Guangzhou, China: A day after setting two China LPGA Tour records on the strength of eight birdies over the back nine, Chen Yu-ju cruised to her first professional win with a four-shot victory at the CTBC Ladies Classic. The 20-year-old Taipei native closed with a round of 71 to finish on eight-under 208 at Guangdong […]
Chongqing, China: China’s Cao Yi beat England’s William Harrold with a birdie on the first extra hole after firing a sensational nine-under 63 to force a play-off at the Chongqing Championship, the second event on this year’s PGA Tour Series-China. It was a first pro title for the 28-year-old Cao, who started the day eight […]
Zhuhai, China: Big-hitting Chonlada Chayanun emerged from a five-player play-off to claim victory in the Hengqing Phoenix Tree Building Orient Golf Challenge, her first triumph as a professional. Chonlada fired a closing 69 to end the regulation 54 holes on five-under 211, tied at the top of the leaderboard with fellow-Thai Wanchana Poruangrong (70), Korean […]
Bogor, Indonesia: Overnight leader Shohei Hasegawa was declared the winner of the US$70,000 OB Golf Invitational when the final round was cancelled due to inclement weather. It was a maiden Asian Development Tour victory for the 24-year-old Japanese and his first professional win since he joined the play-for-pay ranks in 2015. Hasegawa emerged victorious by […]
Jerudong, Brunei: Korean Hong Ran ended an eight-year victory drought with a wire-to-wire success in the inaugural Brunei Ladies Open. The 31-year-old closed with a bogey-free round of seven-under 64 at the Empire Hotel and Country Club, the same score she posted in the opening round. She finished with a three-round aggregate of 18-under 195 […]
Chengdu, Sichuan, China: Jeffrey Kang shot a sensational eight-under 64 – his second in three days – to secure a five-shot victory at the RMB1.5 million Chengdu Championship, the opening event on this season’s PGA Tour Series-China. Bouncing back from an opening 74, American Kang posted a stunning 20-under total of 268 at Luxehills International […]
Delhi, India: Matt Wallace won his second European Tour title with a dramatic play-off victory over Andrew Johnston at the Hero Indian Open. The Englishman entered the day at DLF Golf and Country Club with a share of the lead and a closing 68 got him to 11-under, a total matched by compatriot Johnston after […]
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Kiradech Aphibarnrat cruised to a wire-to-wire victory at the inaugural US$60,000 Richard Mille Brunei Championships. The world number 36 fired a final-round of three-under-par 68 to complete his domination of the event and clinch his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. Thai Kiradech ended […]
Manila, Philippines: Miguel Tabuena pulled off a memorable victory in the 100th Solaire Philippine Open, edging Thai Prom Meesawat in sudden-death to reclaim the crown at The Country Club (TCC). Tabuena, 23, recovered from an ego-deflating third round blunder that cost him a two-stroke penalty, hitting clutch birdies late in regulation to force a play-off […]
Singapore: Michelle Wie gave the galleries at Sentosa Golf Club a finish to remember, securing victory in the US$1.5 million HSBC Women’s World Championship and taking the winner’s cheque of US$225,000 with a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole. The win put paid to memories of 2017 when she led the tournament after the […]
Queenstown, New Zealand: A stunning closing 62 has seen Australian Daniel Nisbet become the 99th winner of the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open. The Queenslander ran down compatriot Terry Pilkadaris’ five-shot overnight lead with an eagle and four straight birdies on the back nine to finish on 27-under. Nisbet’s four-round 258 total saw him break […]
Lăng Cô Town, Hue, Vietnam: Suzuka Yamaguchi enhanced her reputation as one of Asia’s most exciting golfing prospects with an imperious runaway victory in the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. In so doing, the talented 17-year-old Japanese wrote her name into golf’s history books as the first female winner of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final’s […]