Bangkok: Nicholas Fung and Danny Chia got their campaigns off at the US$1 million Thailand Open to a sizzling start, carding rounds of 66 and 67 respectively on Thursday. Korea’s Kim Hyung-tae set the early pace with an eight-under-par 64 at Suwan Golf & Country Club but was matched by Japan’s Yasunori Yoshida in the evening…
Kota Kinabalu: The race for places on OneAsia in 2012 heats up with two First Stage tournaments taking place this week before next week’s crucial Final Stage. With at least 14 tournaments on OneAsia this season offering an overall purse of nearly US$16 million the pressure is mounting as many of the region’s leading professionals…
Bangkok, Thailand: Malaysia’s rising star Nicholas Fung celebrated a career milestone during the final round of OneAsia’s Thailand Open today when he carded the lowest round of his young career. The 21-year-old Fung toured Suwan Golf and Country Club in seven-under-par 65, a round that included nine birdies and two bogeys. He soared up the…
Bangkok, Thailand: A resurgent Prom Meesawat feels the time is right to step out of his illustrious father’s shadow by wining the US$1 million Thailand Open on fast-growing OneAsia this week. Prom’s dad Suthep was the first local winner of the Thailand Open in 1991, a feat that both haunts and inspires his son. A…
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…
Shandong, China, June 5: Korean Kim Bi-o prevailed in a sudden-death play-off today to win the US$1 million Nanshan China Masters on OneAsia. The 20-year-old clinically holed an eight foot birdie putt to close out New Zealand’s Michael Long on the third extra hole at Nanshan International Golf Club to pick up his biggest career…
Shandong, China; June 4: Drawing upon their vast experience in the game, New Zealand’s Michael Long (above) and Australian Scott Laycock (below) took a share of the third round lead in the Nanshan China Masters today. Long, the second round leader, carded a three–under-par 69 to move to 10 under for the tournament and was joined…
Shandong, China, June 3: Veteran Michael Long (pic) rekindled some of the magic of his past to take the second round lead in the US$1 million Nanshan China Masters. The 42-year-old Kiwi carded a five-under-par 67 for a two round total of seven under par at Nanshan International Golf Club’s Danling Cuiyuan Course. He leads…
Shandong, China; June 2: Highly rated Australian rookie Brendan Smith fired an unblemished six-under-par 66 to take the first round lead in the US$1 million Nanshan China Masters today. The 21 year old, who represented his country as an amateur for the past three years, showed his quality by firing an eagle and four birdies…
Shandong, China; June 1: Battling Aussie Andre Stolz can leapfrog Kim Kyung-tae back into top spot on the OneAsia Order of Merit with a victory at the inaugural US$1 million Nanshan China Masters, which starts tomorrow. Stolz, winner of the season-opening Indonesia PGA Championship, trails GS Caltex Maekyung Open champion Kim by US$58,582 after four…
