Headline act Jordan Spieth drew big crowds to the opening round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Thursday and the world number one showed his class with a bogey-free 67 that could have been several shots better. The American superstar lies a shot behind clubhouse leader Keith Horne who carried his form from the recent South African Open into the …

Evergreen Prayad Marksaeng, eyeing a victory in the SMBC Singapore Open to celebrate his 50th birthday on Saturday, shot an impressive two-under 69 in the opening round on Thursday to lie three shots adrift of early leader, South Africa’s Keith Horne. The Thai veteran has nine Asian Tour and five Japan Golf Tour titles to his name yet showed again …

The SMBC Singapore Open blasted off on Thursday morning with Singapore Golf Association President Bob Tan hitting a ceremonial drive off the first tee at Sentosa Golf Club. Tan was joined on the Serapong Course tee by Low Teo Ping, President Sentosa Golf Club, Kyi Hla Han, Commissioner of the Asian Tour, Toshiaki Akita, Secretary General of the Japan Golf …

World number one Jordan Spieth and Korea’s K.T. Kim, two of the hottest players in world golf in 2015, will duel over the opening two rounds of the SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club. Spieth won five times last year, including the US Open and Masters, while Kim also had five victories on the Japan Golf Tour during a …

Major winner Darren Clarke has predicted a bright future for several of Asia’s rising stars, including Korea’s An Byeonghun who is second favourite behind world number one Jordan Spieth to win this week’s SMBC Singapore Open. Clarke had a close up look at the region’s top players during the recent EurAsia Cup where he captained Europe to victory. “I know …

Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena is relishing the challenge of competing against some of the world’s best golfers when the SMBC Singapore Open starts on Thursday. Tabuena’s confidence has been boosted by his breakthrough win on home soil in December last year and has set his sights on another famous victory at the Sentosa Golf Club this week. “My game is good …

SMBC Singapore Open drawcard Jordan Spieth had his first taste of the award-winning Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club in the tournament pro-am on Wednesday and found his rhythm early. The world number one was literally first off the tee at 7.30am and played the opening hole impressively in front of a gaggle of photographers. A perfect drive to the …

The genius of world number one Jordan Spieth became even more evident at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open with the young American not needing to rely too heavily on practice rounds. The 22-year-old from Dallas arrived from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning and spent the day resting. Tuesday was taken up with media engagements while he will use tomorrow’s Pro …

American superstar Jordan Spieth will make his debut appearance in South-East Asia at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open as the current world number one after a strong start to the year. Spieth, who has led the Official World Golf Ranking for 12 weeks, comes into the tournament at Sentosa Golf Club from January 28-31 after victory in the Hyundai Tournament …

The best players from the Asian Tour which includes four Order of Merit champions, will head to the Lion City for the SMBC Singapore Open which tees off next week. Making a welcome return after a three-year absence, the Singapore showpiece will be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO). It will be played at the …