Illinois, USA; May 20: Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO) today announced a definitive agreement for the sale of its Acushnet Company golf business, featuring the iconic Titleist and FootJoy brands, to a group led by Fila Korea Ltd., the owner of the Fila brand globally, and Mirae Asset Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in…
Jeju-do,south Korea; May 20: Former champion Park Sang-hyun (pic) took full advantage of calm conditions on Friday to establish a one shot lead over the equally impressive course record equalling Kurt Barnes at the halfway stage of the SK Telecom Open. Park, who claimed the title in 2009, posted six birdies and an eagle in…
Jeju-do, South Korea; May 19: OneAsia Order of Merit leader Andre Stolz (pic) outshone Players Championship winner K.J. Choi to take a one shot lead over the veteran Korean and fellow Australian Scott Arnold after the first round of the SK Telecom Open today. Indonesia PGA Championship winner Stolz overcame the notorious crosswind at Pinx…
Alor Gajah, Melaka; May 19: A stunning display of tee-to-green excellence saw Chieh Po Lee of Chinese Taipei soar to the first round lead at the 109th Malaysian Amateur Open which began at the A’Famosa Golf Resort here today. The 16-year-old carded a round of seven-under-par 65 to take an early three-stroke advantage over Filipino…
Alor Gajah, Melaka; May 18: The top amateurs from across the Asia-Pacific region have made their way to the historic state of Melaka for the much-anticipated 109th Malaysian Amateur Open Golf Championship (MAO), which tees off tomorrow at the A’Famosa Golf Resort (below) . Organized by the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA),the championship will see participants…
Kuala Lumpur, May 16: The Asian Development Tour (ADT) will return to Malaysia once again next month following an extended collaboration with the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour. The RM180,000 (approximately US$60,000) PGM Melaka Classic will be held at the Ayer Keroh Country Club (pic above) from June 9-12, 2011 and will the third…
Manila, The Philippines; May 15: Berry Henson (pic) of the United States held off a late charge from local hope Jay Bayron to win his first Asian Tour title at the ICTSI Philippine Open on Sunday. The Asian Tour rookie made a pivotal up-and-down for par on the last hole to close with one-over-par 73…
Manila, The Philippines; May 14: Berry Henson of the United States battled through dehydration in the last four holes to take the third round lead at the ICTSI Philippine Open on Saturday. The Asian Tour rookie posted a one-under-par 71 in tough scoring conditions where only nine players broke par at the Wack Wack Golf…
Manila, The Philippines; May 13: Jay Bayron (pic) kept hopes alive for a local national Open winner after tying India’s Himmat Rai for the halfway lead at the ICTSI Philippine Open on Friday. Bayron returned with a 69 to top the leaderboard alongside Rai, who posted a two-under-par 70, for a two-day total of six-under-par 138…
Lisbon, Portugal; May 13: Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall, Jaclyn Sweeney of USA and Australian Stacey Keating were announced as the 2011 Ladies European Tour Henderson Rookies by Henderson Global Investors at the ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open today. The trio will wear Henderson branded clothing and caps when they compete throughout the 2011 season in more…
