Queensland’s Scott Hend
enjoyed a one-shot triumph at the Queen’s Cup on Sunday for his second title of
the season and ninth Asian Tour career victory.

The big-hitting Queenslander
overcame a two-shot deficit with a final round of four-under-par 67 at the
Santiburi Samui Country Club to pip home talent Gunn Charoenkul, who signed off
with a bogey-free 66 for his best finish on Tour.

Overnight leader Prom Meesawat
endured a disappointing 72 to finish three back in joint third place with
American Paul Peterson (69), Korea’s Jeunghun Wang (69) and Thailand’s Pavit
Tangkamolprasert (66) in the US$300,000 Asian Tour tournament.

"I lost the tournament in Wentworth, lost the
tournament in Mauritius and had chances in China. That’s four times this year
and I didn’t win. Whether this was my golf course or not, I’ve been playing
very good golf and trying to not get down on myself. It’s nice to win again,"
said Hend, who was victorious at the True Thailand Classic earlier this season.

Hend turned in 35 and then drew level with Prom
with birdies on 11 and 12. He surged ahead with a seven-foot birdie on 14 which
the Thai bogeyed after finding trouble with an errant drive.

With a two-shot lead, the Queenslander
parred home to hoist the Queen’s Cup, becoming only the second non-Thai golfer
to win the tournament since it joined the Asian Tour Schedule in 2009.

"I sort of put the bit between the teeth and
got on 11 and hit driver up to near the green. I took the hole on as I thought
I needed to make a move. Prom was ahead then and I chipped to four feet for
birdie and on 12, I hit another great drive and hit it to six feet for another
great birdie," said Hend 

"Unfortunately for Prom, he made a mistake on
the 14^th hole which I made another birdie and that was a big swing.
I saw I had a two-shot lead coming down the last hole and I didn’t want to do
anything stupid or ridiculous."

Hend’s latest victory could see him overtake countryman
Marcus Fraser on the Official World Golf Ranking and put him in position to
make the Olympic Games.

"There are three more weeks for the Olympic
qualifying. I’m 43 this year, who knows how much longer (I can play) although
I’m getting better with age. It’ll be nice to go the Olympics and be one of the
first Australians to play in it since golf’s re-inclusion. It’s all these
different things that you chalk up in your career and when you’re finished, you
just sit back and say this is what I did," said Hend, who totalled 15-under-par
269 and earned US$54,000.

Gunn, 24, charged into contention by turning in
32 but the birdies dried up on the back nine. He had a chance to put some
pressure on Hend by missed an eagle chance from 15 feet at the last hole.

"I was striking it really good and I kept
making good putts on the front nine. I could just see the breaks. On the back
nine, I looked at the leaderboard on 11 and I said okay, I’ve got to do
something.

"But I just couldn’t get the breaks right then,
I got the speed right but I missed a lot of chances, about six or seven holes.
I couldn’t make birdie until the last hole. I hit it close on 18 for eagle and
it would have been nice to put some pressure on him.

"Hopefully I can keep improving from here. I’ll
keep working hard for sure," said Gunn.

Prom, chasing a third Asian Tour title, was
disappointed he failed to win on home soil for the first time. "I was playing alright but didn’t
make any putts. Hendy played good and hit almost all fairways. He had a good up
and down on 13 and then I made bogey on 14. He played solid golf," said Prom.