Kuala Lumpur: Stacy Lewis knows what it feels like to be the odd one out. From the age of 11, she wore a back brace for 7 1/2 years to correct a medical condition called scoliosis, in which a person’s spine is curved from side to side. The only time she took it off was to play…
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Masters will make a long awaited return, as the penultimate leg of the burgeoning ASEAN PGA Tour. The tournament, which was last played in 1999 at Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club (pix) will make a sentimental return to the same venue from November 3 to 6, boasting a prize purse of…
Kuala Lumpur: The top 10 players from the LPGA Money List are ready to rise to the challenge as the second edition of the US$1.9 million Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia got underway with the official player presentation earlier today at the Sime Darby Convention Centre. World number oneYani Tseng, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Suzann Pettersen,…
Kuala Lumpur: Danny Chia was today confirmed as the second Malaysian in the field for the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia, ending weeks of speculation on who will tee-off alongside national qualifier champion Shaaban Hussin in the PGA Tour-sanctioned event. Event title sponsors CIMB Group also confirmed the appearance of 2009 US Open…
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will be deprived of the service of leading amateur Gavin Kyle Green for the upcoming South East Asian (SEA) Games in Jakarta after the University of New Mexico freshman failed to receive clearance from his university to participate in the biennial games from November 15-18. The absence of Gavin, who alongside Arie Fauzi…
Kuala Lumpur: Jet lagged and still exhausted after their journey from Korea, the stars of the LPGA stars nonetheless put on their best smiles as they launched the new Breast Care Centre at the Sime Darby Medical Centre in Subang Jaya today, as part of the pre-tournament programme of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Led by Cristie…
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…
Johor Bahru: The fifth edition of the Iskandar Johor Open received a further boost today after the organisers confirmed that Camilo Villegas and Anthony Kim will headline the US$2 million (approximately RM6 million) championship from November 17 to 20 at Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club. Both Villegas and Kim primarily play on the US…
