Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Marc Leishman carded a final-round seven-under-par 65 to emerge from a three-way tie for the 54-hole lead with a five-shot victory at the CIMB Classic. The 34-year-old Australian claimed his fourth PGA Tour title and broke the stranglehold of the Americans, who have triumphed in the last eight editions of the US$7 […]
Karachi, Pakistan: Tirawat Kaewsiribandit fired a flawless closing three-under-par 69 to win the US$300,000 UMA CNS Open Golf Championship. The 28-year-old Thai enjoyed a bogey-free round that was highlighted by birdies on the third, eighth and 11th. He signed for a 12-under-par 276 total to win his maiden Asian Tour title by one shot at […]
Hong Kong: New Zealand’s Nick Voke won his third PGA Tour Series-China in four events at the season-ending RMB2 million Clearwater Bay Open to bank RMB360,000 and finish third on the Order of Merit, so joining four other Tour players on the 2019 Web.com Tour. Starting the final day five strokes clear, Voke shot a […]
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia: American Han Lee ended a five-year title drought after signing for a seven-under-par 65 to seal his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory at the weather-shortened PGM CCM Championship. The 41-year-old Lee overturned a two-shot deficit to claim his maiden ADT victory by two strokes on a 13-under-par 203 total over Malaysian […]
Xiamen, China: Lee So-lar posted a closing 70 to win the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters by two strokes and record her maiden China LPGA Tour title. Clinging to a one-shot lead going into the final round at Fujian Province’s Orient Xiamen Golf and Country Club, Korean Lee overcame a bogey-bogey start to finish on […]
Singapore: Takumi Kanaya followed in the footsteps of his famed countryman Hideki Matsuyama when he won the 10th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC). The 20-year-old, who was the highest-rated Japanese player in the field at 22nd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, shot an accomplished five-under-par 65 on the final day over the New Tanjong course at […]
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China: Kevin Techakanokboon shot a closing two-over 73 to hold off Japan’s Yuwa Kosaihira and win his first pro title at the RMB1.5 million Zhuhai Championship, the penultimate event of this year’s PGA Tour Series-China and the Tour’s 50th event since its inauguration in 2014. With Malaysian pro Arie Irawan as his caddie for the […]
Linkou, Chinese Taipei: John Catlin became only the fifth person to win three titles in a single season on the Asian Tour when he signed off with a flawless seven-under-par 65 to win the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship. Fellow-American Kim Sih-wan was tussling with Catlin for the outright lead right until the 16th hole where […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Mathiam Keyser kept his composure and won his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after carding a final-round two-over-par 73 at the PGM UMW Championship. The 31-year-old South African, who had to play 33 holes on the final day as a result of weather disruptions in the preceding rounds, stumbled over the finishing line […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Two of the region’s most experienced and respected golf course superintendents head the line-up of speakers for the fourth Golf Course Superintendents Association of Malaysia (GCSAM) and Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Turfgrass Management Seminar. Organised under the auspices of the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA), the October 9 seminar and field day at the […]
Chinese Taipei, Taipei: Adilson Da Silva claimed a long-awaited victory on the Asian Tour after closing with a third consecutive two-under-par 70 to win by one shot at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. The 46-year-old Brazilian, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round, fired birdies on the third, seventh and 13th holes before […]
Macau, China: New Zealand’s Nick Voke eagled hole 17 on his way to a closing five-under-66 and a two-stroke win at the RMB1.5 million Macau Championship, becoming the PGA Tour Series-China’s first back-to-back winner since China’s ‘Marty’ Dou Zecheng achieved the feat in 2016. Playing in the penultimate group, the 23-year-old Voke picked up four […]