Singapore, October 20: Player of the Year Jordan Spieth, the winner of two Majors in 2015, will be the star attraction at the 50th staging of the SMBC Singapore Open next January, organisers confirmed today. The phenomenally talented 22-year-old claimed this year’s Masters Tournament and US Open, and recently triumphed in the Tour Championship to clinch the 2015 FedEx Cup. …
Singapore, October 18: The first Singapore Golf Association Golf (SGA) Junior Golf Clinic in partnership with the SMBC Singapore Open took place on Sunday at Sentosa Golf Club. A total of 30 junior golfers participated under the watchful eye of Myanmar’s Kyi Hla Han, a former Asian Tour number one and now the Chairman of the Tour, as well as …
Ahead of the SMBC Singapore Open next January, we take a look at some of the great rounds over Sentosa Golf Club’s famed Serapong Course during past tournaments. In our second article in the short series, the spotlight is turned on the spectacular Sunday enjoyed by winner Adam Scott in the 2005 Singapore Open. The rough was up and the …
In a short series ahead of the SMBC Singapore Open next January, we take a look at some of the great rounds over Sentosa Golf Club’s famed Serapong Course during past tournaments. First up is Angel Cabrera’s second round 63 that paved the way for victory in the 2007 Singapore Open. Singapore, October 1: Then reigning US Open champion Angel …
Golf apparel company CREST LINK will partner next year’s SMBC Singapore Open as the Official Apparel Sponsor. The established Malaysian brand has a long association with Singapore’s national Open and will fittingly rekindle their partnership when the event returns in 2016 after a hiatus of three years. The SMBC Singapore Open, boasting prize money of US$1 million, will be played …
Singaporean amateur Gregory Foo has booked his ticket for next January’s SMBC Singapore Open and is hoping for a dream pairing with high-flying Anirban Lahiri whose first taste of the big time was playing in the 2008 edition of the prestigious tournament. Foo won a spot in his national Open, which is returning after a three-year absence, by winning the …
After a three-year absence, Singapore’s iconic national Open will make a welcome return with a new title sponsor and sanctioning partner. Last staged in 2012, the SMBC Singapore Open is set to thrill local golf fans and global audiences alike when it roars back to life from January 28 to 31, 2016 at the scene of past dramatic editions, the …
Italy’s Matteo Manassero prevailed in a gripping sudden-death playoff when he eagled the third play-off hole to pip South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen to the Singapore Open in 2012, when the tournament was last played. Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, was dealt a cruel blow after his birdie putt miss from five feet at the second play-off hole levelled proceedings …
It’s the stuff of dreams. A rookie professional anxiously waiting for word if he has a place in the biggest tournament of the year finds out that not only can he tee it up but that he will be playing alongside one of the world’s leading players. That’s what happened to India’s Anirban Lahiri at the Singapore Open in 2008. …
The Asian Tour will return home to Sentosa with Asia’s leading leisure destination ready to welcome staff and officials from the region’s premier Tour to its newest corporate headquarters located on the island. The Sentosa Golf Club will also earn the distinction of being the first Asian Tour Destination in Singapore, the Tour’s exclusive network of world-class golfing properties around …
