Shah Alam: Local hope Airil Rizman charged into contention after the second round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters with a five-under-par 67 on Thursday as he seeks to end a four-year title drought on the Asian Tour. Airil produced a solid effort with six birdies against a lone bogey to lead the local charge…
Shah Alam: Finnish rookie Joonas Granberg provided the fireworks with a new course record of 10-under-par 62 in the first round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters today. The 24-year-old Qualifying School graduate holed out from the fairway for a spectacular eagle on his opening hole, the par four 10th to spark a magnificent round which…
Shah Alam: Title holder Angelo Que amazingly shot two holes-in-one today in preparation for his defence of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters which starts tomorrow. The affable Filipino, who has never produced an ace in his career previously, fired the magical shots at the par three sixth and 14th holes at Kota Permai Golf and…
Shah Alam: Competing on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) has given the confidence to unheralded Malaysian Khor Kheng Hwai to eclipse the stars from the Asian Tour at this week’s Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters. Since 2008, the 26-year-old Malaysian has relied on his country exemption status to earn playing opportunities on the Asian Tour where he…
Shah Alam: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar is hoping to emulate the previous successes of his compatriots at the highly-rated Kota Permai Golf and Country Club by claiming the RM1.2 million (US$400,000) Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters, which begins on Wednesday. “This is my first time to Kota Permai and to be honest, this is one of the best…
Cebu, Philippines: The Asian Development Tour (ADT) will break new ground with the staging of the Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI in Cebu, Philippines from August 31 to September 3.. The Aboitiz Invitational will be held at the Cebu Country Club, Cebu’s premier golf course, with a total prize fund of US$65,000, making it the…
Shah Alam, July 8: The RM1.2 million (appox. US$400,000) Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters continued to attract a beeline of top professionals with former Asian Tour number ones Jyoti Randhawa of India and Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand confirming their participation at the event later this month. Randhawa and Thaworn, who won the prestigious Order of Merit crown…
Petaling Jaya, July 1: Filipino star Angelo Que is bracing himself for a tough time when he defends his Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters title on the Asian Tour later this month. The three-time Asian Tour winner knows that repeating as champion is often a big task but is prepared for the challenge at the Kota…
Petaling Jaya, June 30: Malaysia has once again been given the honour to host the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian Qualifier. The Seri Selangor Golf Club will stage the Asian Qualifier from from August 3-6, 2011 where the top three nations will have a chance to compete in the US$7.5 million Omega Mission Hills World…
Samui, Thailand; June 19: Local favourite Chawalit Plaphol claimed the Queen’s Cup on Sunday as he ended a frustrating five-year Asian Tour drought and completed a unique Thai double. The 36-year-old, who led by one overnight, produced a polished three-under-par 68 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club to beat countryman Prayad Marksaeng, who closed with…
