https://www.scmp.com/rss/517915/feed The latest stories and features on golfer Patrick Reed, including professional golf news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse An “overwhelmed” Anthony Kim outplayed two-time major winners Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to capture his maiden LIV Golf title on Sunday and first on any tour since 2010, to complete an amazing redemption story. The 40-year-old American, who battled drug and alcohol issues in the 10 years he was away from the game, fired a nine-under-par 63, surging home with five birdies on the back nine to claim victory in Adelaide by three shots. He began the day five behind former world No 1 Rahm and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3343623/anthony-kim-completes-remarkable-comeback-story-victory-liv-golf-adelaide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3343623/anthony-kim-completes-remarkable-comeback-story-victory-liv-golf-adelaide?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:53:58 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball It has been a busy 24 hours in the world of LIV Golf, from signing a deal with Rolex to losing Patrick Reed, announcing rule changes and finally releasing the 2026 International Series schedule. And with the LIV season-opener in Riyadh less than a week away, once again there seem to be more questions than answers ahead of the tour’s fifth year in existence. Here then is a quick breakdown of what’s been happening. Reed jumps ship Patrick Reed stunned pretty much everyone on Wednesday when he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3341656/patrick-reed-rolex-and-rule-changes-24-hours-hectic-world-liv-golf?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3341656/patrick-reed-rolex-and-rule-changes-24-hours-hectic-world-liv-golf?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:30:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Patrick Reed kept everyone at bay and closed with an even-par 72 on Sunday for a four-shot victory in the Dubai Desert Classic, his first European Tour title that moves him back into the top 30 in the world for the first time since he joined LIV Golf. Reed also made enough money from the Rolex Series event that it should cover his European Tour fines for playing in the Saudi-backed rival league, assuming he can sort out a new LIV contract. “Win early and that will take care of it,” Reed jokingly... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3341215/patrick-reed-wins-dubai-money-earned-can-go-towards-european-tour-fines-playing-liv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3341215/patrick-reed-wins-dubai-money-earned-can-go-towards-european-tour-fines-playing-liv?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:15:08 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Tom McKibbin romped to a wire-to-wire victory in the Link Hong Kong Open on Sunday, and ripped up the record books in the process. The Northern Irishman’s winning total of 27-under-par was the lowest in the tournament’s history, five better than Patrick Reed last year, with Ian Poulter and Jose Maria Olazabal also reaching 22 under when they won in 2010 and 2001, respectively. And the seven-shot gap between McKibbin and Peter Uihlein, who was second, equalled the largest margin of victory ever... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3331220/tom-mckibbin-rips-record-books-he-romps-link-hong-kong-open-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3331220/tom-mckibbin-rips-record-books-he-romps-link-hong-kong-open-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:06:35 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball LIV Golf has fired the starting gun on a race to Riyadh, doubling the number of places up for grabs in the league through the International Series Rankings, several sources have told the Post. Initially, only the winner of the series’ order of merit earned a spot in the team competition, but players learned ahead of the Link Hong Kong Open that now the top two would automatically qualify. An official announcement is due in the coming days, when the Saudi-backed league is also expected to reveal... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330874/liv-golf-doubles-international-series-qualifying-spots-tweak-promotions-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330874/liv-golf-doubles-international-series-qualifying-spots-tweak-promotions-event?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Patrick Reed returns to a favourite stamping ground this week, ready to defend his Link Hong Kong Open title and looking forward to getting his putter working again. The American hardly struggled during last week’s International Series Philippines event, finishing in a group on 11 under that also included Hong Kong pair Taichi Kho and Matthew Cheung. But the 2018 Masters champion felt his game was “just a hair off” and it had mostly shown on the greens at Sta Elena Golf Club, where local hero... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330652/hong-kong-open-patrick-reed-hopes-rub-greens-return-happy-hunting-ground?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330652/hong-kong-open-patrick-reed-hopes-rub-greens-return-happy-hunting-ground?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Sta Elena Golf Club does not yet have an official course record and the preferred lies in place this week means the International Series Philippines will pass without one being set, but on another day Sampson Zheng may well have laid claim to the title. The 24-year-old carded an almost flawless 10-under-par 62 on Saturday, moving to 17 under overall and in tie for the lead with local star Miguel Tabuena and Thailand’s Sarit Suwannarut. Tabuena hardly struggled, firing in two eagles on the way to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330317/asian-tour-red-hot-putter-puts-zheng-control-international-series-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3330317/asian-tour-red-hot-putter-puts-zheng-control-international-series-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:30:08 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The International Series tees off in the Philippines on Thursday, with Dustin Johnson running out of time to extend his impressive record of winning a tournament every year for the past decade. A two-time major champion, Johnson has tasted victory consistently since his rookie PGA Tour season in 2008, when he won the Turning Stone Resort Championship. But the 41-year-old 4Aces captain struggled in LIV Golf this year, with his best finish a third place in Indianapolis, the final event of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329984/international-series-reaches-philippines-time-running-out-johnson-win-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329984/international-series-reaches-philippines-time-running-out-johnson-win-year?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:00:15 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Bubba Watson and defending champion Patrick Reed will headline a Link Hong Kong Open field that could be the strongest in the tournament’s history now that places in two majors are on the line. The addition of the event to Masters and Open Championship qualifying was the “talk of the clubhouse” on the Asian Tour last week, according to Taichi Kho, who will also be playing in his home tournament. Almost 20 LIV golfers have submitted entries for November’s International Series stop in Fanling, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3324041/hong-kong-open-bubba-watson-patrick-reed-top-strong-field-also-aiming-spots-majors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3324041/hong-kong-open-bubba-watson-patrick-reed-top-strong-field-also-aiming-spots-majors?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:03:29 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball The winner of this year’s Link Hong Kong Open will earn a lot more than US$360,000 and some precious ranking points, there are also now places at next year’s Masters and Open Championship up for grabs. In a statement on Tuesday, Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A announced plans to “align aspects of the qualification criteria” for the year’s first major in April and the last one in July. Beginning immediately, the two groups said they would award invitations to the winners and top finishers... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3323245/winner-hong-kong-open-get-place-2-majors-masters-and-open-championship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3323245/winner-hong-kong-open-get-place-2-majors-masters-and-open-championship?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:00:09 +0000 John Catlin rode his luck and then birdied the second hole of a dramatic play-off against David Puig on Sunday to win the International Series Macau. The American almost chipped in for eagle on the repeated par-5 18th, and after Puig missed a five-footer for birdie, secured his first win since 2021 with a simple tap in. Victory capped an enthralling final day at Macau Golf & Country Club, where Puig shot a 10-under-par 60 in the fourth round to reel in Catlin, who followed his historic 59 on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3255701/asian-tour-catlin-holds-puig-play-win-international-series-macau-title-dramatic-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3255701/asian-tour-catlin-holds-puig-play-win-international-series-macau-title-dramatic-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:08:14 +0000 Li Haotong rolled back the years with an impressive opening round at the International Series Macau, and said he was surprised to have finished Thursday with the early lead. Once the great hope of Chinese golf, Li had an awful 2023, missing nearly every cut and struggling with all parts of his game, and last won at the 2022 BMW International. But the 28-year-old has already had a top 10 this year, at the Dubai Desert Classic, and in a field including 19 LIV golfers shot a seven-under-par 63 to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3255414/chinas-li-haotong-rolls-back-years-macau-grabs-early-lead-international-series-event-ahead-liv-pair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3255414/chinas-li-haotong-rolls-back-years-macau-grabs-early-lead-international-series-event-ahead-liv-pair?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:00:24 +0000 Scott Hend showed no signs of slowing down at the New Zealand Open on Friday, opening up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage in Queenstown. The Australian’s five-under-par 66 moved him to 12 under overall, with overnight co-leader Matthew Griffin in a group of five at 10 under. Almost-perfect conditions at Millbook Golf Resort mean the top 20 are separated by just four shots, with Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho among those on eight under after a second successive round of 67. Hend began the day as he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3253826/asian-tour-hend-keeps-rolling-new-zealand-open-makes-most-calm-conditions-queenstown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3253826/asian-tour-hend-keeps-rolling-new-zealand-open-makes-most-calm-conditions-queenstown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:57:33 +0000 Joaquin Niemann opened his 2024 season on Friday with the round of every golfer’s dreams. The Chilean captain of Torque GC fired a 12-under-par 59 on the first day of LIV Golf Mayakoba, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The sparkling performance put Niemann five shots clear of the field. Patrick Reed of 4 Aces is second after a bogey-free 64, and Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia opened with a six-under 65 to take third place. Niemann began his round on the second hole at El Camaleon Golf Course and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3250817/liv-golf-mayakoba-joaquin-niemann-opens-new-season-amazing-59-mexico-rahm-leads-legion-xiii-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3250817/liv-golf-mayakoba-joaquin-niemann-opens-new-season-amazing-59-mexico-rahm-leads-legion-xiii-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Feb 2024 04:15:42 +0000 Tickets for LIV Golf Hong Kong have gone on sale to the general public, with organisers targeting fans across the Greater Bay Area. The tournament at Hong Kong Golf Club in March will be the circuit’s first stop of the season in Asia, with Singapore hosting LIV Golf for the second year running in May. A world-class field, including the likes of Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, will battle it out around the composite course in Fanling between March 8 and 10. And while some players will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3248250/liv-golf-hong-kong-tickets-go-general-sale-first-asian-stop-2024-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3248250/liv-golf-hong-kong-tickets-go-general-sale-first-asian-stop-2024-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:02:13 +0000 The first round of the LIV Golf Promotions event gets under way on Friday, and for Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho it represents the “opportunity to play in one of the best tours in the world”. Despite being in his rookie year as a professional, Kho’s performances on the Asian Tour, and its International Series in particular, have earned him a spot in the three-day, four-round event at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. It would be easy for the 23-year-old to feel overwhelmed by the prospect of securing one of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3244282/hong-kongs-taichi-kho-soaks-it-all-liv-golf-promotions-event-opportunity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3244282/hong-kongs-taichi-kho-soaks-it-all-liv-golf-promotions-event-opportunity?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:00:16 +0000 Cameron Smith said Taichi Kho could “be a superstar” after the pair played together during the opening round of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday. Appearing in the tournament for the first time since 2014, Smith carded a seven-under-par 63 to grab a share of the lead with Eugenio Chacarra at Hong Kong Golf Club. Grouped with Hong Kong’s Kho and fellow major winner Patrick Reed, Smith made his charge late, birdieing four of his last five holes, but was well aware that the large crowd following the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3240952/hong-kong-open-local-golfer-taichi-kho-can-be-superstar-says-major-winner-smith?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3240952/hong-kong-open-local-golfer-taichi-kho-can-be-superstar-says-major-winner-smith?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:50:25 +0000 Andy Ogletree only needs to make the cut at the Hong Kong Open this week to secure the International Series order of merit, and with it a place on the LIV Golf circuit next season. The American took a big step towards that goal on Thursday, shooting a five-under-par 65 in the Asian Tour event at Hong Kong Golf Club. Although still mathematically within reach of the likes of David Puig and Kieran Vincent, Ogletree has had top spot in the money list sown up for several weeks. And as a result he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3240881/choosing-liv-golf-team-deciding-where-go-college-international-series-money-list-leader-ogletree?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3240881/choosing-liv-golf-team-deciding-where-go-college-international-series-money-list-leader-ogletree?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:33:16 +0000 After a season that “looked nice on paper” but didn’t include any trophies, Patrick Reed said he planned to spend the off season getting his consistency back. The American finished sixth in the LIV Golf League’s individual rankings this year, with five top-five finishes, including a second place at the London event in July. And although Reed’s 4Aces GC won the team event, he finished the LIV year with two disappointing results in Chicago and Jeddah. For a golfer who said he should have a chance... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3240820/hong-kong-open-reed-looking-strong-finish-disappointing-year-looked-nice-paper?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3240820/hong-kong-open-reed-looking-strong-finish-disappointing-year-looked-nice-paper?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:29:54 +0000 Major winners Patrick Reed and Graeme McDowell will join former world no 1 Lee Westwood at his home course in England, as the Asian Tour’s International Series returns after a summer break in August. The trio are among a group of 10 from the LIV Golf circuit who will play in the International Series England event on the Colt Course at Close House Golf Club near Newcastle. Also expected to take part in the US$2 million tournament are the likes of this year’s PIF Saudi International victor Abraham... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3222893/asian-tour-10-liv-golf-stars-play-international-series-event-england-lee-westwoods-home-course?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3222893/asian-tour-10-liv-golf-stars-play-international-series-event-england-lee-westwoods-home-course?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jun 2023 06:14:20 +0000 Jon Rahm offered a sense of history – and then he went out and became part of it. The Spaniard shot a three-under-par 69 in the final round to earn his first Masters championship on a long Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta. His victory came on the 40-year anniversary of Spanish great Seve Ballesteros’ second Masters championship. April 9 also was Ballesteros’ birthday. Ballesteros captained the 1997 European team to a Ryder Cup victory in Sotogrande, Spain, something that had a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3216506/masters-jon-rahm-pulls-away-win-gives-nod-seve-ballesteros?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3216506/masters-jon-rahm-pulls-away-win-gives-nod-seve-ballesteros?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:11:31 +0000 John Rahm has called them laughable, Cameron Smith believes they are in danger of becoming obsolete, and Asian Tour boss Cho Minn Thant has said he was “shocked” by the way golf world ranking points were allocated this week. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am traditionally has one of the weaker fields on the PGA Tour’s calendar, and this week the likes of Kurt Kitayama, world No 43, and Brandon Wu, world 197, are rubbing shoulders at the top of their respective leader boards with NFL quarterback Aaron... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3209100/pga-tour-pebble-beach-pro-am-highlights-shocking-state-golfs-world-ranking-system-asian-tour-boss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3209100/pga-tour-pebble-beach-pro-am-highlights-shocking-state-golfs-world-ranking-system-asian-tour-boss?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Feb 2023 09:00:14 +0000 Cameron Smith believes golf’s world rankings are on the verge of becoming meaningless, and said while having them “would be nice” they were not essential. The Australian is still ranked No 4 despite his switch to LIV Golf, and could add a healthy number of points to his total at this week’s PIF Saudi International. Smith is one of 12 major winners in the strongest field ever assembled for an Asian Tour event, with the likes of Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed all... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208791/saudi-international-open-champion-cameron-smith-says-golfs-world-rankings-danger-becoming-obsolete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208791/saudi-international-open-champion-cameron-smith-says-golfs-world-rankings-danger-becoming-obsolete?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:30:09 +0000 A fit-again Sergio Garcia has not given up on his chances of playing in this year’s Ryder Cup, but knows he will need to be one of captain Luke Donald’s picks if that is to happen. The Spaniard has won more points, 28½, than anyone in the competition’s history, and said Donald would need the strongest team available if he wanted to beat the US in Rome in September. Garcia was a member of the side that was hammered 19-9 at Whistling Straits Golf Course two years ago, a victory the Americans... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208775/sergio-garcia-holding-ryder-cup-dream-says-europe-captain-luke-donald-will-need-his-strongest-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208775/sergio-garcia-holding-ryder-cup-dream-says-europe-captain-luke-donald-will-need-his-strongest-team?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:01:14 +0000 Cameron Smith will spearhead the strongest and deepest field in Asian Tour history when the PIF Saudi International gets under way on Thursday. The Open champion and world No 4 is one of 12 major winners in a tournament that also includes two of the best young amateurs in the game, Ratchanon ‘TK’ Chantananuwat and Ding Wenyi, and Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung. Cheung received a late invite after earning his tour card in some style little more than a week ago, when he went 10-under over the last two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208571/asian-tour-cameron-smith-head-strongest-field-date-hong-kongs-cheung-gets-late-saudi-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3208571/asian-tour-cameron-smith-head-strongest-field-date-hong-kongs-cheung-gets-late-saudi-international?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:42:58 +0000 Augusta National will open their doors to LIV Golf’s biggest names, confirming that players from the breakaway tour will be eligible to compete in the 2023 Masters if they meet the established qualifying criteria. The decision will be viewed as a major victory for the Saudi-backed series with the PGA Tour having suspended players jumping across to the rebel circuit. LIV Golf has lured away some of the US-based PGA Tour’s top players with huge sums of money, leading to a simmering feud within the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3204058/liv-golf-players-eligible-2023-masters-augusta-national-chairman-honouring-tradition-having?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3204058/liv-golf-players-eligible-2023-masters-augusta-national-chairman-honouring-tradition-having?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:10:34 +0000 Next year’s Phoenix Open, Heritage tournament, Wells Fargo Championship and Travelers Championship will have purses boosted to US$20 million and guaranteed appearances by top golfers, the US PGA Tour announced Wednesday. The moves complete a PGA revamp to combat the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series that was announced by tour commissioner Jay Monahan in August at the Tour Championship. Star PGA players such as four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3196577/pga-boosts-2023-purses-four-events-liv-fight-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3196577/pga-boosts-2023-purses-four-events-liv-fight-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:15:10 +0000 Spanish rookie Eugenio Chacarra secured the biggest payday of his young career, bagging US$4 million in the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok on Sunday. Chacarra, who only turned professional in June, had not finished inside the top 20 previously at a LIV event but landed a monster cheque after carding a final round three-under 69 to hold off former US Masters champion Patrick Reed by three strokes at Stonehill golf club. The 22-year-old followed up his opening two rounds of 65 and 63 to finish... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195377/eugenio-chacarra-lifts-livs-lively-debut-maiden-tour-win-bangkok-takes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195377/eugenio-chacarra-lifts-livs-lively-debut-maiden-tour-win-bangkok-takes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:30:15 +0000 One of the best former amateur golfers in the world is leading after two rounds of the LIV Golf tournament in Thailand. Ex-Oklahoma State player Eugenio Chacarra turned professional to play on the LIV series. The two-time, first-team All-American was No 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before he signed a three-year contract with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV tour. On Saturday he birdied three of his first five holes and eagled his sixth on the way to a 9-under 63 and a five-stroke lead after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195294/liv-golf-invitational-bangkok-eugenio-chacarra-leads-5-strokes-after-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3195294/liv-golf-invitational-bangkok-eugenio-chacarra-leads-5-strokes-after-2?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:53:37 +0000 Gavin Green of Malaysia maintained his lead in the US$1.5 million International Series Singapore at Tanah Merah Country Club on Saturday, but was joined by Phachara Khongwatmai from Thailand. Green, the Asian Tour No 1 in 2017 and the leader after the first two days following a pair of stunning seven-under-par 65s, returned 72 to stay at 14 under, while Phachara shot 69 in the third International Series event this season. Chan Shih-chang of Taiwan and Thailand’s Nitithorn Thippong were a shot... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188806/international-series-singapore-phachara-joins-green-lead-final-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188806/international-series-singapore-phachara-joins-green-lead-final-day?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:37:04 +0000 Malaysia’s Gavin Green continued to show he is on the comeback trail after shooting a 7-under 65 to take the lead on day two of the inaugural US$1.5 million International Series Singapore. Green now leads by three from another of the region’s finest young players, Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand, who shot a 66. England’s Steve Lewton holed his approach shot for an eagle on the par-five 18th to return a 68 and lie two strokes further back. Green, the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, has... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188732/asian-tour-malaysias-gavin-green-takes-lead-international-series?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188732/asian-tour-malaysias-gavin-green-takes-lead-international-series?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:26:28 +0000 Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent fired a flawless eight-under-par 64 to take an early lead in the International Series Singapore on Thursday, picking up where he left off at the previous tournament in England. Gavin Green of Malaysia sits in second place after an equally impressive 65, while Englishman Steve Lewton, who finished second at last week’s Asian Tour stop in Indonesia, is in a group of six back in third after shooting a 67. Hong Kong amateur Taichi Kho had an up and down start to his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188585/asian-tour-flawless-scott-vincent-sets-early-pace-international-series?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188585/asian-tour-flawless-scott-vincent-sets-early-pace-international-series?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:51:07 +0000 Taichi Kho said he will go into this week’s International Series Singapore on a high after his performance in Indonesia, but is well aware of the “new challenges” he faces. After finishing in a tie for 11th in a field that included some of the region’s best at the Mandiri Indonesia Open last week, Kho now goes up against the likes of 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed, and Scott Vincent, who won the previous series event in Newcastle. The Hong Kong amateur is no stranger to competing against... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188157/asian-tour-taichi-kho-relishing-new-challenges-hong-kong-amateur-tackles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3188157/asian-tour-taichi-kho-relishing-new-challenges-hong-kong-amateur-tackles?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Aug 2022 02:15:20 +0000 Former US Masters champion Patrick Reed will compete in next week’s International Series Singapore and the International Series Korea, the following week, the Asian Tour announced on Tuesday. The America’s presence will strengthen further an entry list that already includes order of merit leader Sihwan Kim, one of 16 top 20 Asian Tour players expected to compete at the Tanah Merah Country Club from August 11 to 14. Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho will also be playing in the two tournaments as part of a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187418/asian-tour-former-us-masters-champion-patrick-reed-signs-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187418/asian-tour-former-us-masters-champion-patrick-reed-signs-international?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:01:24 +0000 Henrik Stenson’s decision that cost him the European Ryder Cup captaincy paid large and immediate dividends on Sunday, when he won the LIV Golf Invitational at Bedminster and picked up more than US$4 million for three days’ work. Staked to a three-shot lead going into the third and final round at Trump National, Stenson opened with a 20-foot birdie putt and never let anyone get closer than two shots the rest of the way. He closed with a 2-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Matthew Wolf (64)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187263/henrik-stenson-wins-liv-golf-event-and-gets-us4-million-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3187263/henrik-stenson-wins-liv-golf-event-and-gets-us4-million-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:19:22 +0000 Collin Morikawa held a share of the US Open lead after a riveting second round on Friday while defending champion Jon Rahm and tournament favourite Rory McIlroy sat one shot back on a star-laden leader board. Twice major champion Morikawa fired a four-under-par 66 that was the day’s low round and left him at five under on the week at The Country Club outside Boston and level with little-known qualifier Joel Dahmen (68). “No one has taken it deep so far and kind of run away, but you know what,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3182192/us-open-collin-morikawa-shares-lead-ahead-rory-mcilroy-john-rahm-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3182192/us-open-collin-morikawa-shares-lead-ahead-rory-mcilroy-john-rahm-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Jun 2022 02:21:45 +0000 Matteo Manassero rolled back the years to set the early pace at the PIF Saudi International on Thursday, while Hong Kong amateur Taichi Kho stumbled at the end of his first round at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. A one-time teenage prodigy of the European Tour, Manassero has struggled in recent years, but his bogey-free 8-under par 62 hints at better time times ahead. The Italian covered the front nine in 29 after making six birdies, and picked up more shots at 11 and 12, leaving him three... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3165749/asian-tour-matteo-manassero-makes-early-running-saudi-international-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3165749/asian-tour-matteo-manassero-makes-early-running-saudi-international-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:39:39 +0000 Lee Westwood believes the Asian Tour has given its European and American rivals a taste of their own medicine by going global with a new international series. Speaking on Wednesday, ahead of the PIF Saudi International, the Englishman said he thought the DP World Tour and PGA Tour saw their Asian counterpart’s new enterprise, which includes a stop in London, “as a threat” and compared the ongoing animosity to “a game of poker”. Westwood is one of several high-profile golfers playing in the Asian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3165606/asian-tour-giving-pga-tour-and-dp-world-tour-taste-their-own-medicine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3165606/asian-tour-giving-pga-tour-and-dp-world-tour-taste-their-own-medicine?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:30:21 +0000 Taiwan’s Kevin Yu made his first start of the year on the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday, and has already been compared to the likes of Viktor Hovland. The 23-year-old is playing at Torrey Pines on a sponsor’s exemption and is in the same field as defending champion Patrick Reed, world No. 1 Jon Rahm, current FedEx Cup leader Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Olympic Games gold medallist Xander Schauffele and Phil Mickelson. Yu shot a 1-under par 71 on the North Course in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3164864/pga-tour-taiwans-ct-pan-expecting-great-things-compatriot-kevin-yu-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3164864/pga-tour-taiwans-ct-pan-expecting-great-things-compatriot-kevin-yu-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:15:13 +0000 Masters champion Patrick Reed will join a host of top international golfers at next month’s Saudi International, in what will be the strongest field ever for an Asian Tour event. Reed, who won in Augusta in 2018, again returns to King Abdullah Economic City having played in every tournament at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club since the inaugural event in 2019. Last year’s runner-up, Tony Finau, has also been added to the playing field, and will be looking to go one better to start his 2022... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3161973/asian-tour-masters-champion-patrick-reed-tony-finau-added-star-studded?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3161973/asian-tour-masters-champion-patrick-reed-tony-finau-added-star-studded?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:56:42 +0000 It can be hard to say no when your boss asks you to sing for charity in front of all your colleagues, but Hong Kong staff at a global investment bank have come up with a way to get off the hook while still contributing to a good cause. “I donated HK$10,000 [US$1,280] for someone to sing, but they said they’ll give back HK$20,000 to turn down my offer,” UBS Hong Kong chief executive Amy Lo Choi-wan recalled with a laugh as she described the company’s fundraising Christmas party on December... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3160083/good-times-good-cause-ubs-hong-kong-christmas-party-raises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3160083/good-times-good-cause-ubs-hong-kong-christmas-party-raises?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:01:54 +0000 Seven holes into the Masters, Justin Rose was two-over par and in no position to panic. He knew Augusta National in April was no picnic compared with the last one in November. He figured if he could get back to around even par by the end of the day he would be fine. Rose never expected his best score in his 59 rounds at Augusta National. No one could have seen it coming, either. Dustin Johnson wins his first Masters title with record-setting 20 under par Rose made seven birdies and an eagle... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3128858/masters-justin-rose-torches-tough-augusta-65-and-4-shot-first-round-lead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3128858/masters-justin-rose-torches-tough-augusta-65-and-4-shot-first-round-lead?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:57:15 +0000 Several members of the PGA Tour took to the course on Sunday emulating the wardrobe of Tiger Woods – a red shirt and black trousers– to honour the golf great, who was seriously injured in a single-car crash on Tuesday. Tony Finau, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Justin Thomas and Patrick Reed were among the golfers wearing the colours in the final round of the World Golf Championships – Workday Championship at The Concession in Bradenton, Florida. Throughout his career, Woods has worn red and black on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3123519/golfers-honour-injured-tiger-woods-wearing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3123519/golfers-honour-injured-tiger-woods-wearing?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:12:15 +0000 Chinese swimming star Sun Yang is one of the 14 most hated athletes in world sport according to Spanish sports newspaper Marca, who have included the three-time Olympic champion in their list of the “World’s Most Hated Athletes”. Sun, an 11-time world champion, has long proved to be a controversial figure in the sport with several spats with his fellow swimmers, notably Mack Horton of Australia. Their dispute dates back to the Rio 2016 Olympics, which came after Sun had served a drugs ban in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3119955/sun-yang-really-one-worlds-most-hated-athletes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3119955/sun-yang-really-one-worlds-most-hated-athletes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Jan 2021 05:43:38 +0000 Justin Thomas said he was proud of the way he battled to stay in contention for a second major title after a late rally in the second round of the US Open on Friday helped offset a disastrous start. Thomas, the overnight leader, was slow out of the blocks with bogeys at the 13th and 14th and two more at the 16th and 17th before a double bogey at the first. But the world number three steadied the ship with a birdie at the third and seventh holes to card a three-over 73 that left him two strokes... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3102199/us-open-patrick-reed-leads-justin-thomas-battles-stay-contention-winged?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3102199/us-open-patrick-reed-leads-justin-thomas-battles-stay-contention-winged?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Sep 2020 03:35:39 +0000 The USGA promised to let Winged Foot be Winged Foot. Maybe they were talking about the East Course. Between accessible pins, calm conditions and overcast skies that kept moisture in the greens, Thursday’s opening round of the US Open was a relative birdie fest compared to the expectations everyone had coming in. If they didn’t massacre the course, they left it bleeding. Justin Thomas became the sixth player in history to shoot 65 at a Winged Foot Open and he wasn’t the only one turning the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3102010/us-open-winged-foot-turns-tame-21-players-dip-under-par-day-one?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3102010/us-open-winged-foot-turns-tame-21-players-dip-under-par-day-one?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:25:27 +0000 Former champion Jason Day held the early clubhouse lead at the PGA Championship on Thursday while Brooks Koepka got his bid for a three-peat off to a solid start and Tiger Woods found success with a new putter in the first major of the Covid-19 era. Australian Day, who had top-10 finishes in each of his last three starts on the PGA Tour, carded a bogey-free, five-under-par 65 at TPC Harding Park, where the absence of spectators due to the virus gave the event a unique feel. “There was definitely... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3096396/pga-championship-jason-day-grabs-clubhouse-lead-koepka-one-back-harding?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3096396/pga-championship-jason-day-grabs-clubhouse-lead-koepka-one-back-harding?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Aug 2020 02:45:13 +0000 Some of golf’s biggest names were crammed on the final-round leader board at Colonial Country Club on Sunday but in the end it was unheralded Daniel Berger who walked away with the winner’s plaid jacket. Berger was one of the hottest golfers on the PGA Tour before action was halted in March because of the Covid-19 outbreak, but was still flying under the radar as he faced up against a slew of the game’s best players at Colonial. “I’m glad no one talks about it, because it’s definitely harder to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3089039/daniel-berger-grabs-title-colonial-happy-fly-under-radar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3089039/daniel-berger-grabs-title-colonial-happy-fly-under-radar?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jun 2020 02:17:47 +0000 Tony Finau had some important advice for budding golfers on a recent podcast – only he couldn’t remember what it was. The 30-year-old American was asked by the emcee at the Hong Kong Open press conference to repeat his three-step mantra for succeeding on the golf course to the local media. He did not panic but asked serenely: “Could you remind me what it was?” After the laughter died down, the emcee said: “Well, the first one was ‘don’t panic’.” “Oh yes, and number two and three were ‘don’t... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3045177/hong-kong-open-tony-finau-refuses-panic-even-when-he-forgets-his?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3045177/hong-kong-open-tony-finau-refuses-panic-even-when-he-forgets-his?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jan 2020 07:43:27 +0000 Hong Kong will stage two editions of its flagship international tournament in 2020 after officials confirmed on Tuesday that the Hong Kong Open will return as a tri-sanctioned event at the start of the next season’s European Tour. The 61st edition of the Hong Kong Open was postponed from its November-December 2019 spot because of anti-government protests in the city and rescheduled for this week – without European Tour sanction. However, top officials from the European and Asian Tours said on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3045049/european-tour-welcome-back-hong-kong-open-november-postponed-61st?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3045049/european-tour-welcome-back-hong-kong-open-november-postponed-61st?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:12:18 +0000