Jakarta, Indonesia: Masaru Takahashi fired a stunning closing eight-under-par 64 to end a four-year wait for his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament presented by Panasonic. The 30-year-old Japanese, who started the round six shots back, fired one eagle and four birdies to cap a brilliant front nine 30 before […]
Nadi, Fiji: South Australian Jason Norris’ life changed with a drop of a putt as he won the Fiji International at the Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. Tri-sanctioned by the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, European Tour and Asian Tour, the 44-year-old journeyman now has the golfing world at his fingertips. It’s an incredible […]
Beijing: Teenager Amanda Tan fought off a late challenge from Saranporn Langkulgasettrin to capture the BridgeCC CLPGA Beijing Heritage title in a play-off. It was the teenager’s maiden professional victory and the first win by a Singaporean on the China LPGA Tour. Tan appeared to be coasting to victory at Beijing Orient Tianxing Country Club […]
Bangaluru, India: Poom Saksansin saw off the challenge of home favourite Khalin Joshi to complete a convincing wire-to-wire victory at the inaugural TAKE Solutions Masters. The 24-year-old Thai never lost his lead on the last day as he returned with a four-under-par 67 to claim his second Asian Tour title with a winning total of […]
Hong Kong: National squad members Yannick Artigolle and Chloe Chan claimed a share of top honours after a tense final round in the Faldo Series Hong Kong Championship. The duo ended the 54-hole R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking contest with identical aggregates of 217 over the North Course at the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau […]
Kedah, Malaysia: Nattawat Suvajanakorn fended off a stiff local challenge by firing a flawless seven-under-par 65 to earn his maiden win on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) at the RM200,000 (about US$44,600) PGM Darulaman Championship. The Thai’s total of 16-under-par 272 secured him a three-shot victory over local heavyweights Danny Chia and R. Nachimuthu who […]
Haikou, China: An early flurry of birdies set Chinese Taipei’s Chen Ting-yu on the path to victory in the 12th Faldo Series China Championship. Thanks to a brilliant final-round three-under-par 69 over the award-winning Blackstone Course at Mission Hills Haikou, the left-handed Chen swept to the top of the leaderboard. With a 54-hole aggregate of […]
Weihai, China: Park Bo-mi held her nerve to beat fellow Korean Lee Ji-hoo at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off and secure her maiden win at the Kumho Tire Ladies Open. Lee had closed with a 69 to finish on six-under 210 at the China LPGA Tour-LPGA Tour of Korea co-sanctioned event in Shandong […]
Linkou, Chinese Taipei: Wang Wei-lun erased the heartbreak of two play-off defeats over the last two years by claiming his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Charming Yeangder ADT. Chinese Taipei’s Wang, who started the round with a one-shot advantage, closed with a two-under-par 70 to win by two shots on 14-under-par 274 […]
Haikou, China: A new venue, an old champion and a 12-year-old prodigy will share centre stage when the 12th Faldo Series China Championship tees-off on Friday. For the first time since the event was inaugurated, it’s moving from its traditional Mission Hills Dongguan home to Mission Hills’ sprawling complex on Hainan Island, China’s smallest and […]
Chonburi, Thailand: Tirawat Kaewsiribandit shrugged off the effects of a back injury to claim a stylish three-shot victory at the Betagro All Thailand Championship. The 27-year-old posted a flawless closing six-under-par 64 to defeat fellow-Thai Suradit Yongcharoenchai (66) for his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Laem Chabang International Country Club. Tirawat’s winning […]
Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam: Hanako Kawasaki signalled a changing of the guard in Vietnamese junior golf with her victory in the 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Vietnam Championship. With a three-day aggregate of even-par 216 at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip, scratch-handicapper Kawasaki topped the standings in the tournament that was staged […]