January 16: Geoff Ogilvy, former US Open champion and winner of three World Golf Championships, has confirmed he will compete in the 100th New Zealand Open in Queenstown next month. Once ranked as high as number three in the world, the 41-year-old Australian will compete in the New Zealand Open for just the second time. The […]
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Sentosa, Singapore, January 17: Chinese Taipei’s Hung Chien-yao extended his bliss to the SMBC Singapore Open by carding a five-under-par 66 to snatch the first round clubhouse lead on Thursday. Together with the Japanese pair of Yuta Ikeda and Yoshinori, Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena also had a round to remember when he returned with a 67 to […]
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Sentosa, Singapore, January 15: England’s Paul Casey knows he has to overcome the strong Asian challenge to stand a chance of winning the SMBC Singapore Open which starts at the Sentosa Golf Club on Thursday. The world number 24 is the highest ranked player in the elite 156-man field and knows that Asia’s best players will […]
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Sentosa, Singapore, January 15: The name Hosung Choi is one that has captured the imagination of the social media world by storm. Possessing one of golf’s wackiest and unconventional swings, the world has fallen so much in love with the Korean that there is even an online petition to get him an invitation to play at the Waste […]
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By Olle Nordberg, founder of golf equipment survey company, Northmountain International With the Asian Tour season opener coming up this week with the SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course, there are a lot of players looking forward to a fresh season. Some will be aiming for a breakthrough and a first win, […]
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Ahead of the season-opening SMBC Singapore Open, we pick out 10 likely contenders who will emerge victorious this Sunday. SERGIO GARCIA Country: Spain Current OWGR ranking: 27th Last five starts: T6, T9, 2, 1, T7 Major win: 1 Professional wins: 34 (including six in Asia) Sergio Garcia is defending his title at the SMBC Singapore Open this week. He […]
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Sentosa, Singapore, January 14: Singapore’s Choo Tze Huang was visibly disappointed after missing out on his Asian Tour card at Qualifying School last month. But the SMBC Singapore Open will give the 31-year-old another opportunity to redeem himself again when it tees off on Thursday. Ahead of the Singapore showpiece where he finished tied-16th last year, Choo […]
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