SMBC Singapore Open reigning champion Jazz Janewattananond catapulted into the world’s top-50 with a stunning victory in the Indonesian Masters on Sunday and booked a spot in the 2020 Masters. The fast-rising Thai shot an eye-watering 17-under-par (62-65) over the weekend at Royale Jakarta Golf Club to power past his rivals and win by five shots over countryman Gunn Charoenkul. …
American Matt Kuchar, who will be one of the star attractions at the SMBC Singapore Open in January, rounded off the 2019 season with a flourish by sinking the putt that assured victory for the United States over the International team in the Presidents Cup. A five-footer for birdie at Royal Melbourne’s 17th hole guaranteed him a halve against Louis …
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, one of the star players confirmed for the SMBC Singapore Open in January, eclipsed some of the world’s best professionals – including tournament host Tiger Woods – to win the Hero World Challenge at the weekend. Stenson shot a final round 66 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas to secure his first victory since the Wyndham …
The hugely acclaimed Sentosa Golf Club, venue for the prestigious SMBC Singapore Open, has been named the World’s Best Golf Club at the World Golf Awards. And the highly rated Serapong Course, which has tested the elite of world golf during the annual SMBC Singapore Open, picked up the title of Singapore’s best golf course at the same awards (worldgolfawards.com) …
Thailand young gun Jazz Janewattananond keeps building on his brilliant early-season win at the SMBC Singapore Open. Jazz posted a two-stroke victory in the joint-sanctioned Asian Tour/Japan Tour event at Sentosa Golf Club in January. In another co-sanctioned event at the weekend he finished in fourth place to further extend his lead in the Asian Tour Order of Merit. The …
The 2020 SMBC Singapore Open is set to be one of the most memorable in its history as organizers confirmed today the participation of England’s Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson from Sweden and American Matt Kuchar – the gold, silver and bronze medalists respectively at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Boasting an epic field, fittingly at the beginning of a year that …
Spanish maestro Sergio Garcia, the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open champion, won his 16th European Tour title at the weekend with a one-shot victory at the KLM Open in Amsterdam. Garcia posted an 18-under-par total of 270 at The International to ease ahead of Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark. “Amazing. We had a great week and great to win again. I played …
England’s Paul Casey, joint runner-up at the SMBC Singapore Open in January, returned to winning ways with victory in the Porsche European Open. It was Casey’s second triumph of the year after he retained the Valspar Championship title on the PGA Tour in March but his first European Tour title for five years. Casey shot six-under 66 in the final …
The widely heralded SMBC Singapore Open will be contested from January 16 to 19 next year and will once again be jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Rising star Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand held off challenges from England duo Paul Casey and Matthew Fitzpatrick and Yoshinori Fujimoto of Japan to clinch the title earlier this …
Dru Love IV, who competed in this year’s SMBC Singapore Open alongside his famous dad Davis Love III, played the round of his life on the Mackenzie Tour in Canada on Thursday. An opening 12-under-par 60 in the HFX Pro-Am saw the 25-year-old American beat the course record at Oakfield Golf and Country Club by two strokes. Love carded two …
