Penang, May 24: An determined Mohd Rashid Ismail steered his way up the field with an avalanche of birdies during the second round of the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Penang Classic today at the Penang Golf Resort. The 38-year-old Rashid drained nine birdies enroute to an eight-under-par 64 for a two-day total of 136…
Kuala Lumpur, May 24: National stablemates Gavin Kyle Green and Mohd Hisham Majid took full advantage of their familiarity with the Palm Course layout to share the first round lead at the 24th Kurnia-Saujana Amateur Championship held at Saujana Golf & Country Club. Aussie Ryan Peake posted a 71 to lurk one stroke behind the…
Kuala Terengganu, May 23: More than 100 professional golfers from eight countries including Malaysia, will compete in the four-day Terengganu Masters Golf Invitational 2011 at the Kuala Terengganu Golf Resort in Tok Jembal from June 3. The championship will feature 88 professional players from Malaysia and 35 from several foreign countries including Australia, Brunei, Japan,…
Penang, March 23: Superb rounds of seven-under-par 65 each saw Danny Chia and Kemarol Baharin (pic) share the first round lead at the RM125,000 Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Penang Classic today. The duo, who both have a victory apiece to their names on the burgeoning PGM Tour, opened up an early three strokes advantage…
Jakarta, May 23: The Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta returns to the golf calendar this year in prime position to build upon the many successes of last season. Enjoy Jakarta have renewed their association with the event as presenting sponsor and for the second year in a row it will be staged at Damai…
Penang, May 23: Malaysia’s top professional players will battle it out in the RM125,000 Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Penang Classic, which tees off this morning at the Penang Golf Resort in Bertam. The eighth leg of the burgeoning PGM Tour will see a total of 78 golfers in the field, including three northern-based amateurs…
Incheon, Korea; May 23: Korean golf star K.J. Choi announced today that he will host his own tournament, The K.J. Choi Invitational from October 20-23, 2011 at the world renowned Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, Korea. Fresh from victory at The Players Championship 2011 where he became the first Asian to win what is known…
Alor Gajah, Melaka; April 22: Australian Daniel Bringolf took full advantage of a final-day collapse by overnight leader Chieh Po Lee to lift the 109th Malaysian Amateur Golf Championship at the A’Famosa Golf Resort. The 20-year-old from Sydney closed with a one-under-par 71 for a tournament total of 12-under-par 276 to take the title by…
Jeju-do, Korea: May 22: Australia’s Kurt Barnes won the SK Telecom Open by one shot from Korea’s Kim Kyung-tae after Sunday’s final round was cancelled due to fog at Pinx Golf Club. Big-hitting Barnes was a doubt to even start at this week’s OneAsia event due to a shoulder injury, but the 29-year-old made a…
Alor Gajah, Melaka; May 22: Admiral (R) Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor was annointed the Malaysian Golf Association president after the Malaysian Golf Association annual general meeting and biennial elections concluded this afternoon. A total of 306 delegates casted their votes. The challenger, who is also the president of the Royal…
