaya had earlier delivered a point each for their respective teams.
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