Date: June 29, 2008
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Gleeson storms home to finish third

Australia&aposs David Gleeson has roared home to finish equal third at the Thailand PGA Championship. Gleeson shot a superb eight-under 64 to finish at 17-under overall, four shots behind Korean winner Joong-kyung Mo. The 30-year-old was understandably delighted with his efforts. “I putted really well today, made three putts from the fringe,” he said. “I prepared well by coming out here early and it shows that good preparation does help.” Mo was joint leader heading into the final round and fired a brilliant seven-under 65 to finish three shots clear of Juvic Pagunsan. “This is a very special moment for me,” said Mo, who lifted his second Asian Tour title with a 21-under-par 267 total. “The first time I won in Guam in 1996, that got me going in my career and I won four times back home after that. But winning in Asia again after 12 long years is very special. I cannot explain in words. Australia&aposs Unho Park will be disappointed with his final round 73 which left him in eleventh place after he went into the final round equal with Gleeson. Adam Groom and Terry Pilkadaris finished a further two strokes back in a tie for 15th. Gavin Flint and Andrew Dodt tied for 28th place, while Richard Moir and Mitchell Brown did well to finish at two-under and even par respectively. Henry Epstein also finished even, while Neven Basic struggled to four-over and Peter Cooke had a weekend to forget, finishing at nine-over. Leading final round scores: 267: Mo Joong-kyung (Korea) 69 64 69 65 270: Juvic Pagunsan (Phillipines) 68 63 71 68 271: David Gleeson (Australia) 68 72 67 64, Prayad Marksaeng (Thailand) 67 65 73 66 274: Ben Leong (Malaysia) 69 70 66 69 276: Prom Meesawat (Thailand) 70 70 69 67 277: Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 70 68 71 68 278: Han Lee (USA) 68 69 68 73 279: Guido Van Der Valk (Netherlands) 72 69 68 70, Pariya Junhasavasdikul (Thailand) 72 70 65 72 280: Unho Park (Australia) 67 70 70 73 281: Chinnarat Phadungsil (Thailand) 68 71 75 67, Lien Lu-sen (Chines Taipei) 67 71 72 71, Thammanoon Srirot (Thailand) 68 70 72 71 282: Adam Groom (Australia) 71 69 71 71, Antonio Lascuna (Phillipines) 72 68 70 72, Arjun Singh (India) 68 69 73 72, Terry Pilkadaris (Australia) 67 73 71 71, Choengchai Panpumpo (Thailand) 70 71 67 74