Sweden's Malcolm Kokocinski secured his maiden Asian Tour title when he fired six-under-par 65 in the final round to win the AB Bank Bangladesh Open by three shots in Dhaka on Saturday. Kokocinski overturned a three-shot deficit from the third round to cap a winning total of 14-under-par 270 at the Kurmitola Golf Club. The 26-year-old Swede takes home a winner's purse of $54,000 in the $300,000 event courtesy of his breakthrough victory on the Asian Tour.
Kokocinski has become the third consecutive first-time winner at the Bangladesh Open, following Thailand's Thitiphun Chuayprakong and Jazz Janewattananond in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The Thailand-based golfer is the second Swede to win in three weeks on the Asian Tour, following Alexander Bjork at the Volvo China Open. "This win means a lot to me. I don't have a status on the Asian Tour before this week. So I am really pleased with how I played here", Kokocinski said in comments published on the tournament's official website.