Brendan Jones’ closing round of 66 helped the 35-year-old Australian claim the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open by one shot from Ryuichi Oda.

Australian Adam Groom and Indian Rahil Gangjee lead after opening rounds of 66, six under par, in the Open championship international qualifier at Sentosa in Singapore today.

Nick Faldo was grimly battling to stay in contention for his first European Tour victory since 1994 in the third round of the €1m Caltex Singapore Masters at Laguna National today.