Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu, Malcolm Kokocinski of Sweden and Singapore’s Marc Ong qualified for the SMBC Singapore Open after shooting sub-par scores over the New Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club. Takeyasu, who tied for 23rd at the SMBC Singapore Open in 2018 and made the cut last year, carded a four-under 66 to lead the 56 hopefuls who were vying …
With his confidence high, top amateur James Leow is hoping to perform well in front of a home crowd at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open. Leow, the reigning SEA Games champion, is no stranger to the mighty Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club having played the tournament two times before and practiced regularly on the course. The 22-year-old Arizona State …
Defending champion Jazz Janewattananond shook off the rust before this week’s SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club with a fine fourth place finish at the Hong Kong Open. Coming off a fantastic 2019 season when he won four times and jumped to 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the 24-year-old Thai finished behind winner Wade Ormsby of Australia, …
Nearly four years removed from storming home to win a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, Matt Kuchar still carries the spoils around everywhere he goes. In a sock. Kuchar, who is defending his Sony Open title in Hawaii (before heading to the SMBC Singapore Open), told pgatour.com that the bronze medal he won on the back of a …
He’s back. By popular demand. For one week only. Hosung Choi aka the player with ‘The Fisherman’s Swing.’ Yes, Korea’s Choi, who possesses one of the wackiest swings in golf, will strut his stuff at the SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club from January 16-19. The 46-year-old became a viral sensation after his swing and his swagger were featured …
The SMBC Singapore Open received one of the highest accolades in the game yesterday at the Asian Tour Awards night in Hong Kong when the Tour’s membership voted last year’s edition the Best Event on Tour. At a glitzy and glamorous evening, the SMBC Singapore Open beat off competition from the region’s leading tournaments to receive the award for the …
Ryo Ishikawa, the hugely popular Japanese star who rekindled memories of his wunderkind days with three wins in 2019, has fired a warning to his rivals at next week’s SMBC Singapore Open. Ishikawa, the so-called ‘Bashful Prince’, said that he is swinging freer than during his previous visits to Sentosa Golf Club and predicted even better results in 2020. “I …
SMBC Singapore Open 2020 will once again ensure “mother earth” is treated with the utmost respect. Since 2018, tournament organiser Lagardère Sports, along with Sentosa Golf Club (SGC), have put into effect a “Green Agenda” that has set a benchmark for other events and their respective venues in the region to try and attain. And this year sustainability initiatives have …
SMBC Singapore Open titleholder Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand signed off his 2019 season in exactly the same way he started it, with a convincing victory. Twelve months on from his success at Sentosa Golf Club in the first Asian Tour event of the year, Jazz won the Thailand Masters, the final tournament on the 2019 schedule. It was the 24-year-old’s …
Golf Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond, cock-a-hoop at establishing himself in the world’s top 50, has confirmed he will defend the SMBC Singapore Open title he won in stylish fashion in January. The 24-year-old Jazz jumped 12 places to 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking – sealing a coveted spot at The Masters – after his runaway win in the Indonesian …
