NOTTS' Mark Foster finished well down the field at the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.

The Worksop golfer, who had started the tournament so promisingly with a five-under par 67, only to follow that with a second round 77, eventually finished on one over par and tied for 49th place after closing rounds of 71 and 74.

Victory went to South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul, who has set his sights on emulating childhood idol KJ Choi after edging out his veteran compatriot by one shot to become the second youngest winner in European Tour history.

Aged just 18 years and nine months, Noh birdied the final hole to card a final-round four-under-par 68 and top the leaderboard at 14 under – despite playing the exquisite chip which set up the two-foot conversion from the edge of the practice putting green behind a hospitality marquee.

The only younger player to have won on the circuit was Korean-born New Zealand amateur Danny Lee at last year's Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia. He was 18 years six months.

"It is more special than my first win after competing with some of the best players in the world. And beating someone I have looked up to in KJ makes it more special," said Noh.

"KJ has been a role model for me. I have been looking up to KJ since I was in junior golf, when he was at the peak of his career winning tournaments worldwide. He has given me a lot of advice and that will help me on the world stage."