Archive for the 'Japan Golf Tour' Category

Japanese Teen Becomes Latest “New Tiger”

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

The concept of “the new Tiger Woods” in their various forms have been coming in thick and fast ever since …well, the real Tiger Woods appeared on the scene more than a decade ago.
We’ve had Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Michelle Wie and a host of others. The latest manifestation comes from Japan, and the Japanese [...]

Seething at Asian Tour article

Friday, December 7th, 2007

There are times when you do things in a huff. When something makes you angry, you should really wait a few minutes, take a few deep breaths and consider the consequences of what you might do.
I didn’t follow my own advice today when I saw an article in Bloomberg about the Asian Tour’s stance on [...]

Jimenez Earns Second Hong Kong Triumph

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 [...]

Bateman Bags Buick

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Brian Bateman emerged from a clutch of title contenders to win the Buick Open, which was missing a couple of stars who normally keep regular dates with Warwick Hills in Michigan.
While new father Tiger Woods and injured Vijay Singh stayed away, the 34-year-old Bateman birdied the final hole to win by one stroke and thus [...]