Jarmo Sandelin showed not only that he had a winning touch when he won the Asian Open yesterday, but also displayed a finely developed sense of fashion.
The clothes he wore for the final round were his own creations -- an electric blue shirt, with "Jarmo" embroidered on his left sleeve and tan mechanics pants with pockets down the side.
"I used to spend so much time finding clothing that I decided it was easier to make my own clothing that I really want to wear," said Sandelin.
He said he shares his rather offbeat fashion sense with another Swedish golfer, Jesper Parnivik.
"Jesper is very eccentric. We like clothing. We like fashion. We are individualists. I think that's good because we need more characters on the tour."
Our Lips are Sealed
Words couldn't quite express his feelings, so it was appropriate that Jarmo Sandelin planted a kiss on the cheek of his caddie, Julie Chu Mei-tzi, after the final round yesterday.
Chu, a 32-year-old caddie at Ta Shee, was assigned to Sandelin in a blind draw prior to the start of the tournament.
She couldn't understand English or Swedish and his Mandarin didn't amount to much after only a week in Taiwan.
Their lack of a common language, however, did not prove to be much of an obstacle.
Sandelin said she performed perfectly by carrying his bags, leaving the Swede alone among the big names in the tournament to step off distances, read greens, and select clubs by himself.
Wang carries torch
Taiwan's best showing was by Wang Ter-chang (
Nine out of the 12 Taiwanese players entered in the tournament made the cut.
Jaidee makes progress
Thongchai Jaidee's second place check of US$129,920 vaulted him ahead of Korean Charlie Wi in the Asian Tour Order of Merit standings.
With next week's Omega Hong Kong Open remaining, Jaidee has prize money US$342,348, compared to Wi's US$314,827.
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