Scott Barr Wins by Five

Scott Barr has ended his season with a commanding wire-to-wire victory on the Singapore PGA Circuit.

Barr's 54-hole total of 4-under par at Raffles Country Club was good enough to triumph by 5 shots over Unho Park and Mardan Mamat.

Congratulations Scott on a nice finish to the year!!

Barr Maintains Lead at Raffles

Scott Barr has shot an even par round of 72 to be at 5-under through two rounds of the SPGA's final tournament of 2010. Barr will enjoy a 3-shot lead going into the 3rd and final round.

Raffles Palm Course has proved to be very difficult for most players, with only Barr and Mardan Mamat being under par after 36 holes of play. Marc Kawasoe who has worked on his swing technique under my instruction at the Academy, put together a nice 2nd round of 71 to lie in 4th place.

Playing on an amateur invite, Edgar Oh remained consistent with a second successive round of 74 to be in 8th place with just one round to play.

Barr Leads SPGA Event

The final tournament on the SPGA Circuit for 2010 is underway at Raffles Country Club. The event is being played over 3 rounds on the Palm Course, with Scott Barr opening up a huge 5 stroke lead after the first days play. Barr shot 67 on day one, blitzing the back nine in just 31 strokes. Barr leads a group of fellow Asian Tour players headed by Zaw Moe on even par 72.

Academy junior Edgar Oh, playing on an amateur invite, shot a commendable first round 74.

Marc and Edgar Claim HSBC Youth Titles

Academy juniors Marc Ong and Edgar Oh have capped off a brilliant year of golf at the Final Leg of the HSBC Youth Challenge.

Marc Ong (pic above) claimed the Overall HSBC Youth Golf Challenge Series Title for 2010. Marc shot a terrific round of 3-under par 69 in the second and final round at Laguna National to gain enough points to narrowly finish ahead of Edgar Oh on 128pts to Edgar's 125pts. The win has earned Marc a trip to compete in the 2011 HSBC China Junior Golf Open to be held at Shenzhen Zhongzheng Golf Club from 20-23 January 2011.



Edgar, (pic above) who shot the round of the year with a 7-under par 65 on the first day of competition, finished with a 73 to comfortably win the Boys "A" Division title by 5 strokes.

In the Girls "A" Division, Lim Jia Yi took second place with rounds of 78,79. In the Girls "B" Division, Dion Lim (pic below) shot a second round 74 to claim another victory for our Academy students.



Well done to all winners!

Edgar Impresses at HSBC Youth Challenge

14yr old Edgar Oh has once again made everyone stand up and take notice after he fired a blistering 7-under par round of 65 in the opening round of the HSBC Youth Challenge. Edgar, the reigning Open Amateur Champion reeled off 8 birdies and just one bogey around the Laguna National Masters Course to take a 4-shot lead.

Other commendable results from our Academy juniors in the 15-17yrs division came from Princeton Yeo, Abdul Hadi and Nicholas Lim who all shot 75. Billie Pay and current HSBC Youth Order of Merit leader Marc Ong both shot 76. In the 12-14yrs division, Lucius Toh got off to a solid start with a round of 77.

Senior Triumphs in Dramatic Playoff

Peter Senior has triumphed at the Australian PGA Championship for the 3rd time in his career after a dramatic playoff victory against fellow Aussie Geoff Ogilvy. After a legendary performance at 51yrs of age, Senior will go into the record books as the oldest winner of the Kirkwood Cup, a trophy he also claimed in 1989 and 2003.

Ogilvy stormed into contention on the 5th day of the rain-affected tournament at Hyatt Regency Coolum after shooting a 6-under par 66 to take the clubhouse lead on 12-under. Senior then birdied the 72nd hole in spectacular fashion to force a playoff. The tournament then went into a sudden-death playoff where Senior triumphed on the 2nd extra hole after Ogilvy 3-putted for bogey.

Since his first professional victory in the 1979 South Australian Open, Peter Senior has incredibly recorded tournament victories across five decades!

Congratulations to Pete for a brilliant performance in becoming the 2010 Australian PGA Champion!! Congratulations and credit must also go to Gary and Luke Edwin who have done such great work with Pete's golf swing and putting stroke...well done guys! What an awesome end to the 2010 season!!

Senior Contends for third Australian PGA Title

At 51yrs of age, Peter Senior is in contention to claim his 3rd Australian PGA Championship, 21yrs after his first victory at Riverside Oaks.

Senior fired a 3rd round 68 to be 11-under for the Championship and lies just one shot off the lead held by American Bobby Gates. On a difficult windy day at the Hyatt Regency Coolum, Senior made 5 birdies with his only dropped shot coming at the opening par 5 1st hole. Senior credited the work he has done with Gary and Luke Edwin for a solid three days of putting. Senior has had a terrific record around the Hyatt Coolum golf course over the years and will certainly be hard to beat if he continues to putt well again tomorrow.

Best of luck Pete!!