2010 Malaysian Open Golf Champion Noh Seung-yul of South Korea kept up his fine run of golf form by qualifying for the Open at St Andrews in July with compatriot amateur golfer Eric Chun, Malaysia ’s Danny Chia and Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan at the International Final Qualifying – Asia.

Noh, fired rounds of 66 and 68 for a 36 hole aggregate score of ten under par 134 to finish alongside Danny Chia in joint runner-up place. The qualifying event was won by Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan with rounds of 67 and 66 for a total score of -11, 133, at the Saujana Golf and Country Club.

Amateur golfer Chun, who was on five-under alongside three other players going into the final hole, held his nerve to sink his birdie putt from four feet to claim the last place at St Andrews on -6, 138.

The Open will celebrate its 150th anniversary at the Old Course, St Andrews from July 15-18 this year.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS (Saujana Golf and Country Club, Par 72)

133 Hiroyuki FUJITA (JPN) 67-66
134 NOH Seung-Yul (KOR) 66-68, Danny CHIA (MAS) 66-68
138 Eric CHUN (A) (KOR) 67-71

Top-four above qualify for The Open at St Andrews Old Course

139 KIM Dae-Hyun KOR 73-66, Keith HORNE (RSA) 73-66, Andrew DODT (AUS) 74-65
140 HIDETO Tanihara (JPN) 72-68, Guido VAN DER VALK (HOL) 71-69
141 Tetsuji HIRATSUKA (JPN) 73-68, HAN Chang-Won (A) (KOR) 73-68
142 LAM Chih-Bing (SIN) 73-69, Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA) 69-73, David GLEESON (AUS) 74-68
143 M.Sasidaran (MAS) 72-71, Miles TUNNICLIFF (ENG) 71-72
144 Airil Rizman ZAHARI (MAS) 73-71, Mars PUCAY (PHI) 72-72, Yoshinobu TSUKADA (JPN) 72-72, LEE Sung (KOR) 70-74