In the eyes of Thai amateur prodigy Ratchanon ‘TK’ Chantananuwat, Joohyung Kim, is a veritable veteran. At the ripe old age of 19, Kim is already into his fourth year as a professional. On Sunday, he triumphed in the Asian Tour’s inaugural The Singapore International. In so doing, he’s not only broken into the top-100 in the Official World Golf …
Charlie Wi is relishing the prospect of what promises to be a nostalgic return to his professional golfing roots this month. A dominant force on the Asian Tour from the late 1990s through much of the first decade of the new millennium, Korean-born Wi is aiming to turn back the clock during a two-week spell in Singapore. “I have really …
Paul Casey, the winner of 21 titles worldwide, has confirmed he will compete in the SMBC Singapore Open later this month and make the prestigious tournament his first event of 2022. The Englishman memorably claimed joint-second place in the event in 2019 and says he is determined to improve on that result this year when the US$1.25 million tournament is …
The SMBC Singapore Open will make a welcome return in 2022, and with an increased prize purse of US$1.25 million, up from the US$1 million previously on offer. The event will once again take place on the Serapong Course at the Sentosa Golf Club from 20 to 23 January. After a hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s …
Former Singapore Open winners Kyi Hla Han and Zaw Moe have led the chorus of approval for the newly-renovated Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club. Han, a former Asian Tour number one and winner of the Singapore Open in 1994, and Moe – the 1997 Singapore Open champion – were invited by the club to play the course during its …
The Drive for ARC Charity Golf is swinging back to the calendar for another round of golf for a good cause this year! Hosted by Shangri-la’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, the Drive for ARC Charity will continue to be held at the prestigious Sentosa Golf Club (The New Tanjong) on the 21st December 2020.
Sentosa Golf Club has marked its most recent award of ‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ by premiering a new environmental documentary film to raise awareness of the importance of climate change in golf. The documentary forms part of the club’s GAME ON campaign, which has received backing from The R&A following its launch at the SMBC Singapore Open earlier this …
Sergio Garcia, the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open Champion, produced a stunning closing birdie to win his first PGA Tour event in three years. Garcia came to Sentosa in January 2018 as the reigning Masters champion, which marked his last victory on the PGA Tour until this weekend. It was his first victory on TOUR since the 2017 Masters, and the …
The Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore is set to make history by becoming the world’s first golf club to join the United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action Initiative. The prestigious golf venue, set on Sentosa Island alongside a diverse array of unique leisure experiences, is already highly regarded for its approach to environmental sustainability, and takes this significant step following …
Matt Kuchar reflects not only on his maiden visit to Singapore for the SMBC Singapore Open, which drew the crowds to the Sentosa Golf Club, but also gave everyone a lesson on mental fortitude, as this review on the Asian Tour website shows. With a commanding four-shot lead before stepping up to the 587 yard par-five seventh hole, Kuchar would …
