Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: Thai prodigy Phachara Khongwatmai sensationally grabbed the last Asian Tour card on offer for 2016 after winning his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. The 16-year-old closed with a five-under-par 66 and a 22-under-par 262 total for a one-shot victory over leading Thai star Thongchai Jaidee (65) […]
Tarlac, Philippines: Miguel Tabuena fired a superb six-under-par 66 to claim a stylish win at the Philippine Open presented by ICTSI for his first Asian Tour title. The 21-year-old snared six birdies on his homeward nine to seal the deal with a winning total of 14-under-par 202 in the US$300,000 Asian Tour event which was reduced […]
Sydney, Australia: Sam Nashaar wrote his name into Faldo Series history by winning the inaugural Faldo Series Australia Championship in emphatic fashion. Making the most of home course advantage, Nashaar blew his rivals away with a stunning opening eight-under-par 64 at Sydney’s Castle Hill Country Club in the 17th leg of the record-breaking 2015-16 Faldo […]
Haikou, China: Korean Park Sung-hyun underlined her reputation as one of golf’s rising female stars with a memorable wire-to-wire victory in the 10th Hyundai China Ladies Open at Mission Hills. Producing an irresistible late charge, the 22-year-old Seoul native snared birdies at five of the final six holes on the award-winning Blackstone Course in Haikou. […]
Chonburi, Thailand: Jamie Donaldson kept his cool in the white-heat of battle to claim the US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship, going seven-under-par for the final round and claiming a three-stroke victory at the Asian Tour’s showcase event. The Welshman nailed a clutch putt on the Amata Spring Country Club’s signature 17th hole, which features a floating island green, just […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Sergio Garcia survived a tense sudden-death play-off to secure a suitably dramatic victory in the inaugural US$1.5 million Ho Tram Open – ‘Asia’s Grandest Stage’. Seemingly home-and-dry after a brilliant front nine 29, the Spaniard struggled to a back-nine 39 on a gripping day of golf at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip, a […]
Tokyo, Japan: Nasa Hataoka maintained her sparkling run of form to claim victory in the Faldo Series Asia Japan Championship. The upwardly mobile teenager fully justified her recent leap to 131st in the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking for females by keeping a strong field at bay in the 16th leg of the record-breaking 2015-2016 […]
Kolkata, India: A trip to Mission Hills China awaits Arjun Prasad following his tense play-off victory in the Faldo Series India Boys Championship. National junior squad member Prasad edged out Kartik Sharma at the first hole of sudden-death after an intriguing 72-hole contest in the 15th leg of the record-breaking 2015-2016 Faldo Series Asia season […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Janne Kaske of Finland won his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title by five shots at the weather-shortened PMG MIDF KLGCC Championship. Kaske fired eight birdies against a solitary bogey to close with a seven-under-par 64 over the East Course at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, a Golf Facility Member […]
Kolkata, India: Karandeep Kochhar will be the player to beat when he tees-off in this week’s Faldo Series India Championship. The 16-year-old has enjoyed a stellar year to date and is hopeful of finishing 2015 in style, targetting a victory in the the 15th leg of the record-breaking 2015-2016 Faldo Series Asia season at the […]
Manila, Philippines: Natipong Srithong claimed a thrilling one-shot victory at the US$1 million Resorts World Manila Masters, becoming the second Thai rookie to win in successive weeks on the Asian Tour. The 22-year-old Natipong, who turned professional in September after winning the individual and team gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, overcame a four-shot […]
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia: Chanat Sakulpolphaisan became the 19th first-time Asian Development Tour (ADT) winner this season when he triumphed at the PGM Nilai Springs Championship. The 25-year-old Thai shot a closing four-under-par 67 to win the RM200,000 (about US$50,000) event with a score of 18-under 266 at the Nilai Springs Golf and Country Club. Jordan Sherratt of […]