Sergio Garcia, the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open Champion, produced a stunning closing birdie to win his first PGA Tour event in three years. Garcia came to Sentosa in January 2018 as the reigning Masters champion, which marked his last victory on the PGA Tour until this weekend. It was his first victory on TOUR since the 2017 Masters, and the …
The Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore is set to make history by becoming the world’s first golf club to join the United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action Initiative. The prestigious golf venue, set on Sentosa Island alongside a diverse array of unique leisure experiences, is already highly regarded for its approach to environmental sustainability, and takes this significant step following …
Matt Kuchar reflects not only on his maiden visit to Singapore for the SMBC Singapore Open, which drew the crowds to the Sentosa Golf Club, but also gave everyone a lesson on mental fortitude, as this review on the Asian Tour website shows. With a commanding four-shot lead before stepping up to the 587 yard par-five seventh hole, Kuchar would …
Iron-willed Matt Kuchar digs deep to fight back from a triple bogey and hold off a strong charge from former world number one Justin Rose down the stretch to win the SMBC Singapore Open on Sunday. Kuchar, the world number 24, regrouped after his travails at the par-five seventh and staged a grandstand finish with birdies at the 16th and …
Qualification for The Open 2020 has been secured by the top four finishers at the 2020 SMBC Singapore Open – Joohyung Kim of South Korea, Poom Saksansin of Thailand, Canada’s Richard T. Lee and Ryosuke Kinoshita of Japan. Kim, 17, shot 71 for fourth place, Lee finished fifth after a 72 and Poom carded three birdies in the last four …
Defending champion Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand was full of praise for 2020 SMBC Singapore Open winner Matt Kuchar after just coming up short at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday. “Matt was amazing you know, after that eight (at the seventh hole) he still recovered and won with class,” said world number 38 Jazz, who finished third after closing with a …
Simply the best. That’s the only description for the other-worldly nine-under-par 62 American Matt Kuchar shot over the notoriously difficult Serapong course at Sentosa Golf club in the third round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Saturday. Kuchar was dialled-in with long, accurate driving, pinpoint approach shots and heat-seeking putts. Indeed, employing his trademark arm-lock putting style that he has …
Dialled-in Matt Kuchar of the United States put on a masterclass on moving day at the SMBC Singapore Open as he shot a sparkling nine under 62 – the best-ever score on the Serapong course at Sentosa Golf Club – to open up a three-shot lead over defending champion Jazz Janewattananond and Miguel Tabuena heading into the final round on …
Asian Tour chairman Jimmy Masrin had a special reason to be cheerful at the SMBC Singapore Open on Saturday when his son Danny shot a bogey-free 66 to soar up the leaderboard to joint 10th. Danny Masrin belied his world ranking of 678th as he carded five birdies, including three in four holes from the 15th (his sixth hole of …
Salonpas water fountains were part of a first-of-its-kind sustainability initiative as this week’s SMBC Singapore Open helping to ensure the event treats “mother earth” with the utmost respect. A Sustainable Water Initiative presented by Salonpas has been set up aimed at encouraging spectators and participants to reduce single use plastic at the tournament. For the first time ever at a …
