Jaidee wins three-way playoff in Korea

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04/26/2009 - Jeju Island, South Korea (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thongchai Jaidee holed a short birdie putt to win a three-way playoff Sunday at the Ballantine's Championship, his second victory in less than two months.

Jaidee knocked his approach to five feet on the first extra hole -- the par- four 18th -- and made the putt to knock off Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Sung-Hoon Kang for his fourth European Tour win.

The 39-year-old from Thailand picked up title No. 3 at last month's Indonesian Open.

"I enjoyed winning a tournament for the second time this year," he said.

The trio finished regulation at four-under 284 following a tough weekend for scoring at Pinx Golf Club. Kang shot a four-under 68, Fernandez-Castano had a 69 and Jaidee was the last to make the playoff after posting a 70.

On the extra hole, all three players found the fairway off the 18th tee.

Jaidee applied the pressure with an eight-iron to five feet, while Kang followed by hitting his approach to about seven feet. Fernandez-Castano sent his shot bouncing off the back of the green, all but knocking him out of the playoff.

After Fernandez-Castano was unable to hole his chip-shot, Kang also missed on his seven-foot birdie try. Jaidee then calmly drained his five-footer for the win.

"If you putt well, you win the tournament," said Jaidee.

The loss was particularly sour for Fernandez-Castano, who has now finished as a runner-up in three consecutive tournaments.

"I have to say, this one hurt," said the 28-year-old Spaniard, still seeking win No. 5. "But that's golf."

Ernie Els shot a 71 and finished two strokes out of the playoff. He tied for fourth place at two-under 286 with Seve Benson (69), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (70) and third-round leader Robert-Jan Derksen (76).

Peter Lawrie (66), Mardan Mamat (71) and Danny Willett (69) were the only other players to break par for the tournament, finishing at one-under 287.

Kang held a one-shot lead when he reached the 18th tee, but he bogeyed the closing hole to drop to minus-four. Later, he squandered a chance for his first European Tour win by missing a birdie putt on the same hole.

Fernandez-Castano bogeyed No. 17 to fall into a tie with Kang, then parred the 18th with a chance to take sole possession of the lead.

Jaidee was the last of the three players to finish his final round. After making a birdie at No. 10, he parred eight consecutive holes to coast into the playoff.

"I didn't think [I] could win the tournament. When I looked at the leaderboard I thought, 'I have no shot,'" said Jaidee.

But he did win. And the victory made a weekend's worth of chilly, windy conditions on Jeju Island well worth the hassle.

"I never won in weather like this before," said Jaidee.

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