Archive for the Asian Tour Category


Veteran Golf Journalist Looks Forward to Open

Spencer Robinson is managing editor of Asian Golf Monthly. Every year, the Singapore-based journalist travels to Britain to cover the British Open. Here is a Q&A with Spencer on some of his experiences at past Opens and his hopes for the future. You can read his daily reports from the 2007 Open Championship on the […]

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Asian Tour’s Spat with Europe Takes Korean Twist

I dislike dragging story angles over too long a stretch of time to the extent that they become tiring and predictable. However, there are times when it simply cannot be avoided, such as new winners on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, as happened last weekend. When Asian Tour officials last month got in […]

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Singapore Open Organisers Out To Raise Profile

Organisers of the Singapore Open are keen to see their tournament become recognised as the “Asian Major”. Indeed, they have done much to boost its prestige. Prize money for this year’s event has risen 25 per cent to $4 million and world number four Adam Scott, of Australia, has agreed to defend the title he […]

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Asian Tour Needs Players On Side In Battle With Europe

The new European Tour event in India next year poses a major test of credibility for the regional professional governing body, the Asian Tour. The professional circuit in Asia has grown tremendously over the past decade. However, it is still a work in progress and cannot compete with the European Tour, let alone the PGA […]

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Dougherty Stays Positive

Nick Dougherty has for long been considered one of England’s most promising golfers. Along with players such as Justin Rose, Paul Casey, David Howell and others, he has been at the forefront of the English game, which is still searching for a world-class successor to six-time Major champion Nick Faldo. Indeed, one of Dougherty’s mentors […]

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Asian Tour Chief Hits Out at Europe over New Indian Tournament

They are no longer denying a rift. The Asian Tour and European Tour are officially at odds, at least from the Asian point of view. Tension has existed between the two governing bodies over co-sanctioned events for a while and it finally boiled over this week after the Europeans announced a new event in India […]

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Deaf Golfer Lee Flies High in Bangkok Airways Open

South Korea’s deaf golfer Lee Sung dedicated his first title on the Asian Tour to his coach and brother Lee Sung-joo after a wire-to-wire victory at the Bangkok Airways Open on the Thai resort of Santiburi Samui Country Club. Lee closed with an even-par 71 for a winning total of 16-under-par 268, three strokes ahead […]

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Asian Tour Chief Contradicts O’Grady

There is tension again between the Asian Tour and European Tour. Recently, Asian Tour officials were reported to have criticised the European Tour for paying appearance money to so-called star golfers to play in the BMW Asian Open. Though Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han said he was misquoted, the reports succeeded in implanting […]

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Hansen Holds Nerve for Wentworth Victory

Anders Hansen was hardly mentioned during the halfway stage of the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club in England. Two days later, he was the toast of the European Tour after his 25-foot putt on the first play-off hole gave him a birdie and a thrilling victory over local hope Justin Rose. After an […]

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Veteran Lu Plays His Cards Right In Macau

At 44 years of age, Taiwan’s Lu Wen-teh really had no business duelling with 24-year-old Australian Richard Moir in a play-off at one of the Asian Tour’s most exotic locations. As it turned out, Lu did the business, shooting birdie on the par-five 18th three times to trump Moir in a sudden-death play-off and win […]

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Technology To Help Boost Aussie Open

Aussie golf fans may want to take their Palm Pilots when they travel to the Australian Open in Sydney this December. Organisers of Australia’s premier event is trying to ramp up the entertainment and information factor for golf fans so that they can receive as much details about the tournament on the course as they […]

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Tiger Racks Up Another Title

There is now one fewer tournament that Tiger Woods hasn’t won. The multi-Major winner rode a roller-coaster final round of three-under-par 69 for a two-stroke victory over Steve Stricker at the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was Woods’ third PGA Tour victory of the season and ninth in his last 12 starts. It […]

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Faldo Looking Forward to Bigger Asia Series in 2007

Nick Faldo will continue his efforts to unearth Asian champions of the future with his Faldo Asia Series set to continue in 2007. The 2007 Series will feature 11 tournaments at nine venues across Asia, culminating in the Faldo Series Asia grand final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China from December 12-14. The […]

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Tearful Verplank Triumphs in Byron Nelson Championship

An emotional Scott Verplank won the tournament that is closest to his heart when he triumphed at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas. Verplank had followed the PGA Tour event as a youngster and became the first golfer to win it after the death of the man it was named after, golfing legend Byron […]

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Nicklaus Says the Future is Asia

Jack Nicklaus and Asia have a close relationship. After all, he has designed dozens of courses in the region and has always been a supporter of Asia’s up and coming players. Nicklaus, 67, who has a record 18 Major titles to his name, was there for the start of the Pine Valley Beijing Open earlier […]

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