Jakarta, Indonesia: Gaganjeet Bhullar won the US$300,000 weather-delayed BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his career after closing with a four-under-par 68. The Indian, who also won the event in 2013, sealed his seventh Asian Tour victory and a second title this season with a 16-under-par 272 total at the Pondok Indah Golf […]
Sydney, Australia: Jordan Spieth has emerged victorious at the Emirates Australian Open following a three-way play-off for the Stonehaven Cup. With rounds of 69, 70, 68 and 69, Spieth finished regulation play tied with Queenslander Cameron Smith and Victorian Ashley Hall on 12-under 276. It took just one trip down the 18th for Spieth to […]
Tokyo, Japan: Keita Nakajima produced a spectacular final-day birdie barrage to beat off a host of strong challengers and claim victory in the Faldo Series Asia Japan Championship. Relying on a steady long game and a silky touch on and around the greens, the 16-year-old national squad member scattered seven birdies during a tense closing […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The Golf Channel and Global Golf Post have been confirmed as official media partners for this year’s HSBC Golf Business Forum. The 13th edition of the event, for which the Asian Golf Industry Federation is an Allied Partner, will take place at the Marriott Sawgrass Resort and Spa from […]
Pune, India: International representative Arjun Prasad has his sights set on an early birthday celebration in the 2016 Faldo Series India Boys Championship. Prasad, who will turn 18 at the start of next month, is anxious to mount a successful title defence in the 16th leg of the record-breaking 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season – […]
Tokyo, Japan: Six weeks after capturing the public imagination with a performance belying her tender years, teenager Minori Nagano returns to the limelight in this week’s Faldo Series Japan Championship. At the Karasuyamajo Country Club at the start of October, Nagano dominated national headlines when she improbably took a two-stroke lead into the final round […]
Seoul, South Korea: Continuing her imperious run of form, Ryu Hae-ran raced to a wire-to-wire victory in the inaugural Faldo Series Korea Championship. Following a near-faultless opening round 67 at the recently-opened Hyundai Sollago Country Club, the 15-year-old national women’s squad member never looked likely to relinquish her advantage. Adding further sub-round scores of 69 […]
Manila, Philippines: Indian SSP Chawrasia lifted his first Asian Tour title abroad after prevailing at the second play-off hole to win the US$1 million Resorts World Manila Masters. Victory at the richest golf tournament in the Philippines was the first for the 38-year-old outside India. He birdied the 18th play-off hole twice to clinch victory […]
Hong Kong: Daniel Nisbet sank a 10-foot eagle putt to beat third-round leader Alex Kang in a play-off for the RMB1.2 million Clearwater Bay Open, Hong Kong’s first Ping An Bank China Tour – PGA Tour China Series event. Playing in the penultimate group, the Australian carded a six-under-par 64 for a 15-under total of […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: For the second time in three years, Mohd Rasel edged international team-mate Mohd Akber Hossain after another enthralling duel in the third edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship. In 2014, Rasel wrote his name into the record books when he prevailed against Hossain at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Feng Shanshan’s love affair with the TPC Kuala Lumpur and the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia has continued. Repelling the challenges of Suzann Pettersen and Anna Nordquist, the 27-year-old Chinese wrote her name into the record books as the first two-time winner of the LPGA Tour event. It was the fifth victory of […]
Shanghai, China: Hideki Matsuyama became the first Asian player to win a World Golf Championships event after outclassing a star-studded field with a final day six-under-par 66 to win the US$9.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions. The Japanese star’s winning total of 23-under 265 also meant a second victory in three weeks, capping an amazing run which […]