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South China Morning Post

Tuesday, Jun 25

13

Paris Olympics: golfer Shannon Tan makes history for Singapore, secures spot at Games

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Tan will be first golfer from the Lion City to play at a Games, while Amy Yang will represent South Korea after winning her first major.

Sunday, Jun 23

14

Asian Tour: Kim eyes return to Royal Troon after Korea Open win, season best for Kho

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Kim Min-kyu shoots five-under 66 to win national championship for second time, as Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho bags top 15 finish.

Sunday, Jun 16

07

US Open: DeChambeau tops leaderboard after record-breaking first three rounds at Pinehurst

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American, who dealt with some hip discomfort, is the first golfer to ever break 70 in the first three rounds of a US Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Saturday, Jun 15

10

US Open: Tiger Woods misses cut, Scottie Scheffler through, as debutant Ludvig Aberg leads

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The 24-yea-old Swede, who turned pro last June, is at 5-under 135 midway through, with Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele all in the mix.

Wednesday, Jun 12

20

US Open: Rory McIlroy on course for fifth major at Pinehurst, according to recent trends

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Northern Irish world No 3, who has not won a major since 2014, has improved at the US Open each year and is confident this could be his week.

Saturday, Jun 1

06

PGA Championship: charges against Scottie Scheffler dropped, officer injured in arrest has ‘no ill will’ against golfer

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Detective Bryan Gillis said he “received visible injuries to my knees and wrist” during arrest after charges against Scheffler were dropped by Louisville prosecutor on Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 29

09

US Masters: Amateur golfer Hiroshi Tai, 22, becomes first Singaporean to qualify for Major after winning US college title

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Georgia Tech student, the amateur world No 70, won NCAA Championship to earn a place at Augusta next April and at next month’s US Open.

Saturday, May 18

07

LPGA: China’s Ruoning Yin one of 10 players to withdraw from Mizuho Americas Open, prompting serious health concerns

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South Koreans Jiwon Jeon, Haeran Ryu and A Lim Kim and Minami Katsu of Japan also withdrew as LPGA issued a statement, which said that they will continue to monitor the situation at Liberty National.

Friday, May 17

15

‘He’s going to jail’: police arrest world No 1 Scottie Scheffler after fatal accident delays PGA Championship round 2

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The US Masters champion was trying to get to the course when he was held after disobeying police dealing with a ‘serious accident near the course’.

Thursday, May 16

08

PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy has distraction to cope with on eve of second golf major as he seeks to end drought

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Northern Irishman is coming off two straight wins, but news of impending divorce from his wife is leading to questions about how this will affect his game.

Thursday, May 9

07

Tiger Woods to be part of PIF-PGA negotiations, but McIlroy return blocked as sides eye end to golf civil war

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Woods is the sixth player-director appointed to PGA Tour board and has no limits. Board resisted McIlroy’s return after he resigned in November and was replaced by Jordan Spieth.

Sunday, May 5

10

LIV Golf Singapore: Brooks Koepka keeps head to take title and warm up for PGA Championship defence

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‘It’s all starting to come around,’ Koepka says as ‘a lot of work’ pays off at Sentosa Golf Club.

Friday, May 3

LIV Golf Singapore: Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz finds his rhythm and season’s best form to lead first round at Sentosa

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The Colombian shot a six-under 65 at Sentosa to lead a stacked leaderboard, where just two shots separate the top 15 players, among them Brooks Koepka and Abraham Ancer.

02

LIV Golf’s Gooch waiting for game to get easy again, Li in the hunt at Volvo China Open, Kang chasing Korean glory

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Talor Gooch goes into tournament at Sentosa Golf Club as defending champion, but on back of rough run of results.

Sunday, Apr 28

11

LIV Golf: nerves of Steele help Brendan seal first title, while Ripper GC claim maiden team victory in Adelaide

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Brendan Steele holds off Louis Oosthuizen and Jon Rahm to win maiden LIV title by a shot at the Grange Golf Club.

Saturday, Apr 27

12

LIV Adelaide: Brendan Steele leads Danny Lee by one stroke after second round, firing 8-under 64

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He had 36-hole total of 14-under 130 with four birdies, a bogey and two more birdies in the middle of his round. His last PGA Tour win was in 2017.

Friday, Apr 26

11

LIV Golf Adelaide: Japan’s Kozuma steals spotlight with birdie blitz at the Grange as Rahm lurks

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Jinichiro Kozuma fires a nine-under-par 63 at Grange Golf Club, takes one stroke lead ahead of Danny Lee and Carlos Ortiz.

Thursday, Apr 25

13

Entertainment, star names, culture: Greg Norman sees success of Adelaide formula as blueprint for future LIV Golf events

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The growing promise of the fledgling tour is no better illustrated than by the success of the Australian stop, says the tour boss.

Wednesday, Apr 24

05

LIV Golf boss Greg Norman says Rory McIlroy welcome to join but denies making an offer; is open to 72-hole tournaments

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Greg Norman says he spoke to one ‘top, top PGA player’ but they decided not to join; also says he is open to Jon Rahm’s 72-hole suggestion.

Sunday, Apr 21

07

Asian Tour: Catlin completes dominant Saudi Open win to become first player to go back to back in 5 years

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American John Catlin cards final round 66 to finish tournament on 24 under, seven shots clear of field at Riyadh Golf Club.

Wednesday, Apr 17

14

LIV Golf: Talor Gooch concerned at rumours that circuit could adopt ‘arbitrary’ 72-hole format – ‘why not 108?’

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Recent reports claim team circuit could change its 54-hole three-day approach, with John Rahm in favour and Phil Mickelson expecting change.

Monday, Apr 15

05

Masters: Scottie Scheffler emulates Tiger Woods feat in his second Augusta triumph

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Scottie Scheffler is also the fourth-youngest multiple Masters winner at 27 behind Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Seve Ballesteros.

Tuesday, Apr 9

15

US Masters: Indian-Americans Akshay Bhatia, Sahith Theegala hope their starts at Augusta helps to boost golf in India

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Indian-American golfers take to the field at Augusta National on Thursday with the hopes of a generation of home fans on their shoulders.

Monday, Mar 25

07

Valspar Championship: China’s Carl Yuan says he may have found secret to success after second top-5 finish on PGA Tour

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Yuan says his wife, Cathy, had reminded him to simply have “fun” as he finished four shots behind winner Peter Malnati, who won his first tile in eight years.

Sunday, Mar 24

13

Porsche Singapore Classic: Svensson beats Kiradech on third play-off hole, seals maiden win on DP World Tour

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Jesper Svensson fires nine-under-par 63 in final round of Porsche Singapore Classic before beating Kiradech Aphibarnrat on third play-off hole.

Saturday, Mar 23

Porsche Singapore Classic: Australian Micheluzzi says ‘complete reboot’ after New Zealand breakdown key to taking lead

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Australian David Micheluzzi takes one-shot lead into final round of Porsche Singapore Classic on Sunday, after a six-under-par 66 in the third round.

Thursday, Mar 21

15

Porsche Singapore Classic: Kiradech gets off to a flyer with course record 64, shares lead with Smith and Green

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat shoots eight-under-par in opening round of DP World Tour event, Jordan Smith, Gavin Green match him.

Sunday, Mar 17

12

Asian Tour: Catlin holds off Puig in play-off to win International Series Macau title in dramatic fashion

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American John Catlin maintains perfect play-off record to win first tournament since 2021 after finishing tied on 23-under with David Puig.

06

LIV Golf: some reluctance to Saudi deal, player return says PGA Tour policymaker Peter Malnati

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Malnati among six players on the PGA Tour policy board being urged to meet LIV boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Monday.

Saturday, Mar 16

13

Asian Tour: Hong Kong pair Cheung and D’Souza making most of rare International Series invites

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Matthew Cheung and Leon D’Souza shoot matching four-under-par 66s in third round of Asian Tour event in Macau.