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KUANTAN, July 21: Defending champion Edven Ying and fellow local talent Ruhanraj Vinayagam are relishing the opportunity to compete on home soil at the PGM Royal Pahang Closed Championship, which tees off today at Kelab Golf DiRaja Pahang.The tournament's final round will be played on Thursday, July 23.Cheok Wen Han topped Monday's qualifier, repeating his achievement from last week's event in Pekan, with 14 players advancing to the main championship.A strong field featuring several of the leading players on the PGM Order of Merit and experienced veterans is expected to battle for honours

Veteran Shaifubari Muda capped his domestic season in style after defeating Marcus Lim in a playoff to win the PGM Royal Pekan Closed Championship at Royal Pekan Golf Club.Shaifubari carded a birdie on the 18th hole to finish at seven-under-par, taking the clubhouse lead after overnight leader Sukree bogeyed the closing hole to slip into second place.Marcus, playing alongside Sukree in the final group, birdied the last to force a playoff with Shaifubari.Returning to the 18th, both players found the fairway off the tee before Shaifubari fired his approach to within three yards of the pin. Marcus's second shot finished on the right side of the green, but his birdie putt stopped a yard short.Shaifubari calmly holed his birdie putt to seal the title and the RM31,500 winner's cheque.Ben Leong recorded the lowest round of the day with a six-under 66 to finish the tournament at five-under overall.

SUKREE Othman and Marcus Lim leads after round 1 of PGM Royal Pekan Closed Championship. Sukree played a bogey free round and Marcus had...

PGM Royal Pekan Closed Championship will tees off tomorrow (Tuesday, 13th July 2026) from 7:30am onwards.The Royal Town of Pekan shall witness the most...

MACAO, June 26: Former Open champion Henrik Stenson and South Korean star Sungjae Im have confirmed their participation in the 2026 SJM Macao Open, organisers announced today.The US$1 million tournament, the 12th stop on this year's Asian Tour, will be played at Macau Golf & Country Club from Oct 15-18.Stenson, who lifted The Open title in 2016, will make his tournament debut.“I am delighted to be heading to the vibrant city of Macao for the first time to compete at the SJM Macao Open this October,” said the Swede.“Many of the world's best have played at the Macau Golf & Country Club and I cannot wait to experience the course for myself and hopefully see my name amongst the greats on its roll of honour.”Im returns for his second appearance after finishing tied seventh last year.“I am looking forward to returning to Macao this October to compete at the SJM Macao Open,” he said.“I had a top-10 finish last year and hope to do even better this time around.”Defending champion Dominic Foos of Germany will also return after claiming last year's title in a playoff against Chinese Taipei's Wang Wei-hsuan.“Winning last October was one of the most defining moments of my career so far,” said Foos.“The support from the spectators and the atmosphere throughout the week made the victory even more special.”Organisers also announced a new initiative that guarantees the leading local finisher from the previous edition a place in the main tournament.This year's recipient is Ma Kaijun, who was the highest-placed Macau player in 2025.

The Malaysian Golf Association is seeking a permanent national coach from the sports ministry to strengthen preparations for the 2027 SEA Games

During the Monday Qualifier today, Afdlin Mikhail and Zubair Firdaus top the leaderboard at one under par (-1). Another eight players earned their spot to play in this week Championship.

Captain of the RangeGoats GC in LIV Golf, Watson hit 15 of the 18 fairways and made eight birdies against a solitary bogey. The leading duo was one ahead of Korea’s Younghan Song (69, -10).

RABAT, June 8: Sweden’s Charlie Lindh produced a sensational final-round charge, capped by a dramatic eagle on the 18th hole, to claim his maiden Asian Tour title at the US$500,000 am green IGPL Bharath Classic in Morocco.The 28-year-old carded a tournament-best eight-under-par 64 to finish on 18-under overall, overturning a three-shot overnight deficit and winning by four strokes.Thailand’s Settee Prakongvech, who began the day in the lead, struggled to maintain his momentum and signed for a 71 to share second place at 14-under with American Charles Porter, who closed with a 66.