Anthony Quayle remains on track to retain his card on the Japan Golf Tour following a roller-coaster finish to his final round of the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup at the Musashi Country Club in Saitama.

Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, the time-honoured Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup provided the opportunity for Aussies to make a move on two separate moneylists with Quayle and Travis Smyth the best performers in a tie for 21st.

In his maiden season in Japan Quayle now sits 37th on the moneylist and experienced all the highs and lows golf can throw at you in his final four holes of the tournament.

After making the turn in 1-under 34, Quayle added a further birdie at the par-5 11th but dropped a shot after failing to get up and down at the par-4 15th.

A birdie at the par-3 16th got him back to 2-under on his round and then a hole-out eagle at the par-5 17th had him on track to record just his third top-20 finish of the year.

The Queenslander unfortunately missed the green with his approach to the par-4 18th and again failed to save par, signing for a 3-under 68 that was one of the best of the day.

Playing in Japan for the first time thanks to his top-10 finish on the Asian Tour the week prior, Smyth opened with a 69 to be tied for 22nd after the first round but needed three straight birdies in his second round to qualify for the weekend.

In a tough week for scoring Smyth compiled matching 1-under rounds of 70 on Saturday and Sunday to move up to a tie for 21st and up to 44th on the Asian Tour order of merit.

Brad Kennedy continues to hold his place inside the top 10 of the Japan Golf Tour moneylist as a final round of 69 saw him finish tied for 26th with Matthew Griffin also recording his best round for the week on Sunday to be tied for 48th.

Queensland amateur Shae Wools-Cobb underlined his enormous potential with a final round of 1-under 70 to close out his week among the professionals in a tie for 45th, the equal-best finish of the 14 amateurs invited to take part.

ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit leader Daniel Nisbet withdrew following round one with back issues and will subsequently miss next week’s Taiwan Masters.