Hong Kong: Scott Barr will defend his title at the 34th edition of the FTLife Hong Kong PGA Championship. The first two rounds of the 54-hole event – from January 4-6, 2017 – will be played at the Hong Kong Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The 46-year-old […]
Mumbai, India: Left-handed Diksha Dagar retained her Faldo Series India Girls’ Championship title following an enthralling contest with close rivals Tvesa Malik and Sifat Sagoo. With a three-round aggregate of nine-over-par 219 at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Dagar finished one shot clear of Sagoo and two ahead of Malik. It was the second year […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Justin Thomas defended his CIMB Classic title in style after a sparkling eight-under-par 64 gave him a three-shot victory at TPC Kuala Lumpur. The 23-year-old American took advantage of overnight leader Anirban Lahiri’s disastrous start in the final round when the Indian ran up a quadruple-bogey nine on the par-five third hole […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: It was billed as a tasty appetiser to one of the biggest weeks of the year for golf in Asia. And the second Golf Course Superintendents Association of Malaysia (GCSAM) and Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Turfgrass Management Seminar did not disappoint. Organised under the auspices of the Malaysian Golf Association, the two-day […]
Macao, China: Pavit Tangkamolprasert dedicated his first Asian Tour victory at the Venetian Macao Open to the late king of Thailand, King Bhumibol, after prevailing over Indian Anirban Lahiri in a play-off. The 27-year-old Thai and reigning Asian Tour number one Lahiri put on an exhibition of golf by shooting a seven-under-par 64 and 65 […]
Xiamen, China: Anne Van Dam birdied two of the last three holes to win the Xiamen International Ladies Open by one stroke from Chinese teenager Shi Yuting. While Van Dam closed with a 68 for a 17-under 271 total to claim her first Ladies European Tour title, 18-year-old Shi, who led the China LPGA Tour co-sponsored […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: As the son of a greenkeeper, Arnold Palmer always appreciated the many and varied challenges faced by those entrusted with maintaining golf courses. Palmer, one of the greatest players and ambassadors golf has ever known, passed away last month at the age of 87. It was fitting, therefore, that Emeralda Golf Club, home […]
Mumbai, India: Friendship will take a back seat when international team-mates Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik lock horns in the 2016 Faldo Series India Girls’ Championship. A month after joining forces to fly the flag for India at the 27th Women’s World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico, Dagar and Malik will be aiming to outwit […]
Incheon, Korea: Australian Curtis Luck, the world’s second-ranked amateur, overcame a seven-stroke overnight deficit to secure a one-shot victory over compatriot Brett Coletta at the eighth Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Luck, who has already earned berths in the Masters Tournament, US Open and The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale next year after winning the US Amateur […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Baby-faced Poom Saksansin cruised to a five-shot victory to claim his first Asian Tour title at the BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Zurich. The 23-year-old Thai held a two-shot lead at the start of the day and stayed ahead of the chasing pack by shooting six birdies against one bogey to sign for […]
Nadi, Fiji: World number 23 and Ryder Cup winning team member Brandt Snedeker has continued his celebrations claiming the 2016 Fiji International. Starting the final round three shots clear of the field, Snedeker showed his dominance firing rounds of 69, 65, 70, 68 to win the title by nine shots. “I couldn’t have asked for […]
Tamsui, Chinese Taipei: Lu Wei-chih wrote a remarkable chapter to his inspiring comeback from brain surgery to remove a non-malignant tumour in mid-2012 by winning the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. Lu battled against the odds to shoot a two-under-par 70 and win the tournament for the third time in his career with a five-under 283 total […]