Lam, 16, was consistently personified during the rainswept final round, carding two birdies and just one bogey in his one-under 69, which enabled him to become the first local boys’ winner since Steven Lam in 2009.
Hsieh Ting-wei of Chinese Taipei finished in a tie for second with Hong Kong’s Leon D’Souza on a two-day score of 151.
"I just tried to treat it like any other round, to not put any pressure on myself," said Lam, a student at International Christian School. "I relied on my short game quite a bit and made a few nice putts. I was rolling. It feels great."
In the overall girls’ division, Thailand’s Chayanit Wangmahaporn cruised to a seven-shot win after adding a 73 to her first round 76. Hong Kong’s Vivian Li placed second after closing with a 75.
Overall Boys’ Results
1 Lucas Lam HKG 72 69 141
2= Leon D’Souza HKG 77 74 151
Hsieh Ting-wei TPE 79 72 151
4= Humphrey Wong HKG 79 76 155
Jettawat Patsriruang THA 79 76 155
Overall Girls’ Results
1 Chayanit Wangmahaporn THA 76 73 149
2 Vivian Li HKG 81 75 156
3 Huang Yu-lun TPE 78 86 164
4= Carrie-Ann Lee HKG 81 84 165
Emilie Vickie Leung HKG 81 84 165
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