Labuan, Malaysia: South African Mathiam Keyser mounted a strong comeback with a final round two-under-par 70 to clinch his second Asian Development Tour title at the PGM Labuan Championship. Keyser’s total of six-under-par 282 was enough to hand him a two-shot victory over Thailand’s Sorachut Hansapiban at the Labuan International Golf Club where the RM200,000 […]
Singapore: Bryan Lim wrote his name into Laguna National Golf & Country Club’s history books by completing a hat-trick of Club Championship triumphs. The pre-tournament favourite feared his hopes of a fourth Club Championship crown, and a third in succession, had been dimmed after an uncharacteristic blowout on the opening hole on day two of […]
Phuket, Thailand: Napat Paramacharoenroj returns to familiar surrounds when he begins the defence of his Faldo Series Asia title this week. It was six months ago that 16-year-old Napat, nicknamed ‘Khun Toy’, scored a stunning victory in the 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Laguna Golf Lăng Cô in the Central Vietnamese city of […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Teenager Natasha Andrea Oon outshone her rivals to win the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia National Qualifying Tournament at TPC Kuala Lumpur. It was a belated birthday present for Oon, who celebrated her 16th birthday a fortnight ago. Oon won the Open category of the National Qualifying Tournament after firing two rounds of […]
Chiba Prefecture, Japan: Daisuke Kataoka birdied three of his last five holes for a closing one-under-par 70 to win his first Asian Tour title by two shots at the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup. Kataoka, who started the round one shot back, held his nerve to defeat his playing partners and overnight leaders Poom Sakansin of Thailand […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Golf Club proved a happy hunting ground for Chinese Taipei’s Hou Yu-sang. Hou fired a brilliant closing bogey-free eight-under-par 64 to claim victory in the Esprit Hong Kong Ladies Amateur Open Championship. With a 54-hole total of six-under 210, Hou finished three strokes ahead of compatriot Lin Jie-en, the runner-up. Annyka […]
Sabah, Malaysia: John Michael O’Toole scored a stunning 12-shot victory at the PGM EurAsia Sabah Championship after closing with a two-under-par 70. With a winning total of 15-under-par 273, American O’Toole equalled the biggest winning margin on the Asian Development Tour (ADT). But it will not be a formal record as the preferred lies ruling […]
Incheon, Korea: Canadian Richard T. Lee completed a remarkable comeback from injury by overcoming a two-shot deficit to win the Shinahan Donghae Open. Lee’s final round of five-under-par 66 was enough to see him lift his second Asian Tour title at the expense of Malaysian Gavin Green, who was left to settle for second place after […]
Bangkok, Thailand: There’s just no stopping Thai teenage sensation Saranporn Langkulgasettrin. The talented 17-year-old snared an eagle-three at the penultimate hole en route to claiming a one-stroke victory in the PTT Thailand LPGA Masters. It was her sixth title of the year. The four million baht (about US$120,000) tournament was tri-sanctioned by the China, Australian […]
Shanghai, China: The LPGA has been forced to cancel a tournament in China less than one month before its scheduled start after failure to receive approval from the local government. The Alisports LPGA tournament was scheduled to take place from October 5-8. Mike Whan, the LPGA Commissioner, released a statement which said: “Unfortunately, we have […]
Crans Montana, Switzerland: Matthew Fitzpatrick beat Scott Hend in a play-off after a thrilling final-day battle to win his fourth European Tour title at the Omega European Masters. The Englishman came into the final round at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club four shots behind Australian Hend after dropping a shot in the final three holes of his third […]
Hong Kong: Yuki Ikeda and Yuka Yasuda produced outstanding final-day performances to lift Japan to victory in the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporation Cup 2017. Ikeda and Yasuda, representing Japan Team 2, both carded closing individual rounds of 66 at the Hong Kong Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian […]