Shah Alam, Malaysia: Malaysian Ben Leong overcame contact lens discomfort on the front nine to close with a two-under-par 70, claiming his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title by seven shots at the weather-shortened PGM Northport Championship. Leong, who started the round with an eight-shot advantage following a second round 62, lost his right contact […]
Hue, Vietnam: Thailand’s Napat Paramacharoenroj produced a grandstand finish to claim a notable victory in the 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. Under the gaze of six-time Major champion Sir Nick Faldo, Napat – nicknamed Toy – drained a 35-foot birdie putt on the final green at Laguna Lăng Cô in Danang for a closing […]
Hue, Vietnam: Korean golfers are determined to make an instant impression when they contest this week’s 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. Among the highlights of the record-breaking 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season was the staging of the inaugural Faldo Series Korea Championship, won is stunning style by rising teenage star Ryu Hae-ran. Now Ryu […]
New Delhi, India: SSP Chawrasia romped to a commanding seven-shot victory as he successfully defend his title at the US$1.75 million Hero Indian Open. The 38-year-old Indian, who triumphed by two strokes last season, ground out a final round of one-under-par 71 to seal his sixth Asian Tour victory and fourth European Tour title at […]
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Cho Rakh-yun cruised to a nine-shot victory in the OneAsia Qualifying School at Sutera Harbour Marina, Golf and Country Club. The Korean closed with a five-under-par 66 for a four-round total of 16-under-par 268. A Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, the award-winning Sutera Harbour Golf Club boasts […]
Hainan, China: Thai teenager Benyapa Niphatsophon completed a wire-to-wire victory at the China LPGA Tour Qualfiying Tournament. The talented 19-year-old closed with a sparkling 68 to post an eight-stroke win in the 74-player field over the Tom Weiskopf-designed Dunes’ West Course on Hainan Island. Benyapa had a 54-hole total of 18-under 198. Her compatriot Kanyalak […]
Singapore: Olympic gold medallist Park In-bee became the first two-time winner of the HSBC Women’s Champions after staging a final-round putting masterclass. The seven-time Major champion was simply irresistible as she fired a closing eight-under-par 64 over the New Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Amy Yang repelled the challenge of Ryu So-yeon to win the weather-hit Honda LPGA Thailand for the second time in the last three seasons. It was the third victory of Yang’s LPGA Tour career and her first since triumphing at Siam Country Club in 2015, a stretch of 44 tournaments during which time she […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Jonathan Wijono‘s purple patch continued with a thrilling extra-time victory in the 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Indonesia Championship. Maintaining his rich vein of recent form, the 16-year-old prevailed at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off against Naraadjie Emerald Ramadhan. In a magnificent, high-quality duel, the duo had traded blow-for-blow […]
Perth, Australia: Thai teenager Phachara Khongwatmai was denied a grandstand finish by the brilliance of home favourite Brett Rumford, who beat him 2 and 1 in a gripping finale to the inaugural A$1.75 million ISPS Handa World Super 6. The 17-year-old exceeded all expectations by securing the last play-off spot for the match play rounds […]
Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia: Brett Munson ended a three-year title drought after closing with a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to seal his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the PGM Panasonic Malaysia Championship. The 30-year-old American overturned a three-shot deficit to claim a two-stroke victory with a winning total of 18-under-par 270 at the Kelab […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Highly-rated Jonathan Wijono will aim to deny Tirto Tamardi a successful title defence in this week’s 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Indonesia Championship. Heading into the 21st and final leg of the record-breaking 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season, Wijono will be brimming with confidence following an astonishing run of almost unbroken […]