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Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealanders Zack Swanwick, Cooper Moore and Ryan Xie struck a philosophical note after narrowly failing to secure a maiden Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship title for their country.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealanders Zack Swanwick, Cooper Moore and Ryan Xie struck a philosophical note after narrowly failing to secure a maiden Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) title for their country.<\/p>\n Third-round leader Swanwick had to settle for second place, three strokes behind the triumphant Thai Fifa Laopakdee, while Moore ended fourth and Xie fifth.<\/p>\n Swanwick, whose solitary birdie in a round of 75 came at the par-five 18th, said: \u201cIt was a special week. Back in your home country, playing on a nice course, family out. A little disappointing, but it’s tough to be sad walking away from the week.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was pretty cool, pretty loud, a lot of Kiwis came out, which is always good.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked about his travails at the 11th where he suffered a triple-bogey seven to surrender the lead, Swanwick said: \u201cI landed the bunker shot five, seven feet further. I was trying to keep it on the slope but couldn\u2019t. It wasn\u2019t that bad of a shot but ended up in not a good situation. I tried to stay calm \u2026 it\u2019s just a golf shot. The next one is more important.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Moore, who like Swanwick closed with a 75, was also upbeat.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior champion said: \u201cIt was really exciting out there. Obviously, disappointed I didn\u2019t get the result, but it was great fun. Great to have the opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud to get myself in that situation, it doesn\u2019t happen very often. I did all the right things. Stayed patient.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOverall, it was really cool. Definitely you could feel the support. The Kiwi fans came out and embraced golf.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Ryan Xie, who bounced back with a closing 66 \u2013 14 strokes better than his Saturday return \u2013 added: \u201cI\u2019m proud of this week. It\u2019s always what ifs, but my first time at the AAC, I\u2019m very happy with it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a very proud week for New Zealand \u2013 look at the top of the leaderboard. It\u2019s been great.\u201d<\/p>\n
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