Bangkok, Thailand: Rattanon Wannasrichan completed a sensational wire-to-wire victory at the Thailand Open, closing with a four-under-par 67 to win by two shots for his maiden Asian Tour success. The baby-faced 21-year-old Thai, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round, kept his composure to return with a round of five birdies against […]
Korat, Thailand: Lionel Weber completed a comprehensive wire-to-wire victory at the MENA Tour’s Mountain Creek Open by Golf Citizen. The 27-year-old Frenchman hardly put a foot wrong en route to a closing 66 at the Seve Ballesteros-designed course. Weber posted a tournament aggregate of 17-under-par to finish seven strokes clear of runner-up Luke Joy of […]
Seoul, Korea: Two early eagles propelled Lee Sang-hee to victory in OneAsia’s US$900,000 GS Caltex Maekyung Open as the Korean maintained his country’s stranglehold on the prestigious title. Lee shot a final round 68, featuring two eagle-threes on the front nine, as he came from three shots behind overnight leader Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand to […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Jazz Janewattananond held off a spirited charge from fellow-Thai Varanyu Rattanaphaibulkij to win the MahaSamutr Masters. Starting the final round tied for the lead with France’s Lionel Weber, Jazz closed with a level-par 72 at Banyan Golf Club to force a sudden-death play-off. He won with a birdie at the first extra […]
Beijing, China: Alexander Levy beat overnight leader Dylan Frittelli at the first play-off hole to become the first player to win the OneAsia-sanctioned Volvo China Open for a second time. The bearded Levy sank a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-five 18th hole in sudden-death to pip the highly-rated Frittelli, who let slip a four-shot […]
Miaoli, Chinese Taipei: Shiv Kapur ended an 11-year and four months wait for a second Asian Tour title when he claimed a convincing victory at the inaugural Yeangder Heritage. The 35-year-old Indian fired a sparkling eight-under-par 64 highlighted by eight birdies – five of which came in his closing seven holes – to emerge victorious […]
Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan: Kenichi Kuboya kept the Panasonic Open Japan trophy on home soil when he defeated compatriot Katsumasa Miyamoto at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off. Victory at the ¥150 million (about US$1.37 million) event was the first for the 45-year-old in five years and provided him with relief as he […]
Zhangjiagang Island, China: Teenage amateur Liu Wenbo has made history with her victory in the Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Challenge. With a par on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off at Shuangshan Golf Course in Jiangsu Province, the 16-year-old Liu defeated Thai Kanyalak Preedasuttijit to write her name into the record books as the youngest winner […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Nicholas Fung lifted his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after prevailing in a three-way play-off against fellow-Malaysian Gavin Green and Japan’s Masaru Takahashi at the RM200,000 (about US$44,600) PGM UMW Championship. Fung dropped a bogey on his 72nd hole to close with a two-under-par 69 and was forced to go the […]
Zhuhai, China: Zhang Weiwei delivered herself the perfect birthday gift by capturing the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge. It was the first China LPGA Tour win for the Hainan-based pro, who turned 20 last week. In wet and windy conditions in Guangdong Province, Zhang closed with a three-under-par 69 over the Orient Zhuhai A […]
Singapore: Thailand’s Kan Bunnabodee gave notice of her intention to conquer the golfing world by sweeping to victory in the 28th Singapore Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship. Two shots clear of the field heading into the final round of The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event, the teenager underlined her precocious talent with a closing […]
Haikou, China: Kim Hae-rym captured the SGF 67 World Ladies Championship with SBS when she beat fellow-Korean Bae Seon-woo on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off. With Kim (70) and Bae (69) deadlocked at 14-under 205 through 54 holes on the Mission Hills Haikou Blackstone Course, both players made par at the first extra […]