Barr Settles for 3rd at SAIL-SBI Open

Scott Barr has finished in 3rd place at the SAIL-SBI Open in New Delhi after a final round 71 left him on 13-under for the tournament and just one stroke out of the playoff. Barr started the day 3 shots behind local Anirban Lahiri but after making it through the front nine in 3-under, Barr had himself a share of the lead heading into the back nine. After making pars all the way through the next 4 holes, a birdie on the par 5 14th hole put Barr one shot ahead with 4 to play. A dropped shot on 15 and an unfortunate triple bogey on the par 3 17th hole opened the door for Lahiri and Prom Meesawat. Barr fought back with a closing birdie on the 18th hole but it was not quite enough to get the job done, coming up one shot short of the playoff which was eventually won by Anirban Lahiri.

After the first 4 events of the 2012 Asian Tour season, Scott Barr is in 11th place on the Order Of Merit. Barr's average driving distance is 300yds (rank 5th) and he has made 59 birdies (rank 2nd). Next stop on the Asian Tour is The Open Championship International Qualifier to be played at Amata Springs Country Club in Bangkok Thailand.

Hadi Wins KL Amateur Open

Teenager Abdul Hadi has clinched his first major amateur crown after winning the Kuala Lumpur Amateur Open 2012 at Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam in Malaysia. Hadi posted rounds of 75,71 and then closed out the tournament with a solid even par round of 72 to win the title by one shot over fellow Singaporean Nicklaus Chiam.

The Academy wishes to congratulate Hadi on this great result!

Barr Storms in Contention in New Delhi

A brilliant bogey-free 3rd round score of 7-under par 65 has launched Scott Barr into a share of 2nd place at the SAIL-SBI Open in New Delhi. Barr reeled of 5 birdies in his last 7 holes at Delhi Golf Club to make a late charge up the leaderboard....joining Thailand's Prom Meesawat on 12-under par, 3 strokes behind tournament leader Anirban Lahiri.

The Academy wishes Scott all the very best for the final round!

Sock Hwee Enjoys Rare Practice Opportunity

Amateur golfer Koh Sock Hwee seized a rare opportunity on Tuesday morning to share a practice round for the HSBC Women's Champions event with 4-time Major champion Laura Davies. Not only was it rare for the young University student to have the chance to play alongside England's 7-time Ladies European Tour Order of Merit winner in her own backyard in Singapore, but also rare for the fact that Laura Davies does not ever usually entertain a practice round outside of the pro-am day on tournament week. Joining Koh and Davies in the practice round was England's Melissa Reid, who at just 22yrs of age has already tasted success 3 times on the Ladies European Tour.



Sock Hwee will tee it up in the opening round of the HSBC Womens Champions 2012 alongside Australia's Katherine Hull and South Korea's Hee Young Park. We wish Sock Hwee all the very best for the week ahead!!

Scott Barr 5-under at Avantha Masters

Opening rounds of 70 and 69 have put Academy Tour player Scott Barr in good position heading into the weekend at the European Tour co-sanctioned Avantha Masters being played in India. At 5-under par through the first 36 holes, Barr is only 2 shots out of 3rd place on a tightly packed leaderboard.

So far in the tournament Barr has an impressive Driving Average of 315yds to be ranked 7th longest amongst the entire field! Scott will tee it up in the 3rd round at the DFL Golf & Country Club with European Tour players Joost Luiten and Rhys Davies.

Senior Edged Out in Extra Time

Peter Senior's first event on the Champions Tour for 2012 has ended in great disappointment after falling to Corey Pavin in a playoff for the Allianze Championship. Senior birdied the final hole in regulation play to join former US Open champion Corey Pavin at 11-under par and force the championship into extra holes. It was Pavin who struck the first blow in the playoff, sinking a 12ft birdie putt on the opening hole of the sudden-death shootout to deny Senior his maiden Champions Tour victory after Senior holed out for his par 5.

After a terrific season in 2011, Peter Senior has continued his solid play and proved himself to be one of the most consistent players on the Champions Tour. This marks Senior's 3rd playoff loss on the Champions Tour as well as his 5th runner-up finish.

Other than a struggle on the greens, Senior's statistics for the week at The Old Course at Broken Sound were most impressive.....Driving accuracy 90.48%, rank 1st....Greens in regulation 83.33%, rank 2nd....Scrambling 88.89%, rank 1st. For his efforts, Senior collected a solid cheque for US$158,400.

Great effort Pete!

Academy Students Cruise to Victory

The Singapore Golf Association held the 1st National Ranking Game for 2012 over 3 rounds this week at Raffles Country Club's Lake Course. It was a successful week for our Academy students, with Marc Ong and Koh Sock Hwee both claiming very comfortable victories.

In the Men's division, 1st round leader Edgar Oh was unfortunately forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury. Edgar had opened up a 3-shot lead at the National Ranking Event after a terrific 1st round of 69 and it was therefore very disappointing to see him sidelined. We wish him a full and speedy recovery!


In Edgar's absence, fellow Academy student Marc Ong(left) took full advantage of the opportunity, putting together rounds of 74,71 before reeling off 6 birdies in his closing round of 2-under par 70. Marc's 54-hole total of 1-under par gave him a 5-stroke margin of victory in the Men's Division. With this win Marc will earn himself valuable World Amateur Ranking points and also climb his way near the top of the SGA Order of Merit!


In the Women's Division of the competition, it was Koh Sock Hwee(right)who won for the 2nd time in as many weeks....cruising to a huge 8-shot victory! Sock Hwee led by just one stroke heading into the 3rd and final round but ran away from the field after finishing with a solid 2-under par round of 70. Sock Hwee now has just under 2 weeks to prepare her game to compete against the world's best female professional golfers at the HSBC Women's Champions 2012.

Congratulations to Marc and Sock Hwee on their sucessful start to the year!!