Victory for Monica in Thailand

Young 14yr old Academy junior Monica Matsubara has claimed a wire-to-wire victory at the True Visions Singha Junior Golf Championship upon her return to competition. This was Monica's first tournament since being forced out of the game nearly 6 months ago owing to a major surgery on her shoulder. Monica was tied for the lead after the opening round at The Pine Golf & Lodge but then pulled away from the field in her age division with rounds of 75,79 to claim victory by a massive 8 stroke margin.

Great effort Monica!!

Barr Shares early Panasonic Open Lead

Scott Barr shrugged off a bogey-bogey start at the wind-swept Delhi Golf Club to fight his way into a share of the clubhouse lead during the 1st round play of the Panasonic Open India.

Barr reeled off 6 birdies in his 2-under round of 70 to join 5 other players atop the leaderboard after completion of the morning rounds. Joining Scott with scores of 2-under were fellow Australian Adam Groom and Thailand's Prom Meesawat.

Senior Takes Clubhouse Lead

Peter Senior has a share of the clubhouse lead after his opening round of the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic. Senior shot 4-under on the back nine for a total of 5-under par 67. This was good enough to share the lead as play was suspended due to darkness.

Top 10 for Barr in Cambodia

Academy Touring Professional Scott Barr has recorded another solid result on the Asian Tour after finishing on a total of 10-under par and in a tie for 10th place at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic.

Barr opened the tournament with a pair of 71's then played some great golf over the weekend, shooting 69,67....dropping just the one shot to par in his last 36 holes.

Scott is now in 11th position on the Asian Tour Order Of Merit after 5 events. He is currently ranked 9th in Driving Distance(300yds)and ranked 2nd in Total Birdies(77). The next event on the Asian Tour schedule will be the Panasonic Open India.

Marc Ong 4th in Faldo Series Grand Final

Academy student Marc Ong stormed up the leaderboard with a terrific closing round of 4-under 68 to finish in 4th place in the Under-16 Division of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. Marc reeled off 5 birdies, with just the one dropped shot in his final round coming at the par 4 9th hole. Marc earned his place to represent Singapore at the ivitation-only Grand Final after winning the Faldo Series-Singapore Championship in October last year.

The 6th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final was played over 54 holes at the Mission Hills Golf Club(Faldo Course pictured above)in China. Nick Faldo continues to put in a great effort to promote the game of golf and provide incredible opportunities for junior golfers across Asia.

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!