Port Dickson (Malaysia), May 30 (IANS): New Zealand’s golfer Sean Riordan erased the heartbreak of not making the grade at the Asian Tour Qualifying School by closing with an even-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the $60,000 PGM Port Dickson Championship here on Saturday.

Riordan, who led the ADT event after the second round, endured a nervous finish as he signed off with a four-day total of 11-under 273 to snatch a one-shot victory over Paul Donahoo of Australia at the Port Dickson Golf and Country Club.

The Malaysian trio of Shaaban Hussin, R.Nachimuthu and Kemarol Baharin shared the third place with Sweden’s Oskar Arvidsson on 275 total at the Championship, which is the 13th leg of this season’s ADT Schedule.

Having lost his opportunity to earn his Asian Tour card in Qualifying School in January, Riordan turned his attention to the ADT where the five top players on the Order of Merit at the end of the season will be rewarded with their card for the 2016 season.