Malaysia's Ashley Lau closed her year with a commendable tied 17th position finish at the Simone Asia Pacific Cup held in Pondok Indah Golf Course, Jakarta from December 21 -23.

The Sarawakian posted a final round of one-over-par 73 to finish on a three-day aggregate of one-over-par 217 - 15 shots back of winner Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand.

Lau's T17 finish marked the best-ever Malaysian performance in the event since its inception last year. The previous best Malaysian finish in last year's Simone Asia Pacific Cup was T34, recorded by Alyaa Abdulghany.

Geraldine Wong, who made her maiden international professional debut this week in Indonesia, ended her campaign with a closing two-over-par 74 to be in joint 41st position.

World No. 9 Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, who entered this week's Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta with the intention of just "having fun," transformed the tournament into a one-woman exhibition as she secured a commanding seven-shot victory.

Atthaya (69) finished at 14-under-par 202, well ahead of Da-yeon Lee of South Korea, who could only muster a 71 to claim the second spot on 209, with compatriot Min-byeol Kim (70) another two shots back in third.

To make the victory even sweeter, Atthaya celebrated a double success when she and her partner, Jaravee Bonchant, dominated the team title, also with a seven-shot margin.

Jaravee closed with her best performance of the week, carding a 70 to finish tied for 13th individually, but it was sufficient to help Team Thailand 2 dethrone South Korea from their team crown with an aggregate of 15-under 417.

World No. 9 Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, who entered this week's Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta with the intention of just "having fun," transformed the tournament into a one-woman exhibition as she secured a commanding seven-shot victory on Saturday.

Starting the day with a five-shot cushion, Atthaya faced little threat as she traded five birdies against two bogeys for a solid three-under-par 69 at the Pondok Indah Golf Course.

Atthaya finished at 14-under-par 202, well ahead of Da-yeon Lee of South Korea, who could only muster a 71 to claim the second spot on 209, with compatriot Min-byeol Kim (70) another two shots back in third.

A maiden Ladies Asian Tour Series win ensured that Atthaya did not finish the season empty-handed after coming close with two runner-up finishes on the LPGA Tour this season.

While Ashley Lau of Malaysia posted a final round of one-over-par 73 to finish on a three-day aggregate of one-over-par 217 - earning Lau bragging rights as the best-placed Malaysian this week in Jakarta with a share of tied for 17th position.

While Geraldine Wong, who made her maiden international professional debut in Indonesia, ended her campaign with a closing two-over-par 74 to be in joint 41st position.

To make the victory even sweeter, Atthaya celebrated a double success when she and her partner, Jaravee Bonchant, dominated the team title, also with a seven-shot margin.

Jaravee closed with her best performance of the week, carding a 70 to finish tied for 13th individually, but it was sufficient to help Team Thailand 2 dethrone South Korea from their team crown with an aggregate of 15-under 417.

The win earned Atthaya a cool US$110,000, and she also secured a share of the US$24,000 with Jaravee for their success as a team.

The Malaysian duo finished with a total of 12-over-par in the team event, earning them 15th position.

Leading final round scores:
Individual
202: Atthaya Thitikul (Tha) 68-65-69;
209: Da-yeon Lee (Kor) 68-70-71;
211: Min-byeol Kim (Kor) 70-71-70;
212: Min-sol Kim (Kor-Am) 72-70-70, Hyo-song Lee (Kor-Am) 68-73-71, Eila Galitsky (Tha-Am) 70-69-73;
213: Yu-sang Hou (Tpe) 71-75-67, Arianna Lau (Hkg-Am) 73-71-69, Diksha Dagar (Ind) 72-71-70, You-min Hwang (Kor) 75-68-70;
214: Pei-yin Tsai (Tpe) 71-73-70, Hee-jeong Lim (Kor) 70-72-72;
215: Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) 72-71-72, Jaravee Boonchant (Tha) 73-72-70.

Team
417: Thailand 2 (Atthaya Thitikul and Jaraveen Boonchant);
424: Korea 4 (You-min Hwang and Min-byeol Kim) and Korea 5 (Min-sol Kim and Hyo-song Lee);
429: Korea 3 (Da-yeon Lee and So-young Lee;
230: Chinese Taipei (Pei-yun Chien and Pei-ying Tsai).