Johor Bahru, July 11: Mohd Rashid Ismail continued his quest for a maiden victory on the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour after taking the opening round lead at the RM150,000 PGM Johor Classic. The 38-year-old Johor native, who has yet to claim a title after nine stops on the burgeoning local tour, carded a splendid…
Seremban, July 10: Siddikur Rahman turned on the style to run away with the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational today after a stunning final round of seven-under 65. The 26-year-old from Dhaka, who was making his third appearance at the annual championship, propelled himself to the title with an electrifying back nine of 31, highlighted by…
Seremban, July 9: Malaysian Airil Rizman burst into the third round lead in the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational today after chipping in for eagle on the final hole for a six-under-par 66. Rizman, who has had numerous opportunities to win this prestigious event before, moved to 13-under-par for the tournament and opened up a two-stroke…
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…
Seremban, July 8: Juvic Pagunsan from the Philippines took a big step toward claiming the RM500,000 (US$165,000) Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational for a second time when he took a share of the halfway lead today. The 2007 champion fired a six-under-par 66 at Seremban International Golf Club to move to nine-under-par 135 alongside Thailand’s Atthaphon Prathummanee…
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…
Seremban, July 7: Malaysia’s Airil Rizman Zahari and Atthaphon Prathummanee of Thailand shared the honours on day one of the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational today. They both carded seven-under-par 65s at Seremban International Golf Club to take the clubhouse lead by a shot from local favourite Danny Chia at the Seremban International Golf Club. A one…
Singapore, July 6: The Malaysian boys team succesfully defended their titles after claiming both gold medals on offer in the boys’ division at the golf championship of the third ASEAN Schools Games. Led by the steady hands of Chan Tuck Soon who claimed the individual gold medal, the Malaysian boys’ team comprising of Jeremiah Kim,…
Singapore, June 5: Chan Tuck Soon brought cheers to the Malaysian camp today after steering himself to a three-shot lead at the end of round three of the golf championship of the 3rd ASEAN Schools Games. With halfway leader Kwanchai Kongtavee struggling to a seven-over-par 79, Chan shot a solid round of two-under 72 to…
Gangwon-do, South Korea; July 5: Nine-time Japan Tour winner Hideto Tanihara is one of nine players from the Japan Golf Tour Organization featuring at this week’s US$1 million The Charity High1 Resort Open presented by SBS, which starts on Thursday. The move represents a significant shift with more leading Japanese players set to feature on…
