Sirikit Cup: Rianne winds up fourth

CARMONA, Cavite — Rianne Malixi placed fourth in the individual race while the Philippines finished ninth in the team competition at the close of the 43rd Queen Sirikit Cup at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club on Friday.

Malixi and Yoo Hyun-jo finished on five-under 283 but the Korean took third place via countback for having the best final round.

Yoo shot a 71 while Malixi closed with a 74 in the four-day tournament organized by the Women's Golf Association of the Philippines.

India's Avani Prashanth fired a 68 to win the individual crown on 272, 10 shots ahead of runner-up Fiona Xi of New Zealand who turned in a 69.

Malixi got to within three strokes off the leader at the outward nine. She bogeyed 11 and took a triple bogey on 13 that doomed her chances.

Kim Min-sol scored 68 and Yoo had a 71 for 139 as South Korea took home the centerpiece prize overall team championship with a 564 tally.

India, thanks to the excellent week of Prashanth, was second with 142-569. Japan wound up third with 140-573 in a tie with Indonesia.

The host country was ninth with 148-583. Lois Kaye Go's 74 counted as the second score in the three-to-play, two-to-count format. Mafy Singson, the third member, had a 75.