Kathmandu, Nepal: Subash Tamang’s stock continued to rise with a wire-to-wire victory in the seventh edition of the CMS Faldo Series Nepal Championship. Widely regarded as the South Asian country’s brightest male teenage golfing prospect, Subash barely played a false stroke in the 13th leg of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season at Gokarna Forest […]
Kathmandu, Nepal: Sukra Bahadur Rai will resolve to complete a Faldo Series Nepal Championship hat-trick when he tees-off his New Year schedule in the seventh edition of the event. A former caddie who has emerged as one of his country’s finest golfers, Rai will set out as favourite in the 13th leg of the 2018-19 […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: American Austen Truslow topped the class when he signed off his marathon week with a six-under-par 65 to secure his Tour card at the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage. Truslow was also the leading player to progress from the previous week’s first stage and impressed many with his one-handed dexterity at […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: More than 300 youngsters from all corners of the globe converged on Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort for the seventh edition of the Kids Golf World Championship Malaysia. Competitors aged between five and 18 took part in the event which is the international version of the US Kids Golf and forms part of […]
Xiamen, China: Chinese Taipei’s Lee Min eked out a nerve-tingling one-stroke victory in the Women’s China Open in Fujian Province. The 23-year-old closed with a five-under 67 at Orient Xiamen to finish the 12th edition of China’s national championship, presented by World Golf Series, on 12-under 276. The victory was worth RMB315,000. Fujian native Liu Yan […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Poom Saksansin fended off the challenges of his more illustrious rivals and fast-finishing compatriots to win the US$750,000 BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT Lautan Luas Tbk and Bank Mandiri. Despite being ranked 239th in the world, Poom would not be cowed into submission against two of the world’s […]
Johannesburg, South Africa: Louis Oosthuizen recovered from a wobbly start to post a four-under-par 68 for victory in the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg. The 36-year-old South African, who had a three-shot advantage at the start of the day, gave hope to his rivals when he made consecutive bogeys on holes two […]
Sydney, Australia: Taking a leaf from the book of compatriot Jason Day, Kelsey Bennett recovered from a rocky start to emerge triumphant in the fourth edition of the Faldo Series Australia Championship. In a recent interview, highly-rated 18-year-old Bennett named former world number one Day as her most inspiring sporting figure, citing how he fought […]
Manila, Philippines: Jacob Rolida outlasted rising female star Sofia Chabon down the stretch to claim victory in the 11th edition of the Faldo Series Philippines Championship. Rolida fired an admirable closing one-over-par 73 over the Faldo Course at Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club in the 11th leg of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season […]
Beau Champ, Mauritius: Kurt Kitayama won his maiden Asian Tour title after carding a final round four-under-par 68 at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. The 25-year-old American went into the fourth round with a share of the lead. He has never been in a similar position on the Asian Tour this season but he showed […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Miguel Tabuena signed for a stunning four-under-par 66 in the final round of the Queen’s Cup hosted by Jaidee Foundation to end a three-year title drought on the Asian Tour. The 24-year-old Filipino dug deep into his reserves to hold off the challenge from the fast-chasing field after he birdied four of his […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Japan’s Shinichi Mizuno was declared the winner of the RM225,000 (about US$58,000) season-ending PGM Maybank ADT Championship based on his 54-hole score after tropical thunderstorms forced the final round to be abandoned. More than 10 hours of play were lost due to multiple weather disruptions. That subsequently led to the setting up […]