Koh to tee up at Championship M'sia

SINGAPOREAN professional Koh Deng Shan will get another chance to tee it up against some big European and Asian names next week.

The Maybank Malaysia Championship will make its debut at The Royal Selangor Golf Club and Koh has been handed a slot to play at the tournament. Other Asean professionals who were granted an invitation are Vietnamese professional Michael Tran, Indonesia's George Gandranata and Myanmar's Zaw Zaw Latt.

Some elite names who will be competing in the event include 2010 Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen, 2010 PGA Championship and 2014 US Open champion Martin Kaymer, 2012 BMW International Open winner Danny Willett and Thai ace Thongchai Jaidee, who has won a slew of titles on the Asian and European Tours.