THERE was a time when the favourite and leader for two days, Stewart Ginn, stuttered.

When the Australian dropped a shot at the par-four 13th, his compatriot Randall Vines made up the three-shot overnight deficit and moved up tied.

But Ginn, 56, a mainstay in the Australasian and Japan PGA Tours for more than 20 years, used his calm and experience to steer clear and win the Asian Senior Masters by two strokes.

On an exciting day at the Cempaka course at the Palm Resort Golf and Country Club near Senai in Johor, Ginn finished tops in the 77-man field with a three-over 219 total.

He shot a 74 yesterday to finish ahead of Vines, who returned a 73.

Another Australian, Brian Jones (71), and Kiwi John Williamson (76) shared third place on 224.

The best Singapore finisher was V. Lingam at 19th spot on 231.

But Singapore shone in the amateur category when Feldman Tan (SICC) proved that his performance throughout the week was no 'flash in the pan', completing an arduous week with another impressive performance with a 77 on an extremely testing 7,065-yard course.

Feldman, who trailed by five shots after the sixth hole, stormed home and sank a final-hole birdie to beat Royal Johor's Ng Yau Loong by one shot while Palm Resort's Paul Lim finished third on 81.

Singapore's other junior, Lion Goh (Laguna), at only 14, secured fourth position on 82.

The two juniors set off to Kuala Lumpur last night for the Selangor Amateur Open.

Tournament director Matthew Murray said: 'With the successful staging of the event, Tan Sri Elyas Omar (Malaysian Commissioner of Sports) has pledged full support for the proposed 2006 Asian Seniors Tour event in Malaysia.'