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Bunch of Asian stars look for breakthrough in 2021, writes Chuah Choo Chiang

Bunch of Asian stars look for breakthrough in 2021, writes Chuah Choo Chiang

As the PGA TOUR begins a new calendar year in 2021, starting with this week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, Asia’s leading stars are unlikely to emerge from their winter hibernation with added muscles…

Asia’s Masters brigade look to Choi for inspiration

Asia’s Masters brigade look to Choi for inspiration

The Masters Tournament tees off in an unfamiliar week from November 12 to 15 due to scheduling changes caused by COVID-19 and will see four Koreans – Sungjae Im, Byeong Hun An, Si Woo Kim…

Asian stars get a chance to cross swords with world’s best as Asian Swing heads west with the best in tow, says Chuah Choo Chiang

Asian stars get a chance to cross swords with world’s best as Asian Swing heads west with the best in tow, says Chuah Choo Chiang

The PGA TOUR’s annual Asian swing will be unlike any other this month as golf’s reimagined year sees two of the region’s most prestigious tournaments make a detour from the Far East to the West…

Nicholas Fung uses time-off from competition with coaching stint in Dubai, writes Calvin Koh

Nicholas Fung uses time-off from competition with coaching stint in Dubai, writes Calvin Koh

New father Nicholas Fung is relishing the opportunity of sharing his knowledge and golfing skills to aspiring golfers in Dubai while waiting for his own season to restart. The global COVID-19 menace may have paralysed…

Tour Champs brings down the curtain on a season when PGA Tour learnt and adapted, writes Chuah Choo Chiang

Tour Champs brings down the curtain on a season when PGA Tour learnt and adapted, writes Chuah Choo Chiang

Come Tuesday morning (Asian time), a new FedExCup champion will be crowned and win the PGA TOUR’s Ultimate Prize. Whether it’ll be Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Sungjae Im or Hideki Matsuyama hoisting the prized trophy,…

A man of many firsts, Arjun Atwal wants to keep going

A man of many firsts, Arjun Atwal wants to keep going

The sporting fire that lit so brightly when Arjun Atwal turned professional some 25 years ago is showing no signs of flickering as the Indian legend prepares to write a new chapter in his illustrious…

Lot of talent and a dash of luck helped Matsuyama rise rapidly, writes Chuah Choo Chiang

Lot of talent and a dash of luck helped Matsuyama rise rapidly, writes Chuah Choo Chiang

A lot of talent and a dash of luck helped Matsuyama rise in his career, says Chuah Choo Chiang Sporting stardom is often attained through various means. Some athletes are born with god given talents…

By Ed Saminathan – Tribute to Mr Malaysian Open, Nellan

By Ed Saminathan – Tribute to Mr Malaysian Open, Nellan

By Edward Saminathan (Editor of The Clubhouse magazine in Malaysia) theclubhouse.com.my Pix: theclubhouse.com.my Kuala Lumpur, May 15: Nellan Vellasamy, (1949-2020), who has died aged 71, was a legendary servant of the game, a golfer who…

By Genevieve Ling – Golf’s return a relief for Malaysian players & staff

By Genevieve Ling – Golf’s return a relief for Malaysian players & staff

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Even as the golf fraternity in various parts of the world, eagerly awaits the ‘opening’ up of golf courses, many countries like the US and UK have started doing so. Closer…

By Joy Chakravarty – Tribute to Sanders, an inspiration for Jeev, Daniel

By Joy Chakravarty Doug Sanders, winner of 20 PGA Tour titles and a four-time runner-up in major championships, passed away on Sunday at the age of 86. Long before bright and colourful clothing became trendy…