Ekpharit Wu from Thailand and Chinese Taipei’s Hung Chien-yao were in a class of their own on Sunday at the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open.

Wu chased down the overnight leader Hung on the back nine to post a five-under-par 67 verses Hung’s 70 to take the victory by two. They were eight and six shots respectively clear of Guatemala’s Jose Toledo and Charlie Lindh from Sweden in tied-third.

Wu’s touch on the Taifong Golf Club greens was exquisite, and he led the field in Putts per Round, together with Filipino Lloyd Jefferson Go, with 26 and topped the Putts per GIR list on his own with a 1.528 average.

He was also highly accurate off the tee and into the greens, ranking fourth in Fairways Hit with 69.64% and T5 in GIR with 73.61%.

Both Wu and runner-up Hung topped the list for Birdies made during the week with 23, two more than Toledo and three more then Lindh, and Wu also led the field in Eagles with two.

Hung Chien-yao.

Hung was in great form during the week and produced rock-solid ball striking stats, leading both the GIR category and Fairways Hit categories with 83.33% and 78.57% respectively. He also performed well on the greens and was T7 in Putts per GIR with a 1.65 average.

Of the two joint third-place finishers Lindh and Toledo, Toledo had better stats on the greens ranking T6 in Putts per Round with 26.75 and sixth in Putts per GIR with 1.646.

Lindh was better off the tee and into the greens, and was fourth in GIR 75% with and T12 in Fairways Hit with 60.71%. He also led the field in the Bounce Back category with 66.67%.

Statistics Categories leaders at the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open (of players making the cut):

• Putts per Round – Ekpharit Wu (THA), Lloyd Jefferson Go (PHI): 26
• Putts per GIR – Ekpharit Wu (THA): 1.528
• GIR – Hung Chien-yao (TPE): 83.33%
• Fairways Hit – Hung Chien-yao (TPE): 78.57%
• Driving Distance – Roberto Lebrija (MEX): 327.8 yards
• Most Eagles – Ekpharit Wu (THA): 2
• Most Birdies – Hung Chien-yao (TPE), Ekpharit Wu (THA): 23
• Fewest Bogies or Worse – Siddikur Rahman (BAN): 4
• Scrambling – Siddikur Rahman (BAN): 86.67%
• Bounce back – Charlie Lindh (SWE): 66.67%