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…
Jeju-do, South Korea; May 21: Big-hitting Australian Kurt Barnes made a clutch up-and-down on the final green to establish a one shot lead over Korea’s Kim Kyung-tae heading into the final round of the SK Telecom Open. The 26-year-old Barnes dropped just one shot in a five-under-par 67 third round at Pinx Golf Club to…
Alor Gajah,Melaka; May 21: A third round of one-under-par 71 was enough for Chieh Po Lee of Chinese Taipei to stay atop the leaderboard of the 109th Malaysian Amateur Open at the A’ Famosa Golf Resort. The 16-year-old’s three-day total of 203 saw him stay ahead of Australian Daniel Bringolf (right), who carded a superb…
[wpvideo qyeN44qU] Kuala Lumpur, May 21: Tomorrow, delegates representing affiliated golf clubs from across Malaysia will congregate at the A’Famosa Golf Resort in Melaka for the Malaysian Golf Association’s annual general meeting, where they will cast their votes for a new lineup to take the association forward for its next two-year term. Throwing his hat…
Alor Gajah, Melaka; May 20: Overnight leader Chieh Po Lee (pic left) of Taiwan tightened his grip on the 109th Malaysian Amateur Open with a second round five-under-par 67 to open up a six-stroke lead on top of the leaderboard at the A’Famosa Golf Resort here. Aussie Daniel Bringolf returned with a second consecutive three-under…
Illinois, USA; May 20: Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO) today announced a definitive agreement for the sale of its Acushnet Company golf business, featuring the iconic Titleist and FootJoy brands, to a group led by Fila Korea Ltd., the owner of the Fila brand globally, and Mirae Asset Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in…
Jeju-do,south Korea; May 20: Former champion Park Sang-hyun (pic) took full advantage of calm conditions on Friday to establish a one shot lead over the equally impressive course record equalling Kurt Barnes at the halfway stage of the SK Telecom Open. Park, who claimed the title in 2009, posted six birdies and an eagle in…
