Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: American Josh Salah pipped Bangladesh’s Shakhawat Shohel on the third hole of a sudden-death play-off at the PGM Northport Championship. Salah and Shakhawat were tied on 13-under-par 275 at the end of regulation play at the RM225,000 (about US$58,000) event, hosted by Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. The 27-year-old Salah, who carded […]
Haiyang, Shandong, China: ‘Carl’ Yuan Yechun closed with back-to-back birdies to secure a dramatic one-stroke victory at the Qingdao Championship and become the second amateur to win a PGA Tour Series-China title. The 21-year-old Chinese started the day with a two-shot lead and carded an even-par 72 at Tiger Beach Golf Links to finish at […]
Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam: Hanako Kawasaki has always possessed abundant quantities of focus and patience. In the 11th edition of the Faldo Series Vietnam Championship those attributes carried her to a successful defence of her title. In demanding conditions at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip, Kawasaki produced an admirably consistent performance to top the […]
Singapore: Perseverance paid off for Henry Lim Eng Lee and Seng Tick Yang at the Audi quattro Cup 2018 Singapore. Four years after being defeated in a sudden-death play-off in the tournament, the duo drew on all their experience to take top prize at Sentosa Golf Club. Lim and Seng will now go on to […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Playing on an invite, Justin Harding carded a closing one-under-par 71 to win his maiden Asian Tour title at the US$500,000 Bank BRI Indonesia Open. The 32-year-old South African, current Sunshine Tour Order of Merit leader, had missed only three greens in regulation before the final round. But he dropped shots on holes […]
Yantai, Shandong, China: Joseph Winslow won his first career title with a three-shot victory over Japan’s Yuwa Kosaihira at the RMB1.5 million Yantai Championship, the seventh event of this year’s PGA Tour Series-China. The 25-year-old American shot nine birdies in a closing seven-under 65 for a 19-under total of 269 as he made up a […]
Haikou, China: Aided by an opening-round hole-in-one, Fu Yekai soared to victory in the 13th Faldo Series China Championship. Boosted by the first ‘ace’ of his fledgling career, 15-year-old Fu went on to take top spot in the second leg of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season, claiming the notable scalp of Chen Guxin in […]
Weihai, China: China’s world number six Feng Shanshan was upstaged by Korean Kim Ji-hyun in the RMB4.15 million Asiana Airlines Open. Overnight leader ‘Kim Ji-hyun 2’, as she is known on the LPGA Tour of Korea circuit, made a pivotal birdie at the penultimate hole en route to a closing three-under 69 at Weihai Point […]
Kuching, Malaysia: John Catlin sank a clutch birdie putt on the last hole to win his second Asian Tour title in a thrilling final round at the inaugural US$300,000 Sarawak Championship. The 27-year-old held his nerve to roll in a five-foot putt on the 18th hole to eke out a one-stroke victory over fellow-American Paul […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Jazz Janewattananond closed with a four-under-par 67 to seal his second Asian Tour title, and first on home soil, at the US$300,000 Queen’s Cup presented by Bangchak. After trading one birdie against two bogeys to turn in 37, Jazz fired five straight birdies from the 10th to pull away from the pack before […]
Cheonan, Korea: Choi Min-chel held off the challenge of fellow-Korean Park Sang-hyun by sinking a birdie on the last hole to win the KR₩1.2 billion (about US$1.125 million) Kolon Korea Open Championship. Walking up to the 18th green, Choi knew he could not afford to drop a shot as that would leave the door open […]
Kunming, Yunnan, China: Motin Yeung became the first Hong Kong player to win a PGA Tour Series-China title when he triumphed in a three-way play-off at the RMB 1.5 million Kunming Championship, the sixth event of this year’s circuit. Yeung, 24, sank a 10-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to deny Callum Tarren, […]