Thelen wins Fubon Senior Open by 5 strokes
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Tim Thelen fired a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday to capture the Fubon Senior Open title by five shots.
The American Thelen finished at 14-under 202 to claim his third European Senior Tour title of the year. With the victory, Thelen locked up a top-4 finish in the 2012 Senior Tour Order of Merit.
"Words cannot describe how incredible this is for me," said Thelen. "I had been a playing pro for 23 years and I was just delighted to get on the Senior Tour last year but to win three times this year is just unfathomable."
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Frankie Minoza shot 71 on Sunday to finish tied for second place with Chris Williams (70) at 9-under.
Boonchu Ruangkit took third place at 8-under and Paul Wesselingh ended at 7- under to finish alone in fifth.