Pongsapak "Fifa" Laopakdee turned a six-shot deficit into the biggest win of his life, shooting a 4-under-par 68 and outlasting 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki of Japan on the third extra hole to capture the Asia-Pacific Amateur on Sunday in Dubai.

The Arizona State junior became the first player from Thailand to win the championship since its launch in 2010, a victory that includes invitations to the 2026 Masters and the Open Championship.

Laopakdee's week-ending sequence was audacious. After Nagasaki's lead had disappeared by the conclusion of the 15th hole, both golfers birdied two of the final three holes to force extra holes. They both birdied the first two playoff holes as well, then took dead aim at the par-5 18th on the Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club.

Laopakdee's 6-iron second

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