Kuala Lumpur: Nicholas Fung Chee Yung made a highly impressive start to his bid to top the Professional Golf of Malaysia’s (PGM) Order of Merit with a flawless opening round of six-under 66 at the season-ending PGM Kinrara Masters. The 21-year-old, who claimed a sensational Borneo double on the Tour earlier this year was in imperious…
Kuala Lumpur: The burgeoning Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour will see an increase in prize purse and number of events next year, signalling the Tour’s intent to provide a sustainable future for Malaysian playing professionals. The 2012 season will see 19 tournaments taking place nationwide, with an average prize purse of RM125,000 totalling RM3…
Kuala Lumpur: The 18th edition of the AXA Affin General Insurance National Inter-Club Team Championship next week is once again expected to be a sizzling affair as affiliate clubs of the Malaysian Golf Association send their best players to compete in the annual battle of the clubs. Scheduled to take place from December 20-21 at Staffield…
Subang: Seasoned professional Shaaban Hussin expressed his confidence for the future of Malaysian golf after seeing first hand the junior development programme spearheaded by the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA) with the support of banking conglomerate Maybank. Shaaban joined hands with fellow MGA products S. Sivachandhran, Sukree Othman, Ainil Johani and veteran professional M. Ramayah in…
Kuala Lumpur: Golf tourism will be at the heart of discussion during the Malaysia International Golf Symposium (MIGS) set to take place next month. After the successful hosting of its first industry-level conference in conjunction with the Malaysian International Golf Fair last year, the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA) have joined hands with Tourism Malaysia, ASEAN Golf…
Seremban: Md Rashid Ismail held off a resurgent Shaaban Hussin to lift the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Seremban Classic today to maintain his stranglehold at top of the Tour’s Order of Merit. It was the 38-year-old’s second victory on the burgeoning domestic tour this year, joining Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung as the only…
Johor Bharu: Dutchman Joost Luiten created the sparks on the final day of the weather-shortened US$2 million Iskandar Johor Open today, overcoming a four-stroke deficit to lift the title – his first on the European Tour. The 25-year-old closed with a flawless round of 65 for a three-round total of 198, edging past overnight leader…
Johor Bahru: Daniel Chopra of Sweden will defend a two-shot advantage over 17 holes tomorrow after organisers reduced the Iskandar Johor Open to a 54-hole affair on Saturday. Chopra, a two-time PGA Tour winner, was 13-under after playing the first hole before play was suspended at 3pm local time due to heavy downpour at the…
Johor Bahru: Overnight clubhouse leader Daniel Chopra of Sweden stayed ahead despite a reduced two-stroke lead after the completion of the weather-hit second round of the Iskandar Johor Open this morning. Chopra, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, had set the clubhouse target of 13-under-par 129 at the US$2 million event sanctioned by the…
Kuala Lumpur: Lady professional Ainil Johani Abu Bakar will line-up against some of Malaysia’s top men professionals in the RM125,000 Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Seremban Classic, which begins Monday. The 22-year-old rookie professional, who had applied to participate in the Seremban event to get some much needed competitive match practice ahead of her debut…
