Archive for November, 2007
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Once the “killing fields” of Southeast Asia, it is now an economy eager to tap the tourist dollar via its most famous landmark, the ancient temples at Angkor Wat.
Cambodia is using golf to lure visitors to the former war-torn country, with the latest course built near the famous temples in Siem Reap.
The country is hailing [...]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
At a time when the European Tour is looking to establish itself as a major force, Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren helped to boost those ambitions with an outstanding victory for Scotland at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China.
The Scottish duo showed great character and nerveless steel to beat the United States’ Boo [...]
European Tour, Mens World Cup, Weekly Tournament Roundup | No Comments »
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
After several weeks of overseas domination, Asian golfers are hoping to make an impact at the World Cup in Mission Hills, China.
With Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez winning in Hong Kong and American Phil Mickelson at the HSBC Champions event, golfers from Asia are eager to show what they can do against some of the best [...]
Asian Tour, European Tour | 4 Comments »
Monday, November 19th, 2007
With a cast of big names and Asian Tour regulars battling it out for honours at the Hong Kong Open, it was left to someone who had done it before to take all the glory.
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez surged up the leaderboard on the final day to win the tournament by one stroke from Sweden’s [...]
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
My time as a sports reporter with the South China Morning Post newspaper in Hong Kong was memorable, especially when it came to golf, with the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling particularly etched in my mind.
It was previously called the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club and dropped the “Royal” after the Chinese regained control [...]
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Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Phil Mickelson, a notoriously unwilling traveller before this year, made the most of his inaugural Asian foray, landing one of the most prestigious tournaments on the Asian Tour and delighting in his kids’ new cultural experiences.
Lefty ended a drama-packed day at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Sunday with a second extra hole [...]
Asian Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour, Weekly Tournament Roundup | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Knighthood apart, Sir Clive Woodward has not been a million dollar success story since winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup with England. There was the debacle of the many players, few wins British Lions tour of New Zealand. There was the embarrassing move into football coaching with Southampton. There was the underwhelming reaction to the [...]
The New Four Magic Moves | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Latest estimates suggest that one golf course in the United States will use, in one day, roughly the same amount of water as the total amount used by 15000 American citizens in the same 24 hour period.
At the same time Donald Trump is discovering that the doughty residents of the North East of Scotland are [...]
Environmental Issues | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
They are calling it the greatest field ever to be assembled in Asia, and that is without Tiger.
This week’s HSBC Champions event, worth $5 million in total prize money, is the richest tournament in Asia and has attracted the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, who between them have won nine majors.
With [...]
Asian Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
It is said sport can change the world. Perhaps, perhaps not. For every story of a civil war stopping so that both side could catch a glimpse of Pele’s genius there are a thousand tales of drinking binges, doping tests and betting scandals.
Now and then, though, it is good to cast aside your cynicism and [...]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
One of the biggest weeks in Asian professional golf fittingly produced a big-name winner as US Open champion Angel Cabrera, of Argentina, lifted the Singapore Open title on Sunday.
Cabrera, who led from the second round, closed with a one-over-par 72 to put the finishing touches to an eight-under 276 total and edge Fijian Vijay Singh [...]
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