Sunshine Coast, Australia: Returning for its 33rd year, the annual Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association (AGCSA) Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition teed-off today. This year’s event is being held at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Official registration and welcomes began yesterday with the conference programme running through to Thursday. Asian Golf […]
Changhwa, Chinese Taipei: Pannakorn Uthaipas gave himself the perfect birthday gift by securing a three-shot victory for his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the US$160,000 Taifong Open. The talented Thai, who turns 27 in three days, overcame a shaky start where he traded two birdies against two bogeys in his opening five holes. […]
Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam: Aspiring young Vietnamese golfers will tread in the footsteps of reigning Masters champion Sergio Garcia when they line up in this week’s 10th edition of the Faldo Series Vietnam Championship. For the second year in succession, the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking-counting event, which acts as the third leg of […]
Koh Samui, Thailand: Nicholas Fung overcame nerves to secure a maiden Asian Tour title at the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup and dedicated the career breakthrough to his father. The 27-year-old Malaysian, who was the overnight leader, courageously holed a four-foot par-putt on the 18th hole at Santiburi Samui Country Club for a closing four-under-par 67 and […]
Wuhan, China: Seventeen-year-old Saranporn Langkulgasettrin underlined her billing as the next Thai female golfing star with a four-stroke victory at the Orient Masters Wuhan Challenge. It was the 10th professional title of the Phuket native’s fledgeling career. Now her sights are set on the LPGA Tour. Saranporn closed with a four-under 68 for a three-day […]
Hong Kong: Supamas Sangchan survived an erratic finish to eke out a tense one-shot victory in the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open. Holding a two-stroke lead through 15 holes, the Bangkok native had a bogey-birdie-bogey finish over the Hong Kong Golf Club’s Old Course. Her closing one-under 71 gave her a three-day aggregate of 10-under […]
Cheonan, South Korea: Chang Yik-eun produced some magical golf to beat fellow-Korean Kim Gi-whan in a three-hole aggregate play-off at OneAsia’s Kolon Korea Open after a thrilling final round. Chang, world ranked 533rd, earned his breakthrough win with a cumulative score of 12 (par, birdie, double-bogey) on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes at Woo […]
Beijing, China: Shi Yuting produced a memorable birdie barrage to claim victory in the China LPGA Tour’s Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic. The Beijing teenager, who has spent the first half of the year playing in her rookie season on the Japan LPGA Tour, closed with nine birdies over the final 12 holes at […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Weerawish Narkprachar upstaged some of his country’s leading juniors to emerge triumphant in the 12th edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship (North). Weerawish, who turned 13 in February, had the distinction of bettering par in both rounds in the second leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia season at Plutaluang Navy Golf […]
Okayama, Japan: American Chan Kim, New Zealander Michael Hendry, Australian Adam Bland and Korean KT Kim have earned places in The 146th Open after qualifying at the Mizuno Open in Japan. Chan Kim led the way to Royal Birkdale after capturing a five-shot victory at JFE Setonakai Golf Club. The 27-year-old sealed his win with […]
Phuket, Thailand: Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol completed a wire-to-wire victory for his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the inaugural Singha Phuket Open. The 23-year-old Thai, who held a four-shot advantage heading into the final round, dropped two bogeys in his closing three holes but signed off with a three-under-par 67. That gave him a four-day […]
Manila, Philippines: Kim Tae-soo snared a final-hole birdie to clinch a thrilling victory in the 10th edition of the Faldo Series Philippines Championship. Holding his nerve in a memorable finale, the Manila-based Korean emerged a worthy winner in the opening leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia campaign. Thanks to his late heroics, Kim carded […]