Taipei, Taiwan: Benefitting from adopting a positive attitude, Chinese-Taipei’s Hsu Wei-ling outlasted fellow islander Teresa Lu to win the CTBC Ladies Open by one stroke. Hsu closed with an even-par 72 over the Orient (Taipei) Golf and Country Club layout to finish on two-under 214. The victory at the China LPGA Tour-Taiwan LPGA Tour co-sanctioned […]
Sydney, Australia: For the second year in a row, Jordan Garner was pipped at the post in the Faldo Series Australia Championship. This time, though, there was considerable consolation for the talented 18-year-old. In 2016, Garner, a +4 handicapper, was beaten in a play-off for the Boys’ Under-18 title at Castle Hill Country Club. With […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Hiroki Miya once more displayed his liking for Clearwater Golf Club’s award-winning course with an emphatic victory in the fourth Faldo Series New Zealand Championship. For the second year in succession, Miya made himself at home at the venue that has been named as New Zealand’s Best Golf Course and the Best Course […]
Sydney, Australia: In-form Jordan Garner will be the player to beat in the third edition of the Faldo Series Australia Championship. Stung by a play-off defeat last year that denied him a place in the 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, the 18-year-old is determined to book himself a passage to the 2018 gathering at […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Justin Rose capped a ‘dream week’ by signing off with a final round 10-under-par 62 to win the Indonesian Masters. The Indonesian Masters was hit by multiple weather suspensions during the week, but that did not faze the world number six who posted a four-round total of 29-under-par 259 – eight shots ahead of […]
Johor, Malaysia: Back on home soil, Zubair Firdaus will be angling to make his mark in the 12th edition of the Faldo Series Malaysia Championship. Just a matter of weeks after watching Gavin Green create history by becoming the first Malaysian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit, 15-year-old Firdaus will not be short […]
Kathmandu, Nepal: Sukra Bahadur Rai will not be resting on his laurels after retaining his title in the sixth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship. Rai, a former caddie who has risen to emerge as one of his country’s finest golfers, posted a three-stroke victory in the 11th leg of the Faldo Series Asia […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Amelia Garvey will be aiming to cap the most memorable year of her young golfing career with a commanding performance in next week’s Faldo Series New Zealand Championship. The 17-year-old has enjoyed an outstanding 2017. The icing on the pre-Christmas cake would be retaining her Girls’ Division title at award-winning Clearwater Golf […]
Johannesburg, South Africa: Shubhankar Sharma won the Joburg Open in sensational style and, in so doing, punched his ticket to The Open in 2018. The 21-year-old Indian closed with a three-under-par 69 and was bogey-free in the final 54 holes as he ended his first tournament in South Africa with a winning total of 23-under […]
Mauritius: Thaworn Wiratchant won his first European Senior Tour title in superb fashion at the MCB Tour Championship as he carded a final round of 62, 10-under-par, for a 23-under total. The 50-year-old Thai, in his first year on the Senior Tour, started the day in a share of the 36-hole lead with Australian Peter […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Kiradech Aphibarnrat underlined his status as Thailand’s number one golfer by lifting the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation trophy for the second time. Starting the round with a three-shot lead, Kiradech fired four birdies against two bogeys to close with a two-under-par 70 at the Siam Country Club’s Waterside Course. He won by three shots […]
Santa Rosa City, Philippines: Renuka Suksukont captured her first international title with a wire-to-wire victory at the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters. The 22-year-old Thai closed with an even-par 72. Her five-under 211 total gave her a two-stroke win in the US$80,000 event, co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Ladies Philippine Golf Tour and LPGA of […]