Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri closed the gap on Asian Tour Order of Merit leader David Lipsky of the United States after another solid finish.
Lahiri finished tied second at the King's Cup Sunday and pocketed $43,250 to trail Lipsky by about $118,256 while Thailand's Prom Meesawat lurks in third following a top-10 result at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club.
Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant, who claimed an unprecedented 18th Asian Tour title at the King's Cup, moved up to seventh with a season's haul of $268,882. He also won the Queen's Cup on home soil in June.
Lahiri, who led the King's Cup for the first three rounds, was disappointed not to win his third Asian Tour title this year. But with three tournaments remaining this season, he still has a fighting chance to win the prestigious Order of Merit crown and break inside the top-50 in the world.
"It's a solid week all in all and I'm happy with the way I'm playing. I just got to pick myself up and win the Indonesia Open. I would have liked to have won last week because I'm running out of tournaments," said Lahiri.
"I've to win at least one of these next three events to have a chance at winning the Order of Merit. I'm a little upset I didn't close it out as I led wire-to-wire. I guess Thaworn was the better player. I don't think I played poorly but it was just not good enough to close it out," added Lahiri, who is currently ranked 70th in the world.
The Asian Tour heads to the $750,000 Indonesia Open in Jakarta to be played at the Damai Indah Golf, Pantai Indah Kapuk Course Dec 4-7.
Asian Tour Order of Merit Top-10
1. David Lipsky (USA) $682,610
2. Anirban Lahiri (IND) $564,354
3. Prom Meesawat (THA) $526,171
4. Cameron Smith (AUS) $427,476
5. Angelo Que (PHI) $381,655
6. Scott Hend (AUS) $371,177
7. Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) $268,882
8. Antonio Lascuna (PHI) $253,163
9. Rashid Khan (IND) $243,249
10. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) $237,685
