Singapore: The SMBC Singapore Open is set for a gripping finale on Monday morning with world number one Jordan Spieth breathing down the neck of leader Song Young-hun. The 50th staging of the iconic tournament was heading towards a compelling climax before large galleries on Sunday afternoon when Mother Nature took a hand as both […]
Selangor, Malaysia: Josh Salah claimed a hard-earned victory at the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship after shooting a closing six-under-par 66. With birdies at the final two holes, the 24-year-old American won by one stroke. He finished at 17-under-par 271, defeating Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu (70) in the RM200,000 (about US$46,600) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. Jordan Sherratt […]
Kunming: He Xinyi defied unseasonal icy conditions to emerge victorious in the snow-struck ninth edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship. For the first time in Faldo Series Asia history, two full rounds of a tournament were wiped out by snow which blanketed the award-winning Lakeview Golf Club course. The modern capital city and transportation […]
Singapore: Itthipat Buranatanyarat rounded off a superb week with a closing six-under-par 66 to win by three shots for his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the US$100,000 Players Championship. The 22-year-old Thai compiled a career-best winning total of 20-under-par 268 at the Raffles Country Club’s par-72 Palm Course to take home the winner’s […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Watch out Lydia Ko, there’s a new kid on the block! Announcing her arrival on the international stage in spectacular fashion, fresh-faced 13-year-old Juliana Hung scored a runaway victory in the second Faldo Series New Zealand Championship, presented by the Canterbury Golf Development Trust. A member of the Canterbury team which won […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: Captain Jeev Milkha Singh has called on Asia to put a team system in place if they’re to avenge their humbling 13-point EurAsia Cup loss in two years’ time. Darren Clarke’s Europe dominated the singles session at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club to run out victors by 18½ – 5½ points in the second […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Chang Yik-eun closed with a four-under-par 67 to claim a one-shot victory at the Asian Tour Qualifying School presented by Sports Authority of Thailand. The 22-year-old Korean, who marked his card with six birdies against two bogeys for a winning total of 13-under 271 at Springfield Royal Country Club, was among 41 […]
Hong Kong: Princess Mary Superal of the Philippines fired a spectacular final-round 66 to win the Hong Kong Ladies Open Amateur Championship in style at Fanling. The 18-year-old, who held a share of the overnight lead with local favourite Tiffany Chan, prospered in the benign conditions by carding seven birdies and just one bogey over […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Tirto Tamardi lived up to his billing as pre-tournament favourite with an assured victory in the ninth Faldo Series Indonesia Championship. Thanks to a composed final-round display, Tamardi overcame concerted challenges from Stevanus Daniel Wirawan and Inez Beatrice Wanamarta to emerge triumphant over Damai Indah Golf’s BSD Course in West Java. With a […]
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Thailand’s Namchok Tantipokhakul displayed nerves of steel to claim an emotional victory at the Warisan Harta Sabah Masters. The 28-year-old Chonburi native nursed his overnight advantage to close with a second successive even-par 71 at the Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club. Namchok totalled seven-under-par 277 to finish two strokes clear of […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia’s top-two ranked male amateur golfers are gearing up for what promises to be an intriguing head-to-head showdown in the ninth edition of the Faldo Series Indonesia Championship. While highly-rated Tirto Tamardi is an overwhelming favourite in the Boys’ Under-16 category, Kevin Caesario Akbar is expected to sweep to victory in the Boys’ […]
Sabah, Malaysia: The Sabah Masters will bring the ASEAN PGA Tour season to another thrilling conclusion next week and will boast a new title sponsor in Warisan Harta Sabah. To be played at Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club from January 6-9 the tournament will boast a purse of US$100,000. In another exciting move, the […]