Kuala Lumpur: American Bo Van Pelt was laughing all the way to the bank after romping to a stylish six-shot victory in the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia on Sunday. The 36-year-old Van Pelt bagged his career’s biggest pay cheque of US$1.3 million as he savoured his first title of the season with…
Kuala Lumpur: It wasn’t the prize money of US$85,000 or the knowledge that he had managed to out-duel some of the top players in the world that left Danny Chia beaming from ear-to-ear. It was the simple fact that no matter how he played, the Malaysian number one just wanted to give himself a chance…
Kuala Lumpur: American Bo Van Pelt overcame a sluggish start to storm into the third round lead at the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia on a day local hero Danny Chia raised the roof at The Mines Resort and Golf Club. Van Pelt bogeyed his opening two holes but showed his class with…
Seri Kembangan: Danny Chia rose to the occasion today to give himself an outside chance of winning the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia with a flawless third round of five-under 66 in punishing conditions at The MINES Resort & Golf Club. The 39-year-old local hero, playing alongside his childhood idol Vijay Singh, stayed patient…
Kuala Lumpur: The last man who got into the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia found himself tied for the halfway lead on Friday. American Jeff Overton fired a new course record of nine-under-par 62, also his career low round, to share the second day lead with Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson at the Mines Resort…
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s budding golfers Paul San Weng Yau and Sarfina Vinota Seretharan will join six of their ASEAN contemporaries for an intensive training stint in the hallowed grounds of TPC Sawgrass later this year as part of the final phase of the CIMB Junior Golf Development Programme. This is the second batch of juniors…
Kuala Lumpur: A new strategy and much more relaxed attitude saw Danny Chia charge up the leaderboard of the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia today. Chia carded a splendid second round 65 for a six-under 136 total, to take a share of 13th placing alongside young Thai star Chinnarat Padungsil and three others at the halfway…
Kuala Lumpur: Australia’s Robert Allenby was on top of the first round leaderboard at the US$6.1 million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia on Thursday, some 20 years after his maiden professional victory in Malaysia. The 40-year-old Australian produced a stunning eight-under 63 at the Mines Resort and Golf Club to lead by one shot from…
Kuala Lumpur: Danny Chia was not going to allow an early setback to spoil his CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia debut. The 39-year-old opened his campaign at the US$6.1 million event with a respectable round of even-par 71 at the The Mines Resort and Golf Club. The local hero got off to a fast start…
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…
