The Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club (SGC) has for the first time been ranked in Golf Digest’s World’s Greatest Top-100 Golf Courses emphatically positioning it as the region’s number one layout. SGC, home of this month’s SMBC Singapore Open, clinched the 58th spot globally, making it Southeast Asia’s best golf course and the only Singapore golf course that has …
SMBC Singapore Open drawcard Jordan Spieth underlined his standing as world number one with a runaway eight-shot victory in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday. Spieth brought his 2015 form into the New Year with a commanding performance at Kapalua. A final-round 67 saw him finish at 30-under 262 to join Ernie Els as the only players …
In-form Jamie Donaldson, Europe’s Ryder Cup hero in 2014, will bid for back-to-back wins In Asia when he tees it up at the SMBC Singapore Open later this month. The world number 46 triumphed at the Thailand Golf Championship in December to round off his season in style and is now looking for another morale-boasting victory. He will face an …
The presence of double Major winner Jordan Spieth at this year’s SMBC Singapore Open has put welcome added pressure onto the staff at Sentosa Golf Club to prepare a golf course fit for the world number one and the thousands of spectators expected to watch his every shot. “As soon as I saw the press release (announcing Spieth as the …
The Arc Children’s Centre in Singapore will be the Official Charity for next year’s SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club organisers announced today. The Arc Children’s Centre, whose patron is Mrs Goh Chok Tong, provides a day centre for cancer stricken children and their siblings or other life-threatening illnesses and was the Official Charity when the prestigious tournament was …
Korea’s An Byeong-hun, one of the most exciting prospects in world golf, will compete in the SMBC Singapore Open early next year as he looks to build on a tremendous rookie season. Popularly known as Ben An, the world number 28 was named the Rookie of the Year on the European Tour in 2015 after a fantastic maiden campaign that …
The return of Singapore’s national Open has been highlighted by the staging of a series of junior golf clinics organised by the Singapore Golf Association Golf (SGA) in partnership with the SMBC Singapore Open. Nearly 100 juniors have taken part in a total of three golf clinics, including one today at Jurong Country Club. A total of 20 juniors took …
Media giant Nikkei Inc. will help publicise and promote next year’s SMBC Singapore Open as a “Premium Partner” of the iconic tournament. The Tokyo-based Nikkei, established in 1876, is Japan’s largest business media group. Its flagship The Nikkei newspaper has a daily circulation of about three million. The company is also strengthening global coverage, as it launched an Asia-focused, English-language …
Major champions Darren Clarke and Y.E. Yang have confirmed their participation in next January’s SMBC Singapore Open, which will be headlined by world number one Jordan Spieth. Northern Ireland’s Clarke won The Open in 2011, the highlight of a sterling career that has seen him triumph 22 times worldwide, and South Korea’s Yang became the first Asian to win a …
Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, a firm favourite with players and officials from previous tournaments, will be the Official Hotel of the SMBC Singapore Open for the next three years. Closely associated with the tournament since it made its base at Sentosa Golf Club in 2005, Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa will be home for players, VIPs, sponsors …
