Friday 30 September 2011

Peter Senior 2 behind at SAS Championship


Peter Senior is once again amongst the leaders at a Champions Tour event after posting a 1st round score of 5-under par 67 at the SAS Championship. Senior recorded 5 birdies and no bogeys around Prestonwood Country Club to trail Corey Pavin by just two shots.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Academy Junior Youngest in Asian Amateur Field


15yr old Marc Ong was not only the youngest player to qualify for this year's Asian Amateur Championship, but he also had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot of the Championship yesterday.

Marc teed off early yesterday morning at the Singapore Island Country Club's New Course alongside Australia's current no.1 ranked amateur Matt Stieger and Chinese Taipei's Lee Chieh-Po. Marc played a very steady opening round of 72 which included two birdies and two bogeys. It has been a terrific experience so far for the teenager, who yesterday played in front of members of the Augusta National committee including Chairman Mr Bill Payne. Marc also had the pleasure of meeting with former World No.1 and six-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo who is in Singapore as a tournament guest.

The winner of the 2011 Asian Amateur Championship will receive an invitation to play in the 2012 US Masters, and together with the runner-up, will earn a place in International Final Qualifying for the 2012 Open Championship.

See news articles...

http://www.asianamateurchampionship.com/en/news/2011/Opening-tee-shots.aspx

http://www.asianamateurchampionship.com/en/news/2011/Marc-Ong-interview.aspx

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Senior Edged Out in Playoff


Peter Senior has finished runner-up on the US Champions Tour for the 3rd time this season after losing out in a 4-way playoff at the Songdo IBD Championship in Korea.

Senior stormed his way up the leaderboard and into the playoff with a brilliant bogey-free final round of 8-under par 64! Senior joined Mark O'Meara, John Cook and Jay Don Blake in a sudden-death playoff after all four finished the tournament 13-under par. Senior was edged out of the playoff together with O'Meara on the 3rd hole before Jay Don Blake birdied the 5th extra hole to clinch the title from John Cook.

This continues what has been a very impressive 2011 Champions Tour campaign for Senior, with ten top 10 finishes now placing him 3rd on the Charles Schwab Cup rankings. Senior has now collected US$1,240,429.00 in prizemoney this season.

While disappointing for Pete to once again come so close to a maiden Champions Tour victory...it was another terrific performance and keeps him well in the hunt for the Charles Schwab Cup!

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Marc shoots 66 on route to Putra Cup Victory


Marc Ong, Choo Tze Huang, Gregory Foo and Jerome Ng have claimed the 51st Putra Cup for Singapore with a brilliant victory at the South-East Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship. Team Singapore trailed Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia through 2 rounds but then vaulted their way to the top of the leaderboard in round 3 after all four team members posted rounds in the 60's. Singapore's charge to the top was lead by 15yr old Academy student Marc Ong who fired a fantastic 66 around Hong Kong's Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. Singapore managed to hold off Hong Kong and Indonesia in the final round to eventually win the Cup by 5 strokes.

In the overall individual championship, Marc Ong began the final round just 2 shots off the lead and after a shaky start by his rivals, Marc hit the lead early on the front nine. 3-putt bogeys on the 8th and 9th holes plus a disappointing back nine unfortunately dropped him out of the title contention. The individual title went to fellow countryman and former Academy student Choo Tze Huang who despite finding water on the 72nd hole, held on to claim his 2nd victory at this event. Congratulations to the boys on a great achievement!!

Sock Hwee Closes with 69 at Santi Cup


Koh Sock Hwee has fired a terrific closing round of 69 to finish in 10th place in the Ladies division of the South-East Asian Amateur Golf Championship in Hong Kong. Sock Hwee was the leading Singaporean in the Championship, with the Singapore Team finishing in 5th place behind Thailand for the 3rd Santi Cup.