Ben Campbell’s great Asian Tour run continues
Ben Campbell – file photo
New Zealander Ben Campbell’s share of 4th place in this weekend’s Black Mountain Championship in Thailand has the 33-year-old in second position on both the Asian Tour Order of Merit and that of the International Series in 2024.
This week, Campbell earned US$81,000 in the US$2 million event to be behind only American John Catlin in both rankings having won two events in the International Series in the past twelve months including a win in Morocco in July.
Campbell’s final round of 64 to race up the leaderboard continues another great season to follow his very successful year in 2023 in which he won the Hong Kong Open where he defeated Cam Smith at the final hole to claim the title before finishing 5th on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit that year.
This week, Campbell finished three shots behind the playoff between Michael Maguire and John Catlin, eventually won by Maguire.
Campbell’s fellow New Zealander Nick Voke finished a shot behind Campbell in a share of 7th place to record his best finish of the season on the Asian Tour and advance his standing to 76th in the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit after only three starts there in 2024.
The finish will earn Voke a start at this week’s International Series event, also in Thailand.
