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 …
Golf equipment maker TaylorMade have come on board as an Official Equipment Supporter of next year’s SMBC Singapore Open. TaylorMade, the long-established and highly regarded brand will be sponsoring Singapore’s national Open for the first time and plan a series of promotions to highlight their involvement with such a prestigious event. The SMBC Singapore Open, boasting prize money of at …
Sentosa, in partnership with the SMBC Singapore Open, are running the rewarding ‘Sentosa 9 Activity Challenge’ that will lead to access to the US$1 million golf tournament at the end of January 2016. By simply purchasing the ‘Sentosa Fun Pass – Play 20’ and completing nine out of up to 20 attractions, golf fans will be able to redeem a …
Ahead of the SMBC Singapore Open next January, we recall some of the great rounds over Sentosa Golf Club’s famed Serapong Course during past tournaments. In our fourth article in the short series, we look at how Jeev Milkha Singh of India held off challenges from Major champions Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington to win the title in 2008 after …
Nearly 40 juniors took part in a golf clinic at the weekend which was the second of its kind organised by the Singapore Golf Association Golf (SGA) in partnership with the SMBC Singapore Open. It took place at Sentosa Golf Club and saw Singapore professionals Choo Tze Huang and Jerome Ng conduct proceedings along with Gregory Foo, Joshua Ho and …
Ahead of the SMBC Singapore Open next January, we take a look at some of the great rounds over Sentosa Golf Club’s famed Serapong Course during past tournaments. In our third article in the short series, the spotlight is trained on the course record 67 shot by Fiji’s Vijay Singh in the final round of the 2007 Singapore Open. It …
Singapore, October 20: Player of the Year Jordan Spieth, the winner of two Majors in 2015, will be the star attraction at the 50th staging of the SMBC Singapore Open next January, organisers confirmed today. The phenomenally talented 22-year-old claimed this year’s Masters Tournament and US Open, and recently triumphed in the Tour Championship to clinch the 2015 FedEx Cup. …
