Kathmandu, Nepal: Sukra Bahadur Rai will be the centre of attention when the sixth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship tees-off next week. Since his victory in last year’s event, the two-handicapper has cemented his position as one of his country’s most promising golfers. Now, the 19-year-old who has emerged from the caddie ranks […]
Mauritius: Dylan Frittelli birdied the first play-off hole to defeat Arjun Atwal on a thrilling final day at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. The 27-year-old Frittelli closed with a four-under-par 67 to finish on 16-under-268. That total was matched by Atwal, whose 25-foot eagle putt on the last hole hit the side of the cup […]
Xiamen, China: Bowen Xiao claimed his first professional title after prevailing on the second extra hole in a play-off against Bryden Macpherson at the US$350,000 KG S&H CITY Asian Golf Championship. The 27-year-old Xiao, who joined the play-for-pay ranks in 2012, held a three-shot lead after 14 holes but three bogeys in his closing four […]
Singapore: Nine months after suffering a crushing sudden-death play-off defeat, Callista Chen experienced the joy of extra-time success in the 12th Faldo Series Singapore Championship. In February, Chen was beaten in a play-off at the HSBC Women’s Champions National Qualifying Tournament at Sentosa Golf Club. Riddled with nerves, she drove out of bounds and missed […]
Hong Kong: Wade Ormsby prevailed from a dramatic final day in Fanling to claim his first European Tour title at the UBS Hong Kong Open. The Australian entered the fourth round one shot behind SSP Chawrasia and when he turned in level-par 34, he was four behind his Indian rival. But Chawrasia then triple-bogeyed the […]
Sydney, Australia: New South Welshman Cameron Davis has trumped a leaderboard full of PGA Tour stars to win the Emirates Australian Open. Starting the day, six shots back of overnight leader and world number 12 Jason Day, Davis fired a phenomenal seven-under 64 to win his first professional title on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour […]
Hong Kong: A full house of 12 European Tour winners, incorporating the 2016 Open champion and six Ryder Cup players, make up the European Team named for next year’s EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM in Malaysia. Led by Thomas Bjørn – eight months before he also captains Europe in the Ryder Cup in France – […]
Singapore: Friendships will take a back seat when Elite Women’s Squad members Callista Chen, Jacqueline Young and Erika Layson face-off in next week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. Chen and Young joined forces in the Singapore team that competed in this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia and along with Layson are among a seven-strong group […]
Dongguan, China: Chinese Taipei’s Chou Po-yueh stormed to a six-shot victory in the Mission Hills Junior Series Grand Final. The 17-year-old fired a three-round total of 223 on the demanding Norman Course to win the season-ending World Amateur Golf Ranking event. Playing in the Grand Final by virtue of a top-three finish in the 2017 […]
Sanya, China: French rookie pro Celine Boutier delivered a stunning back nine birdie spree en route to a commanding four-stroke success in the Sanya Ladies Open. Boutier, who held a share of the lead or led throughout the 54-hole tournament, closed with a final round 68 to finish on 12-under 204. The victory in the China […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Shomrat Shikder held his nerve to secure a nail-biting sudden-death play-off victory in the fourth edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship. Displaying admirable calm in the heat of battle, Shikder made a birdie at the first extra hole to defeat Shahab Uddin in the ninth leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia season at […]
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: The Boonchu Ruangkit Championship will offer an increased prize fund of ฿4 million (about US$120,000) when it returns for its fourth edition as the Asian Development Tour’s (ADT) season-finale. The tournament, hosted by Thai golfing legend Boonchu Ruangkit, offered a total purse of ฿3 million in 2015 and ฿3.5 million in 2016. The […]