Korean Taehoon Ok shared the clubhouse lead with Thailand’s Suradit Yongcharoenchai, after two stunning eagles on the front nine on the opening day of the US$1.25 million SMBC Singapore Open on the tough Serapong course at Sentosa Golf Club. Ok and Suradit fired five-under-par 66s in the final event of the season on the Asian Tour to lead from Korean …
Korean Taehoon Ok sensationally eagled the two par fives on the front nine of the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club today to help take the clubhouse lead after the first session on the opening day of the SMBC Singapore Open. Ok fired a five-under-par 66 in the final event of the year on the Asian Tour to lead from …
England’s Paul Casey had planned to compete in the SMBC Singapore Open last year, and he says it’s unfinished business that drives him to improve on his impressive joint second-place finish in 2019. He’s a big fan of Sentosa Golf Club’s acclaimed Serapong Course but the pandemic meant the event, one of the region’s iconic National Opens, could not be …
A record number of Singapore players will compete in this week’s SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club providing a great opportunity for the country’s leading golfers to make their mark in their National Open. A total of 20 Singaporeans will compete in the US$1.25 million event, which includes seven amateurs, with the ultimate goal of aiming to become the …
Korean Joohyung Kim achieved so much in his first tournament of the year last week, The Singapore International: he won the tournament in a thrilling sudden-death finish, took over top spot on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, and moved into the top-100 on the Official World Golf Ranking. But there is no time for the 19 year old to …
It’s not only the names of Major championship winners and Ryder Cup heroes which have been inscribed on the magnificent silverware that is presented each year to the winner of the SMBC Singapore Open. Since its inauguration in 1961, US Masters winners Adam Scott, Angel Cabrera and Sergio Garcia, along with Ryder Cup heavyweights Ian Poulter and Matt Kuchar, are …
Sentosa Golf Club’s majestic Serapong Course is primed to reveal a ‘meaner’ personality at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open. Perennially regarded as one of Asia’s most demanding golfing tests, the venue for the Asian Tour’s 2021-2022 season-ending event (January 20-23) has been further enhanced. Once more, the course will examine every facet of a player’s game with recent upgrades ensuring …
In the eyes of Thai amateur prodigy Ratchanon ‘TK’ Chantananuwat, Joohyung Kim, is a veritable veteran. At the ripe old age of 19, Kim is already into his fourth year as a professional. On Sunday, he triumphed in the Asian Tour’s inaugural The Singapore International. In so doing, he’s not only broken into the top-100 in the Official World Golf …
Charlie Wi is relishing the prospect of what promises to be a nostalgic return to his professional golfing roots this month. A dominant force on the Asian Tour from the late 1990s through much of the first decade of the new millennium, Korean-born Wi is aiming to turn back the clock during a two-week spell in Singapore. “I have really …
Paul Casey, the winner of 21 titles worldwide, has confirmed he will compete in the SMBC Singapore Open later this month and make the prestigious tournament his first event of 2022. The Englishman memorably claimed joint-second place in the event in 2019 and says he is determined to improve on that result this year when the US$1.25 million tournament is …
