The final battle for the Asian Development Tour (ADT) Order of Merit crown and the five coveted Asian Tour cards will take place when the 2014 season heads towards its finish at the PGM MIDF KLGCC Championship, which is slated to take place from Dec 3-6.
Thailand's Pavit Tangkamolprasert leads the current Order of Merit with a season's haul of $68,975 courtesy of three victories and five top-five finishes while Chan Shih-chang of Chinese Taipei trails by a mere $566 in second place.
The talented duo, who had earlier received playing rights on the Asian Tour following three ADT victories this season, will have everything to play for when they challenge for the ultimate Order of Merit crown at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club here.
While the Merit Crown is clearly left for Pavit and Chan to vie for in the RM250,000 (approximately $80,000) event, there is also a battle on the other end where players are fighting to finish inside the top-five on the final Order of Merit so as to secure their Asian Tour cards for the 2015 season.
Niall Turner of Ireland, a one-time ADT winner, sits in third place on the money list with current earnings of $46,218 while Thailand's Sattaya Supupramai, who claimed his third ADT title a fortnight ago, takes fourth place on $46,192.
Malaysia's Arie Irawan trails fifth-placed Brett Munson of the United States by about US$4,220 in sixth place on $37,275. Arie will need a top-three finish at the PGM MIDF KLGCC Championship to stand a chance to grab one of the five Asian Tour cards on offer.
