Kuala Lumpur: American Bo Van Pelt overcame a sluggish start to storm into the third round lead at the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia on a day local hero Danny Chia raised the roof at The Mines Resort and Golf Club. Van Pelt bogeyed his opening two holes but showed his class with…
Seri Kembangan: Danny Chia rose to the occasion today to give himself an outside chance of winning the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia with a flawless third round of five-under 66 in punishing conditions at The MINES Resort & Golf Club. The 39-year-old local hero, playing alongside his childhood idol Vijay Singh, stayed patient…
Kuala Lumpur: The last man who got into the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia found himself tied for the halfway lead on Friday. American Jeff Overton fired a new course record of nine-under-par 62, also his career low round, to share the second day lead with Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson at the Mines Resort…
Kuala Lumpur: A new strategy and much more relaxed attitude saw Danny Chia charge up the leaderboard of the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia today. Chia carded a splendid second round 65 for a six-under 136 total, to take a share of 13th placing alongside young Thai star Chinnarat Padungsil and three others at the halfway…
Kuala Lumpur: Australia’s Robert Allenby was on top of the first round leaderboard at the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia on Thursday, some 20 years after his maiden professional victory in Malaysia. The 40-year-old Australian produced a stunning eight-under 63 at the Mines Resort and Golf Club to lead by one shot from…
Kuala Lumpur: Danny Chia was not going to allow an early setback to spoil his CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia debut. The 39-year-old opened his campaign at the US$6.1 million event with a respectable round of even-par 71 at the The Mines Resort and Golf Club. The local hero got off to a fast start…
Johor Bahru: The international field for the Iskandar Johor Open 2011 was further boosted today with the confirmation that Colin Montgomerie, Henrik Stenson and Thongchai Jaidee will feature in the US$2 million Asian and European Tours co-sanctioned championship. With 31 professional victories in a career spanning over 20 years, European Tour stalwart Montgomerie is easily…
Taipei: Chinese Taipei’s Lu Wei-chih had a crucial birdie on the closing hole to thank after it gave him his second Asian Tour title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) on Sunday. Lu posted a final round three-under-par 69 for a four-day total of five-under-par 283 to deny compatriot Lu Wen-teh his sixth Tour win…
Taipei: A repeat bout of cramps impaired Khor Kheng Hwai’s title hopes at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship as he struggled to a third round of two-over-par 74 in the US$300,000 Asian Tour event today. Despite demonstrating great sporting resilience to complete his round, the 26-year-old Malaysian found himself four strokes adrift of joint halfway…
Taipei: Malaysia’s Khor Kheng Hwai overcame a leg cramp towards the tail end of his round to card a four-under-par 68 to take a share of the second round lead at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship. Chinese Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang had a closing eagle on the 18th hole to join Khor on top of the…
