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Amateurs on the rise with WAAP success
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 11/02/2026
» The region's top women amateur golfers, including Thailand's Prim Prachnakorn and Achiraya Sriwong, Malaysia's Jeneath Wong and Korea's Oh Soo-Min, do not need to look far for inspiration when they reach the crossroads of when to turn professional.
Marking 10 years of Matsuyama magic
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 05/06/2024
» Brian Harman, the reigning Open champion, tells a funny tale of how he and fellow PGA Tour winner, Matt Every, made a poor error in judgement on a young Asian golfer more than a decade ago. In contrast, Jack Nicklaus, holder of a record 18 major victories, knew the golf world was in for a special treat with the emergence of a rising star.
Ishikawa still eyeing throne
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 02/11/2023
» Whether it was in America or Japan, every shot played was captured by TV crews and every post-round interview drew a massive scrum of golf writers that his agent would bring a stool for him to sit and answer every media question that would make sporting headlines back home.
Is Tiger ready for biggest roar?
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 08/12/2019
» In years to come, linguists may well need to reword the old adage "Rising from the ashes like a phoenix" if golf legend Tiger Woods puts an exclamation point on an amazing 2019 by leading the United States Team to victory at the Presidents Cup at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club which starts on Thursday.
Plenty of thrills in the cards this year
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 13/01/2019
» Buckle up and hold on to your seats as the PGA Tour is poised to deliver a spectacular extravaganza in 2019 with golf's newest and rising stars colliding with the legends of the game, headlined by none-other-than Tiger Woods and Phil "The Thrill" Mickelson.