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Five of the best sporting moments in a remarkable 2025

Singapore enjoyed plenty of success in football and at the Sea Games; McIlroy is now a career Grand Slam champion golfer after triumph at Masters

Yosuke Asaji's victory has earned him a winner's cheque of US$360,000.

Impeccable Asaji makes Singapore Open history as the first Japanese winner in 49 years

‘It’s something I have always dreamed of,’ says the 32-year-old of his maiden overseas victory

Mardan Mamat, who celebrated his 58th birthday on Oct 31, is the oldest participant in the 144-payer field.

Veteran golfer Mardan Mamat may make his final Singapore Open swing

The 58-year-old says it’s ‘getting tougher to keep pace’ with big-hitting youngsters

Sadom Kaewkanjana of Thailand being doused with water by his compatriots after winning the tournament at Sentosa’s Serapong Course in January 2022.
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Golf’s Singapore Open is back with a bang and here to stay

The tournament boasts a US$2 million prize purse and is a ‘signature event’ on the Asian Tour, says CEO Cho Minn Thant.

Farmers frequently complain that official compensation prices are set below market value, while the reclamation process can be open to corruption.

Trump-branded golf resort in Vietnam hits snag over land dispute

Project faces land recovery delays as residents contest amount of compensation offered by local authorities

Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand continues to make waves on the women’s professional tour as she flies her country's flag high on the international stage.
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Friendly rivalry: Yin and Jeeno the golfers to watch at US$3 million Maybank Championship in KL

The Malaysian bank wants to promote and raise the standards of golf in the country

(Clockwise from bottom right) South Africa golfers Charl Barnard, Christiaan Maas and Daniel Bennett, coach Peet Van Schalkwyk and captain Gavin Groves pose with the Eisenhower Trophy.

South Africa’s Christiaan Maas a cut above the rest at World Amateur golf championships in Singapore

Singapore’s men’s team finished a joint-18th; the women’s team achieved a joint-15th result

The Singaporean golfers competing at the WATC in October include (from left) Troy Storm, Chen Xingtong and    
Brayden Lee.

Team Singapore’s top golfers ready to tee off at World Amateur Team Championships

The Republic’s line-up at the biennial tournament includes Hiroshi Tai, Chen Xingtong, Brayden Lee and Troy Storm

International Golf Federation executive director Antony Scanlon (above): "Around the world, golf is buzzing; the playing population and the spectatorship are growing."

IGF chief lauds Singapore’s successful bid to host world amateur golf event in October

International Golf Federation’s Antony Scanlon says the Republic’s bid was ‘fabulous’, and urges stakeholders to do more to promote the sport

Scottie Scheffler’s performance at the 153rd Open Championship clearly showed he consistently made choices off the tee that set himself up for success.

Lessons from golf for the astute investor

Patience, resilience and the ability to learn from every shot are the hallmarks of a champion – on the course and in finance