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Top Macau amateur Xiao Jieyu was crowned the Macau Men’s Open Amateur champion for 2013 after holding off a strong Hong Kong challenge last month. Xiao, who got off to a shaky start with a double bogey on the first hole of the tournament, fought back superbly to card back-to-back level-par rounds of 71 to take the title by three shots from 15-year-old Leon D’Souza. Another Hong Kong player, Tang Kei-hin finished a further five shots adrift in solo third place. D’Souza fought tooth and nail with Xiao in the final round and only bogeys on the 16th and 17th, holes that Xiao did brilliantly to par, prevented the event from reaching a play-off. “Winning home soil, and being able to do so against a field including former champions like three-time winner Doug Williams and defending champion Jordan Yeung, gives me a boost of confidence,” said Xiao, a four-handicapper. Xiao credited his win to the opportunity give to him by the Macau Golf Association and the Macau Sports Development Board to play at the All China Games, the Venetian Macau Open as well as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. “The experience I gained from playing in those elite field events has given me an understanding of where I stand in the game and what I needed to work on,” Xiao added.
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2013 Macau Men’s Open Amateur Results 1
Xiao Jieyu
71 71
142
2 3
Leon D’Souza
72 73
145
Tang Kei-hin
77 73
150
4
Tang Chak-hou
75 76
151
5
Fu Pou-hong
75 79
154
6
Doug Williams
79 76
155
7
Lee Wai-kin
81 75
156
8
Ao Pak-loi
80 78
158
9=
Warren Fong
82 78
160
Chan Yuen-kow
81 79
160
Leung Hong-yee
81 79
160
84 77
161
12= Julio Tsang
Stanley Tang
82 79
161
14= Ao Chi-veng
80 82
162
78 84
162
Jeffrey Wang
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