Big-hitting Malaysian Gavin Green birdied his final hole on Saturday morning to move onto the shoulder of leader Seungsu Han at the halfway mark of the SMBC Singapore Open. Green carded a three-under 68 for a total of eight-under-par 134, a stroke behind Korean-born American Han who completed his round on Friday at Sentosa Golf Club. Three-time winner Adam Scott …
Unheralded Seungsu Han of the United States upstaged the tournament marquee names by carding a second round four-under-par 67 to grab the second round clubhouse lead at the SMBC Singapore Open on Friday. Han, who is chasing his first professional win at the US$1 million Singapore showpiece, surprised even himself when he compiled a two-day total of nine-under-par 133 to …
Three-time champion Adam Scott continued his love affair with the SMBC Singapore Open on Friday by snatching the clubhouse lead midway through the second round after a delightful 67 that thrilled the large galleries. Scott sits on seven under 135, a shot ahead of Angelo Que of the Philippines who added a 69 to his first round 67. The smooth-swinging …
Rising star Brett Coletta of Australia had a professional debut to savour at the SMBC Singapore Open when he bookended his two under 69 with a birdie and an eagle. Twenty-year old Coletta, who shook up Australian golf last year by winning the Queensland Open and coming second in the NSW Open, is playing the prestigious tournament on an invitation. …
Young Singaporean Braydon Lee came close to upstaging world number seven Adam Scott, defending champion Younghan Song and Japan Tour number one Yuta Ikeda in the groundbreaking “Beat the Pro” competition at the SMBC Singapore Open on Friday. Nine-year-old Lee, a handy 12.7 handicapper, was challenged to hit nearer the pin than the illustrious trio at the par-three, 172-yard second …
Young hotshot Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand stumbled at the final hurdle on Friday morning and agonisingly missed a chance to leapfrog the Japanese duo of Hideto Tanihara and Satoshi Kodaira and Korea’s Kyungnam Kang into the lead after the completion of the first round of the SMBC Singapore Open. The 17 year old, whose star has been on the rise …
Japan’s Hideto Tanihara and Satoshi Kodaira together with Korea’s Kyungnam Kang shared the early honours when they returned with matching six-under-par 65s to take the clubhouse lead after the first round of the SMBC Singapore Open was suspended due to fading light on Thursday. A lengthy rain delay that lasted close to two and a half hours in the afternoon …
Malaysia’s Gavin Green has long been tipped for great things in Asian golf and he showcased his ability with a fine five-under-par 66 in the first round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Thursday. Fellow young gun Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines also shone in the opening round, outscoring playing partner Sergio Garcia, the world number 15, by three strokes …
Prolific winner Hideto Tanihara of Japan shrugged off jet lag to grab a share of the clubhouse lead with a sizzling six-under-par 65 in the first round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Thursday. Tanihara jetted into Singapore from Hawaii after finishing 27th in the Sony Open but showed little sign of fatigue at The Serapong Course, Sentosa Golf Club. …
Australian Adam Scott clearly has everything going for him this week at the SMBC Singapore Open – 12 years after he first won the title here on the famous Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club. The course, the country and over a decade of personal growth make him the hot favourite in the US$1million tournament, being jointly sanctioned by the …
