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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.
Thais target Asian Games glory after 2025 success
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 02/02/2026
» Thailand Golf Association (TGA) president Rangsarit Laksitanont has expressed his satisfaction with the achievements of the national golf team over the past year, highlighting a string of victories that underline the country's growing stature in the sport.
Jeeno's choice brings great joy and promise to women's game
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 28/11/2025
» As a six-year-old, Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul faced the biggest decision of her young life -- pick either tennis or golf as the sport of her choice.
Lee holds slim lead with Jazz on the prowl
Sports, Published on 09/11/2025
» Singapore: Former champion Jazz Janewattananond is two shots off the pace heading into the final round of the Singapore Open on the New Course at Singapore Island Country Club yesterday.
Thai prodigy Fifa leads the nation's charge in golf event
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 08/11/2025
» Rising star Pongsapak "Fifa" Laopakdee is among seven national golfers, who will compete at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after the Thailand Golf Association (TGA) announced its list of players for the biennial tournament on Friday.
Singing my way to the Masters and British Open
Sports, Fifa Laopakdee, Published on 30/10/2025
» It means the world to me. To pull off the win is amazing and it was a great battle. At the start of the day, I said to myself, "it's just another round of golf and to go out there and try to play your best golf and whatever happens, happens." I tried to not put pressure on myself this year because I've been putting too much pressure over the past few years at this event where I kind of choked at the end. This year, I felt like I could just go out and have fun.
Thai wonder Fifa clinches historic win
Sports, Published on 28/10/2025
» Dubai: Rising star Fifa Laopakdee rewrote a slice of golf history when he became the first player from Thailand to sensationally win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Sunday, earning coveted invitations to the Masters Tournament and The Open next year.
Thai amateur rallies for win, secures Masters, Open Championship spots
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2025
» Pongsapak "Fifa" Laopakdee turned a six-shot deficit into the biggest win of his life, shooting a 4-under-par 68 and outlasting 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki of Japan on the third extra hole to capture the Asia-Pacific Amateur on Sunday in Dubai.
Asia's top amateurs look to Matsuyama for inspiration
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 23/10/2025
» A new generation of regional golfers, including Thailand's Pongsapak Laopakdee and Ratchanon 'TK' Chantananuwat, is in Dubai this week, each with a dream in tow that was sparked by the heroics of Hideki Matsuyama.
How China's ladies are shaping sport
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 02/10/2025
» When the Women's China Open first teed off in 2006, the occasion was quietly significant. At the time, women's golf in the Middle Kingdom was still taking fledgling steps in the global game. The domestic circuit was modest, the talent pool limited and the pathway to elite professional circuits like the LPGA Tour seemed distant, if not daunting.