Sadom Kaewkanjana defends his Singapore Open title this year, on the New Course at The Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), hoping to build on the momentum he has carried since winning the Kolon Korea Open in May.
Victory in the Land of Morning Calm was his first since capturing Singapore’s national open in January of 2022 – when the Thai star fired a bogey-free 69 to close at 13-under on Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course, finishing three shots clear of his nearest challengers, which included Korean star Tom Kim. The win marked his biggest career scalp and second Asian Tour title, following his breakthrough at the 2019 Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open.
His recent form suggests he is well-placed for another strong showing in Singapore. As well as winning in Korea, he enjoyed a tied-second finish at the Smart Infinity Philippine Open in January, and recorded five top 10s across 2023 and 2024.
“I had pretty good seasons in 2023 and 2024. I tried my best and put myself into contention several times… so that just keeps the momentum going,” he said.
“I’ve been having a pretty good year so far, and I’m feeling good about my game. However, I don’t want to focus too much on the results. I just want to have fun on the course, play my own game, and hopefully it works out in my favour.”
For the 27-year-old, the approach at SICC is a simple one.
He will draw lessons from his victory in Korea, where he tackled the demanding Dunes Course La Vie Est Belle. Patience, he stressed, had been the key, and it is a quality he intends to carry into SICC, where he will be playing for the first time.
On Korea, he said: “I’d never been there, so I didn’t have any expectations going into the week. I think the key to that golf course was to stay patient and focus on the game plan.
“I will just keep doing what I’ve been doing and waiting for everything to fall together like the week of the Korea Open.”
Having edged out his compatriot Poom Saksansin by two strokes in a rollercoaster final round there, with multiple lead changes throughout, Sadom had to hold his nerve right to the end to secure the win.
Noting that his calmness sets him apart from other golfers, Sadom hopes to draw on plenty of that composure when he mounts his title defence at SICC.
But even as all eyes turn to him in Singapore, Sadom remains focused on the bigger picture – steadily climbing the world rankings.
And, of course, when it comes to his “best memory”, there is only one: the winning putt in the Singapore Open three years ago.
