Archive for the Asian Tour Category


Goosen ends 21-month drought with Johor victory

It took an Asian Tour fling for South African Retief Goosen to end a 21-month run without a title to his name. The two-time US Open champion came good on the final round to shoot a six-under-par 66 and register a two-stroke victory at the Iskandar Johor Open in the southern Malaysian city of Johor […]

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MacKenzie wins Viking Classic, Koreans qualify for World Cup

Will MacKenzie became a two-time winner of the PGA Tour over the weekend after he triumphed at the Viking Classic in Madison, Mississipi. The surfing enthusiast beat Brian Gay and Marc Turnesa in a three-way play-off that lasted two holes to claim the winner’s prize of $648,000. It allowed him to rise to 97th on […]

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Singh Signs On for Malaysian Return

Vijay Singh is the hottest player in the world right now. He would be the prize drawcard for any tournament, anywhere on the globe. Singh, though, is looking forward to going back to his roots, which is why he has signed on for the Johor Open in Malaysia this October. The FedEx Cup leader and […]

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Wie Once Again To Tee It Up With The Men

Michelle Wie, still aching after disqualification from an LPGA Tour event last week, believes it is the right time to once again slug it out with the men. Next week she will take part in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, hoping to make the cut on a PGA Tour event for the first time after seven […]

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Teenaged Thai Hopeful Aims to Outshine the Men

Thai teenager Pornanong Phatlum will be hoping to emulate American Michelle Wie by trying to qualify for the weekend during next week’s Bangkok Airways Open. Wie became the first female player to play all four rounds of an Asian Tour event when she took part in the SK Telecom Open in Korea in 2006. Now, […]

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There Is Still Life in Sorenstam and Scott

Annika Sorenstam is the veteran past-master who many believe has already passed the torch to her younger rivals. Adam Scott is the rising youngster who many believe cannot rise any higher. Both players proved over the weekend that they are neither willing to go away nor set a limit to high they can go with […]

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Shark Comes Out of Hiding in Shanghai

In an era before Tiger Woods, there was Greg Norman. Sure, he didn’t win as many majors – two British Open titles to be exact – but that never stopped the Great White Shark from being one of the golfing world’s best drawcards. That was more than a decade ago, though, and the former world […]

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No Joke As An Indian, Thai and Chinese Walk Into Augusta

Discounting Tiger Woods’ Thai heritage and Vijay Singh’s Fijian-ness, no Asian has ever won a major tournament. However, there are at least three golfers from different parts of the continent in the field for this week’s US Masters in Augusta hoping to break that duck. From the sub-continent, we have Jeev Milkha Singh, son of […]

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Malaysia’s Chia Wins Return Trip to Open

Malaysian pro Danny Chia earned his second shot at the British Open when he won the International Fina Qualifying – Asia earlier this week. Asia may have their own tour but it is the dream of all players to match themselves against the world’s best players. And what better arena than the British Open, which […]

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Asians Gear Up for British Open Qualifiers

The countdown to the British Open, from an Asian standpoint at least, starts next week when 67 regional pros tee off at the International Final Qualifying. The 36-hole event is being held at Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club, which is on the island of the same name that houses the headquarters of the Asian Tour. There […]

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Does Tiger Deserve To Be That Good?

“Is it not sickening that Woods keeps on winning? Nobody deserves to be that good.” This was the email that greeted me on Monday morning, just hours after Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot. It was from a good friend of mine, a fellow journalist and a Scot from Edinburgh. This […]

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BBC Misses Out on Atwal’s Victory

India’s Arjun Atwal won the Malaysian Open for the second time in his career after he beat Sweden’s defending champion Peter Hedblom in a play-off. But before going into Atwal’s victory, I’d like to comment a bit about the BBC website’s treatment of this piece of news. If the BBC consider themselves a parochial news […]

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Woods Snares Match Play Title

Tiger Woods achieved another milestone, surpassing Arnold Palmer in tournament victories after winning his fourth straight title at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. World number one Woods beat Stewart Cink eight and seven in the 36-hole final for his third Match Play title and earned sole fourth place on the career list with […]

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Chowrasia Joins Indian Greats on European Tour

Shivshankar Chowrasia added his name to an elite band of Indian golfers who have triumphed on the European Tour when he lifted the Indian Masters title at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday. The son of a greenkeeper, 29-year-old Chowrasia delighted the crowd, who had hoped to see a local winner in this inaugural tournament. […]

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India and China Could Make Asian Tour Irrelevant

South African star Ernie Els has said something that the Asian Tour better be wary about. While taking part in the inaugural Indian Masters in Delhi, Els said in an AFP article that India has the advantage over their fellow massively populated and hence lucratively poised rivals China when it comes to golf. Asian Tour […]

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