New Delhi, February 19: South Africa’s Jbe Kruger finally shed his perennial bridesmaid tag when he closed with a final round three-under-par 69 to win the Avantha Masters on Sunday. Kruger, who had come close on many occasions, especially in 2010, where he had to settle for the runner-up spot three times, was clearly relieved when he lifted his maiden Asian Tour title with a winning total of 14-under-par 274 at the DLF Golf and Country Club. Spain’s Jorge Campillo … Continue reading →

Manila, February 12: An emotional Mardan Mamat ofSingaporecoasted to a comfortable five-stroke victory at the ICTSI Philippine Open to end a six-year winless run today. The 44-year-old picked up his third Asian Tour victory with a closing one-under-par 71 at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club’s East course to complete a commanding wire-to-wire victory with an eight-under-par 280 aggregate. Mo Joong-kyung ofKoreathreatened briefly before finishing a distant second in the US$300,000 Asian Tour event, signing off with a 74 … Continue reading →

Yangon, February 5: Kieran Pratt of Australia birdied the second play-off hole to win his first Asian Tour title at the Zaykabar Myanmar Open presented by Air Bagan. Pratt, Adam Blyth of Australia and Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand were tied on 15-under-par 273 in regulation play which forced a three-way play-off at the US$300,000 Asian Tour event. Kiradech, who closed with a 72, was the first to bow out after narrowly missing his birdie putt from 35 feet as Pratt … Continue reading →

January 11: Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines will start the new year by playing amongst the US PGA Tour stars at the Sony Open in Hawaii starting Thursday. The 17-year-old Tabuena, who narrowly missed out on a 2012 Asian Tour card by US$250 when he finished one rank outside the top-61 on the Asian Tour Order of Merit last season, will look to make amends at the second PGA Tour event this year. Inquirer Golf reports that Tabuena’s uncle Martin Nievera … Continue reading →

Kuala Lumpur, 10 January: World number four and 2010 US PGA Championship winner Martin Kaymer of Germany and 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa will headline the field in the 2012 Maybank Malaysian Open. World number four and 2010 US PGA Championship winner Martin Kaymer of Germany and 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa will headline the field in the 2012 Maybank Malaysian Open. “This marks the seventh year that Maybank is in association with the … Continue reading →

Chonburi, Thailand, December 18 – England’s Lee Westwood romped to a seven-shot victory in the US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club, carding a final round 69 for a total of 22-under-par 266. Westwood started the final round four shots ahead of Charl Schwartzel and endured an early challenge from the South African before pulling clear on the home stretch. The win gave Westwood his eighth title in Asia and moved him up to number two … Continue reading →

Luke Donald has won the PGA Tour Player of the Year award for 2011, as voted on by his fellow Tour members. Donald, who turned 34 on December 7, is the first player from England to be voted Player of the Year since the award’s inception in 1990. He won the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in 2011 and clinched the money title with US$6,683,214. Donald also wrapped up the Byron Nelson Trophy … Continue reading →

Long-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros won the European Tour’s season-ending Dubai World Championship presented by DP World in some style, holing a monster eagle putt on the final green to finish two shots clear of Scotland’s Paul Lawrie. The win gave Quiros his second title in Dubai this year, having won the Dubai Desert Classic in early 2011. He finished with a 19-under-par total after rounds of 68, 64, 70 and 67. Lawrie meanwhile birdied the last hole to take solo … Continue reading →

ParGolf Magazine of Malaysia and Weekly ParGolf of Japan today signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for content sharing and co-marketing. The ground-breaking agreement is believed to be the first such tie-up between magazines from the two countries and will see both publications share articles for both their print and internet presences. Additionally, ParGolf Malaysia will act as the advertising sales agent for Weekly ParGolf Japan in Malaysia and vice versa. “This is indeed a momentous occasion for us … Continue reading →

Tournament host Tiger Woods carded a 3-under-par 69 including birdies on his final two holes for a one-stroke win over Zach Johnson (71) at the Chevron World Challenge. Woods’ victory comes in his 27th start worldwide since his last win at the 2009 Australian Masters.  He entered the final round on Sunday one stroke behind Johnson and still trailed by one shot with two holes to play. Woods holed a 15-footer for birdie at the par three 17th to draw … Continue reading →

Hong Kong, December 4: World number two Rory McIlroy finally laid his hands on the UBS Hong Kong Open trophy, closing with a spectacular five-under-par 65 which included a dramatic closing birdie from the bunker for a two-stroke victory. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman started the final round three shots back on a sun-kissed day at the Hong Kong Golf Club but tied for the lead at the turn with two birdies before edging ahead of a packed leaderboard with further … Continue reading →

Hong Kong, December 4: Hong Kong, December 4: Juvic Pagunsan sealed the Asian Tour Order of Merit title with a 10th place finish in the UBS Hong Kong Open, becoming the first Filipino to win the title. Pagunsan carded a closing round of two-under-par 68 for 10th place to add US$55,000 to his season’s haul of US$788,298. It gave him an unassailable lead with one event remaining as none of his closest challengers threatened to win at the Hong Kong … Continue reading →

Haikou, China, November 27: Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland of the United States staged a battling comeback to win the Omega Mission Hills World Cup today. The Americans carded a final round foursomes score of five-under-par 67 to end an 11-year title wait for the United States since Tiger Woods and David Duval won the title in 2000 in Argentina. Germany’s Martin Kaymer and Alex Cejka, who hauled themselves back into contention with a third round 61, could not rally … Continue reading →

Bangkok, November 23: Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, in-form Spaniard Sergio Garcia, England’s Simon Dyson and PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman of the United States will add more star power to the inaugural Thailand Golf Championship next month. The organising committee also confirmed at a press conference that the US$1 million season-ending Asian Tour tournament will be held as scheduled at Amata Spring Country Club from December 15-18 as the flood situation in Thailand is easing. Schwartzel’s confirmation … Continue reading →