American Casey O’Toole fired the first ace of the season on the Japan and Asian tours at the second hole for a three-under-par 68. He had a round to remember after missing the cut last year, and holed out at the 168-yard, par-three second with a seven iron and won a five year Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Golden Circle membership …
Kurt Kitayama is enjoying a brilliant run so far in his first venture to Asia. The 25-year-old American grabs a share of the lead at the SMBC Singapore Open with an opening five-under-par 66 after the early morning session on Thursday. The Asian Tour Qualifying School graduate earned a spot at the US$1 million event by emerging top at the …
Officials from SMBC, Sentosa Golf Club, the Singapore Golf Association, the Asian Tour, the Japan Golf Tour Organisation and Lagardère Sports attended the “Ceremonial First Tee-Off” this morning as the first round of the US$1million event got underway.
Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand is feeling physically fantastic and he is ready to defend his title at the US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open that starts tomorrow. Last year, the 51-year-old held off the challenge of the likes of compatriot Phachara Khongwatmai and Korea’s Younghan Song, golfers who are a fraction of his age, to lift the coveted trophy at the …
The 2018 SMBC Singapore Open is nearly underway and tees off tomorrow on the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club. Star players Sergio Garcia, Ryo Ishikawa, Louis Oosthuizen and Pat Perez warmed up by enjoying the view from the Sky Deck on top of the Legends Lounge by the 18th hole. They were there for a photo shoot with the …
Superstar Sergio Garcia will come full circle when he tees off in the SMBC Singapore Open on Thursday after a monumental 2017 during which he won his first Major at the Masters. The Spaniard began his 2017 campaign at Sentosa Golf Club last January, finishing joint 11th, and is looking at this year’s tournament as a launch pad for another …
The SMBC Singapore Open will zoom off the tee with several marquee groups bound to draw big galleries to the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club on Thursday. The blockbuster morning three ball consists of Masters champion Sergio Garcia, Asian Tour number one Gavin Green and Japan star Ryo Ishikawa, who is making his tournament debut. Teeing off the 10th …
The leading four players who finish in the top 12 and ties at the SMBC Singapore Open who are not already exempt will earn places in The 147th Open, to be held at Carnoustie on 15-22 July 2018. The SMBC Singapore Open is the third event in The Open Qualifying Series and will be played from 18-21 January 2018 on …
The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF), the region’s umbrella golfing body, has launched a Certificate in Greenskeeping (CIG), the first of its kind in Asia. Aimed at supporting education among golf course superintendents and improving conditioning of golf courses, the initiative is backed by The R&A, the game’s ruling golf organisation. Richard Walne, the AGIF’s President, said: “We are excited …
Asian Tour number one Gavin Green believes that his outstanding long iron play will give him an advantage at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open over the notoriously tough Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club. The first Malaysian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Green said he will tackle some of the longer holes with confidence given his ball …
