The French pass the first obstacle of the Asian Maps final without incident

Julien Sale (photo), Gary Stal and Joël Stalter, the three French people present this week in Hua Hin (Thailand) at the Final Stage of the Asian Cards, passed without any problem the first cut offering the first 140 and tied the right to continue the adventure 36 additional holes. A final cut on Friday will take place where only the first 70 and ties will compete on Saturday for one of the 35 qualifying places for the Asian Tour 2025.

This is a good thing done! Julien Sale, Gary Stall et Joel Stalterthe three French people present at the final of the Cartes deAsian Tourpassed without incident this Wednesday the first pitfall where only the first 140 and tied (for 206 players at the start) are invited to continue this marathon in five rounds.

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Julien Sale, member of the Team St Laurentis thus in 10th place at -7 with two cards of 68 (-3) and 67 (-4) in a leaderboard currently dominated by the Australian Jack Thompsonalone in the lead at -11.

Still as sharp after winning his First Stage section in Chonrubi (Thailand) on December 6, Gary Stal occupies 16th place at -6 with a 71 (par) and above all a fiery 65 (-6) on the composite course A and B.

Also summoned to routes A and B, Joël Stalter did not waver with his 67 (-4) of the day which sent him to 21st place at -5 total.

A second cut will take place on Friday after 72 holes and will allow the first 70 and tied to compete in a final round where only the top 35 (without a tie) will obtain full playing rights on the Asian Tour 2025. The French trio is therefore for currently well placed to evolve in a few weeks on the Circuit financially supported by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from Saudi Arabia.

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