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…
Johor Bahru: The international field for the Iskandar Johor Open 2011 was further boosted today with the confirmation that Colin Montgomerie, Henrik Stenson and Thongchai Jaidee will feature in the US$2 million Asian and European Tours co-sanctioned championship. With 31 professional victories in a career spanning over 20 years, European Tour stalwart Montgomerie is easily…
Kuala Lumpur, October 24: Argentinian maestro Angel Cabrera believes he has hit top form in time to bid for glory at the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, starting Thursday. Cabrera, a two-time Major winner, will be among the elite line-up in the US$6.1 million event co-sanctioned by the Asian and PGA Tours at the Mines…
Rompin, Pahang: There was too much on the line for S. Murthy this time. Too often over the last few years, the wily 40-year-old has eyed a victory only for it to be snatched from him on the last possible moment. He was having none of it today after hanging on to claim the Professional…
Kuala Lumpur: Mission accomplished! Korean hotshot Na Yeon Choi carded a solid final round of three-under 68 to claim the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, today holding off arch rival Yani Tseng by one-stroke at the East Course of the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. A strong Malaysian crowd witnessed an unswerving display of talent…
