Dongguan, China: It was a case of third time lucky for Meng Lin at Mission Hills as the teenager swept to victory in the Faldo Series China Championship. Having posted top-10 finishes in two junior events at Mission Hills in May, the 18-year-old Meng finally made her way into the winner’s enclosure in the fourth […]
Changhwa, Chinese Taipei: American Johannes Veerman captured his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after defeating local hope Wang Wei-lun on the second play-off hole at the weather-shortened US$160,000 Taifong Open. The 24-year-old Texan overcame a two-shot deficit to sign for a third consecutive two-under-par 70 and force a play-off with Wang. The duo were […]
Dongguan, China: Mission Hills Golf Club will once more step into the limelight when it plays host to this week’s Faldo Series China Championship. Exactly four months after staging the 10th edition of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, the world’s largest golfing establishment takes centre stage at the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) […]
Taipei, Taiwan: Spain’s Carlos Pigem claimed the scalp of Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu when he defeated the Japanese in a play-off to lift his first professional title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC). An emotional Pigem snared a birdie putt on the first play-off hole to win the US$500,000 event. He had finished regulation play […]
Samui, Thailand: Scott Hend enjoyed a one-shot triumph at the US$300,000 Queen’s Cup for his second title of the season and ninth Asian Tour career victory. The big-hitting Australian overcame a two-shot deficit with a final round of four-under-par 67 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club to pip home talent Gunn Charoenkul, who signed off […]
Tennessee, United States: Korean Noh Seung-yul has qualified for The 145th Open at Royal Troon via the FedEx St Jude Classic. The FedEx St Jude Classic was the sixth event of The Open Qualifying Series, which gives players the opportunity to qualify for golf’s most international Major championship at leading Tour events. Noh along with […]
Bintan, Indonesia: Ria Bintan Golf Club’s upgraded Ocean Course is set to be unveiled. A frequent award winner in polls about the Best Course in Indonesia, the Gary Player-sculpted layout has undergone renovation over the past 12 months. But it’s now ready to bare its teeth at next month’s Ria Bintan Golf Challenge 2016. “We […]
Penang, Malaysia: American rookie Nick Sherwood defeated Order of Merit leader Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand by one shot to claim his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory at the PGM Penang Championship. Sherwood, who started the day two shots back, fired a 10-under-par 62 for a winning total of 22-under 266 in the RM200,000 (about […]
Zhangjiagang Island: Ploychompoo Wirairungrueng claimed her maiden victory in dramatic style at the inaugural RMB500,000 Zhangjiagang Shuanshan Challenge. The 21-year-old birdied the final hole to pip fellow-Thai Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul and China’s Pan Yanhong by one stroke in the China LPGA Tour event in Jiangsu Province. Thanks to her successful six-footer on the final green, Ploychompoo […]
Okayama, Japan: Kodai Ichihara, Shugo Imahira, Lee Sang-hee and Hideto Tanihara have qualified for July’s Open Championship after today’s final round of the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club. The four will now take their place among the world’s best players as they take on the challenge of the 145th Open […]
Port Dickson, Malaysia: Thailand’s Panuwat Muenlek secured his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title and second win of the season with a come-from-behind triumph at the PGM Port Dickson Championship. Panuwat, who turns 31 tomorrow, earned himself an early birthday present after signing for a flawless six-under-par 65 to win on 14-under 270 at the […]
Shanghai, China: Teenage amateur star Liu Yan will fly the flag for China in the upcoming US Women’s Open. Upstaging her professional rivals, the 18-year-old Xiamen native won the 36-hole China sectional qualifier played over the Lan Hai International Golf Club Forest Course on Chongming Island. Liu, who picked up a golf club for the […]