Iron-willed Matt Kuchar fought back from a triple bogey and held off a strong charge from former world number one Justin Rose down the stretch to win the SMBC Singapore Open on Sunday. Kuchar, the world number 24, regrouped after his travails at the par-five seventh and staged a grandstand finish with birdies at the 16th and 18th to card …

The top four finishers at the 2020 SMBC Singapore Open – Joohyung Kim of South Korea, Poom Saksansin of Thailand, Canada’s Richard T. Lee and Ryosuke Kinoshita of Japan – have secured qualification for The Open 2020. Kim, 17, shot 71 for fourth place, Lee finished fifth after a 72 and Poom carded three birdies in the last four holes …

Defending champion Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand was full of praise for 2020 SMBC Singapore Open winner Matt Kuchar after just coming up short at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday. “Matt was amazing you know, after that eight (at the seventh hole) he still recovered and won with class,” said world number 38 Jazz, who finished third after closing with a …

Simply the best. That’s the only description for the other-worldly nine-under-par 62 American Matt Kuchar shot over the notoriously difficult Serapong course at Sentosa Golf club in the third round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Saturday. Kuchar was dialled-in with long, accurate driving, pinpoint approach shots and heat-seeking putts. Indeed, employing his trademark arm-lock putting style that he has …

Dialled-in Matt Kuchar of the United States put on a masterclass on moving day at the SMBC Singapore Open as he shot a sparkling nine under 62 – the best-ever score on the Serapong course at Sentosa Golf Club – to open up a three-shot lead over defending champion Jazz Janewattananond and Miguel Tabuena heading into the final round on …

Asian Tour chairman Jimmy Masrin had a special reason to be cheerful at the SMBC Singapore Open on Saturday when his son Danny shot a bogey-free 66 to soar up the leaderboard to joint 10th. Masrin belied his world ranking of 678th as he carded five birdies, including three in four holes from the 15th (his sixth hole of the …

Salonpas have leant their support to a first-of-its-kind sustainability initiative as this week’s SMBC Singapore Open helping to ensure the event treats “mother earth” with the utmost respect. A Sustainable Water Initiative presented by Salonpas has been set up aimed at encouraging spectators and participants to reduce single use plastic at the tournament. For the first time ever at a …

An exciting day’s play is in prospect at the SMBC Singapore Open with a posse of young Asian guns pitting themselves against world stars Justin Rose of England and American Matt Kuchar in the third round. Defending champion Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand takes a one shot advantage over teen standout Joohyung Kim of Korea and Filipino Miguel Tabuena into Saturday’s …

Defending champion Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand birdied the 18th hole for a sparkling six-under-par 65 to grab the lead at the halfway mark of the SMBC Singapore Open on Friday. On-song Jazz has a two-round total of 10 under 132 and is a stroke ahead of teen sensation Joohyung Kim of Korea, in with a 66, and Filipino Miguel Tabuena, …

World number 24 Matt Kuchar of the United States showed class and resilience in equal measure during a second round 68 to lead the SMBC Singapore Open after the morning session at Sentosa Golf Club on Friday. Kuchar overcame a double bogey at the fifth hole (his 14th of the day after starting at the 10th) to open up a …