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Thai star Thongchai Jaidee is hoping his rich vein of form will carry him to a record-equaling third Maybank Malaysian Open title starting on Thursday.

The reigning Asian Tour number one is relishing a return to the US$2 million tournament which shot him to fame with victories in 2004 and 2005 and he will chase a third victory against defending champion Anthony Kang of the United States, Asian Tour honorary member K.J. Choi of Korea, India’s Arjun Atwal, Australian Andrew Dodt and former Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke of Ireland at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. Read the rest of this entry »

After two days of being mum about the car accident that left him injured, Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin, are expected to talk to police today (Sunday U.S. time) and shed light on what really transpired before the crash. Read the rest of this entry »

Italy created golfing history by winning the Omega Mission Hills World Cup for the first time after a thrilling final round battle with Ireland and Sweden came down to the 72nd hole, where the Molinari brothers combined perfectly to get up and down from a greenside bunker to take the title by a single stroke on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Ireland continued their bid for glory at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup by maintaining their three shot lead at the top of the leaderboard after a four-under par 68 in the second round foursomes.

Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy took team Ireland’s two day total to 18- under-par 126 at the halfway stage at Mission Hills, with Sweden their nearest challengers after Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson’s brilliant 65 in golf’s most difficult format took the defending champions to 129. Read the rest of this entry »

Australia’s Marcus Both fired a stunning five-under par 67 to clinch the $300,000 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open title on Sunday, leaving two-round leader Craig Smith on tied sixth spot.

Both, who started the final round on the 10th spot ended the tournament with a 9-under aggregate 279, or merely a shot ahead of second placer Saaban Hussin at the Phokeethra Country Club. Read the rest of this entry »

Craig Smith of Wales remained on track for his maiden Asian Tour win after maintaining his lead in the third round of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on Saturday at the Phokeethra Country Club.

The towering Welshman fired a third round score of one-under-par 71 for a three-day total of 10-under-par 206 to lead by one-stroke going into the final round at the Phokeethra Country Club. Read the rest of this entry »

Welshman Craig Smith fired a sizzling six-under-par 66 to grab the second round lead at the US$300,000 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on Friday.

Smith opened up a two-stroke halfway advantage for a two-day total of nine-under-par 135 at the full field Asian Tour event. Read the rest of this entry »

Organisers of the Maybank Malaysian Open today announced that the 49th edition of the event will return from March 4 to 7, 2010 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, with title sponsor Maybank pledging a US$2 million pot money. Read the rest of this entry »