South Korea's Song Min-hyuk romped to a seven-shot victory in the Asian Tour's season-ending Philippine Open on Sunday, as Thailand's Pavit Tangkamolprasert wrapped up the 2026 order of merit honours despite finishing in a tie for 44th.
The rising South Korean star earned the Asian Tour "Rookie of the Year" title after carding a level-par 70 to finish on 15-under, having taken the lead on Friday with a remarkable 10-under 60, which included a hole-in-one, at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.
Pavit was crowned Asia's number one for the first time as Australia's Travis Smyth, second in the order of merit, shot a 67 for a share of 12th at Southwoods.
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Smyth needed a top-two finish to have any chance of catching the Thai.
"Feels like a dream comes true, you know," said Pavit after becoming the fifth Thai to win the coveted title after Thongchai Jaidee, Thaworn Wiratchant, a two-time winner, Jazz Janewattananond and Kiradech Aphibarnrat.
"It's not easy... took me almost nine years to win my first Asian Tour event in Macau, and yeah, today I won the Order of Merit after 20 years," he said after finishing at one-over par for the tournament.