Batangas, Philippines; June 8: The first round of the ICTSI Mt. Malarayat Championship was washed out today after heavy rain resulted in play being suspended until tomorrow. None of the 90 players competing were able to complete their rounds while the afternoon session had not even teed off at Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club….
Kuala Terengganu; June 7: R. Nachimuthu once again proved the comeback king after emerging victorious at the Terengganu Masters Golf Invitational 2011 today. The 40-year-old registered a closing round of three-under-par 69 at the Kuala Terengganu Golf Resort to usurp overnight leader to the title and reigning champion M. Sasidaran by one stroke. The victory,…
Batangas, Philippines; June 7: Juvic Pagunsan (pic above) from the Philippines begins the defense of his ASEAN PGA Tour Order of Merit title tomorrow when he competes in the ICTSI Mt. Malarayat Championship. Pagunsan finished second in the event last year and leads a formidable Filipino contingent at Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club from…
Kuala Lumpur; June 7: Many golfers may not be aware of the existence of the Golf Club Managers Association of Malaysia (GCMAM) but the once-quiet grouping of golf club managers is now abuzz with activities. Under the stewardship of president Mohd Rom Muslim (pic right), GCMAM is now engaging its members through monthly seminars cum…
Kuala Terengganu; June 6: M. Sasidaran stayed on course for a successful title defence at the Terengganu Masters Golf Invitational with a second consecutive 67 during Round 2 of the RM150,000-tournament at the Kuala Terengganu Golf Resort today. R. Nachimuthu cut the lead at the top of the leaderboard to just one stroke after an…
Kuala Lumpur; June 6: In keeping with their continued effort to develop junior golf in Malaysia, Royal Sporting House (RSH) have joined forces with SportExcel to organise the two-day Mizuno Junior Open, which began today at the Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort. Some 120 junior golfers took full advantage of the school break to…
Kuala Terengganu, June 5: Reigning champion M. Sasidaran (pic) got his title defence underway with a solid opening round of five-under-par 67 at the RM150,000 Terengganu Masters Golf Invitational today. A total of 117 golfers, including a handful of international professionals from Australia, Japan, South Korea and United Kingdom, teed off the sixth edition of…
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…
Shenzen, China; June 5: Two new golfing stars were born at the recently concluded 4th Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship, with 13-year-olds Guan Tian-lang and Liu Rui-xin emerging triumphant as the boys’ and girls’ champions respectively. Over the three-day tournament held at the Olazabal Course at the Mission Hills Golf Club from May 25-27,…
Petaling Jaya, June 4: After a two-year hiatus, the Olympic Council of Malaysia-Pharmation Ex-Internationals Golf Challenge is set to make its presence felt with its sixth edition on July 27 at Kelab Golf Seri Selangor. Approximately 100 former sportsmen have indicated their interest in the biannual affair organised by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)…
