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1. - FALDO SERIES coming to Cambodia Angkor Golf Resort in Siem Reap to host inaugural event.
    Siem Reap, Cambodia (April 10): Sir Nick Faldo and Angkor Golf Resort have teamed up once again to bring the six-time Major champion’s global golf development programme to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The inaugural Faldo Series Cambodia Championship will take place on the Faldo Design course in Siem Reap on September 11-12.
    
    Sir Nick Faldo with Adam Robertson, General Manager of Angkor Golf Resort in Cambodia.
    
    “Cambodia is a special place for me so I am delighted to bring the Series here and give opportunity to the country’s young golfers,” said Faldo, who opened his course at Angkor Golf Resort in 2008 and is designing another 36-hole project in Phnom Penh.”
    
    Holic Tandijono, Executive Director of Angkor Golf Resort, said: “We are delighted to continue our excellent relationship with Sir Nick and we believe the Faldo Series can make a real difference to golf in Cambodia. We will introduce a strong grass-roots element to the event to help create access to the game for local children. Hopefully they will be inspired to take up the game and return one day as competitors themselves.”
    
    Faldo added: “I thank Holic and his team at Angkor Golf Resort for sharing my vision. The Series is one of a number of charitable initiatives in the country that we are working on together.”
    
    Open to boys and girls aged between 12 and 21 of all nationalities, the first Cambodia Championship will be played over two rounds at Angkor Golf Resort, located near the famous Angkor Wat temples in Siem Reap and host to this season’s Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.
    With the field divided into four age-groups – two for boys and two for girls – the winners will join Faldo for the seventh Faldo Series Asia (FSA) Grand Final in China next March.
    
    Established in 1996, 37 Faldo Series tournaments now take place in 27 countries worldwide with more than 7,000 golfers participating each year. Past winners include Major champions Rory McIlroy and Tseng Ya-ni.
    
    The FSA is supported by major partners ISPS, Mission Hills and The R&A, official golfwear partner UFL and official suppliers TaylorMade and Tricor. It is endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. Asian Golf Monthly is the Media Partner.
    
    A full 2012/2013 FSA schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. Last season featured 17 tournaments in 13 different countries including five in mainland China plus others in the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brunei, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.
  - Malaysian defies 67 million-to-one odds with double ace outing at Angkor Golf Resort.
    Posted by Asia Pacific Golf Group on 9 April 2012 | Written By: Asia Pacific Golf Group Team
    
    Siem Reap, Cambodia (April 9): A Malaysian golfer has beaten odds of 67 million-to-one by scoring two holes-in-one during the same round.
    Borhan Bin Ujang, a 10-handicapper, carved himself a unique place in the history of Angkor Golf Resort by achieving the double ace while on a trip to Cambodia.
    
    Borhan Bin Ujang had two aces in the same round at the Angkor Golf Resort.
    
    Hitting a Phoenix Lynx eight-iron from the white tees, the Malaysian aced the 139-yard 12th hole with a Titleist #2 ball. Changing to a seven-iron and a Srixon #3 ball, remarkably he repeated the feat at the 156-yard 17th on the Nick Faldo-designed course.It was the first time that Bin Ujang had visited the course that hosted the inaugural Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic last month.
    
    In total, there have been just 13 holes-in-one recorded at the Angkor Golf Resort, of which four occurred at 17 and two at 12. In addition to bragging rights, Bin Ujang’s reward for the double ace performance was a return flight on Vietnam Airlines.
    
    According to various insurance companies, the chances of an average golfer making a hole-in-one are calculated at approximately 12,500-to-1. For a Tour professional, the odds are 2,500-to-1. For the same player to score two holes-in-one during the very same round the odds are said to be 67 million-to-1.
  - Lipsky grabs maiden win at Cambodian Classic
    Monday, 19 March 2012 - H S Manjunath
    
    American rookie David Lipsky kept his heart warm and head cool when cupping a sensational chip-in birdie in the first playoff hole to nose out Elmer Salvador of the Philippines on the way to victory in the inaugural US$300,000 Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic at the Nick Faldo-designed Angkor Golf Resort in Siem Reap on Saturday.
    
    David Lipsky of the US celebrates winning the 2012 Handa
    Faldo Cambodian Classic on Saturday at the Angkor Golf
    Resort in Siem Reap. Photo by The Asian Tour
    
    Six-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo was a witness to the unfolding drama as the 23-year-old of Korean descent produced an unbelievable chip in the shoot-out to pick up his maiden professional trophy since turning pro last year.
    
    It was a case of history cruelly repeating itself for the veteran Salvador, who was beaten at the post in a playoff at last year’s 2011 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic.
    
    The 42-year-old was within one birdie putt at the last hole to win outright during regulation play on Saturday, but missed from about three metres to card a final score of 68, even as Lipsky caught up with a stunning seven-under-par 65 for a 15-under total of 273.
    
    “My putting was sometimes good, sometimes bad. On [hole] 14, I had a putter-length chance for a birdie, but I didn’t get it in. On 18, I charged my putt and my line was not good. That was my chance,” Salvador reflected on those baying moments.
    
    “It was a good chip by Lipsky, it was like a billiard shot. The way he stopped the ball [into the hole]. Can’t do anything about that.
    
    “I still feel happy. Two times losing in a play-off now, I don’t know why. I’ll keep trying.”
    
    When he set out to break his maiden ranks on Saturday morning, Lipsky was seven shots off the pace. It was a frenetic chase as the lead rotated among six players and the prospects of a blanket finish seemed certain. But it was Lipsky and Salvador who elbowed the rest for asprint to the line.
    
    “I really can’t believe I’m here right now,” said a jubilant Lipsky, who earned US$47,550 and an equally valuable winner’s exemption on the Asian Tour until the end of 2014. Lipsky’s test of mental toughness had come at the 15th hole of his final round.
    
    “I won Q-school, and I knew I had the game in me. I’m happy it showed up here. On 15, I saw that everyone was bunched on 13-under. I had a 50-foot putt [for birdie] and I jarred it and thought I could have a chance to win,” said Lipsky, who went on to birdie the 16th hole to pull ahead of
    the rest. “This is phenomenal, as it opens up so many doors for me. Apparently, I’m in the winner’s category now, and I didn’t know what that meant. I guess I’ll find out.”
    
    The sensation clearly is yet to sink in for Los Angeles-based Lipsky, who credits his victory to his coach and words of advice from Luke Donald via Twitter.
    
    Impressive Irishman Niall Turner was one putt shy in the end of forcing his way into the playoff after an even-par 72. He had to settle for third place, which gives him a spot in the sixth leg of the Asian Tour, The Panasonic Open in India, beginning in two weeks’ time.
    “It wasn’t meant to be. I just couldn’t get a putt to drop. I guess I was trying too hard to make the putts instead of letting it happen,” the lanky Irishman said.
    “That was my goal, to finish top five. I guess I accomplished that. But having a chance to win, that’s disappointing. But I’ll take a ton of positives from this; it’s been a great week.”
    
    Into his second season, Finland’s Kalle Samooja, who shot a closing 65, touched his Tour best with a tied fourth placing in the company of early pace-setters Thailand’s Chinnarat Phadungsil and Korea’s Baek Seuk-hyun on 275.
    
    Carrying a one-shot, third-round lead into the final day, Kim Hyung-sung slipped on a banana peel to end up joint seventh, signing off with a sloppy 75, a far cry from his three previous fiery rounds.
  - PRESS RELEASE
    
    MAJOR WINNER FALDO TO GRACE HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC AT ANGKOR GOLF RESORT
    
    Siem Reap, March 1: The HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC will make its debut on the Asian Tour from March 14 to 17, 2012 with six-time Major Champion Sir Nick Faldo set to grace the inaugural tournament and initiate a charity drive in the country.
    
    Sir Nick Faldo will be playing at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic
    
    The US$300,000 tournament will be played at the Faldo-designed Angkor Golf Resort in the historical city of Siem Reap while the tournament’s Pro-Am will be staged in Phnom Penh on March 18. Faldo will attend the tournament and play in the Pro-Am.
    
    The tournament, which was conceived by Japanese philanthropist and businessman Dr Haruhisa Handa, will also be held in conjunction with the 8^th Asian Economic Forum and will attract the Asian Tour’s top stars who hail from over 30 different nationalities.
    
    “This tournament in Cambodia will inspire more young Asian golfers,” added the former world number one. “And in the true spirit of Dr. Handa it will also support the Cambodian Red Cross and people of Cambodia who have made quite an impact on me in my visits to the region. For those reasons, I am honoured to lend my name and my voice to Dr. Handa in all his efforts."
    
    The HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC will support the Cambodian Red Cross via the Handa Foundation where various activities are being planned to raise funds for deserved organisations around the country.
    
    “While it is a privilege and honour for us to launch a brand new professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour in Cambodia, we will be using the HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC as a means to support the local communities through various charity initiatives” said Dr Handa.
  - Team Malaysia secure FCC Nations Cup
    Tuesday, October 18, 2011
    Team Malaysia with the trophy
    
    Team Malaysia came from behind to win the October FCC Nations Cup at Angkor Golf Resort on the 15 -16^th October.
    
    Ably supported by Hilary Fredericks, Ong Han Suan, Chuan Koon Meng and top scorer Shuhei Okabe, Malaysia secured their victory with some blistering scoring on the final day.
    
    Trailing by three shots from overnight leaders Australia / Thailand team, Okabe and Chua secured 72 points for the eventual winners over the final round.
    
    Man of the tournament went to Lewis Coyle securing a mammoth 75 points for his team over the two days, and Catriona Sutherland of Canada who won best lady player of the tournament.
    
    Saturday’s Longest drive went to Lewis Coyle, nearest the pins were sweetly struck by Bob Gordon and Luc Grobet.
    
    Sunday’s longest drive was awarded to Kevin Jeong, nearest the pins to Rachid Baazra and Francois Lepissier.
    
    Past winners include:
    
    New Zealand
    Canada
    Singapore / Myanmar
    Korea
  - IBC Legend of Golf
    September 4, 2011
    
    Winning Team of the IBC Legend of Golf
    Adam Robertson, David Carter, Matthew Rendal and Alfons Mensdorff
    
    Bland blows away Open field
    Monday, 08 August 2011 15:00 H S Manjunath
    
    Don Bland, a US expatriate based in Thailand, shot a closing round of 75 to win the 3rd Angkor Amateur Open yesterday by a comfortable eight shots ahead of Cambodia’s Ly Hong and fellow Thai expat Noel Pittard at the Angkor Golf Resort in Siem Reap.
    
    Having dictated the pace in Saturday’s first round with a 77, Bland was one shot ahead of Italy’s Marco Scopetta going into the final round. The American then extended his lead with some measured golf to win untroubled.
    
    Don Bland of the US (second left) receives the trophy from Siem Reap Governor Suo Phirin after winning the 2011 Angkor Amateur Open by eight shots yesterday at the Angkor Golf Resort in Siem Reap. Photo Supplied
    
    Phnom Penh resident Bruce McClaren turned up trumps in Division B with a one-shot lead over Jung Sang Chol of South Korea. Local amateur Tan Savun took the honours in Division C, pushing Commander Nair of India to second place.
    
    The women’s event was clinched by Evangeline Apuhin of the Philipines, four shots ahead of Lesley Saunderson, a expat based in Phnom Penh.
    
    In a nearest the pin competition, winners included Lewis Coyle, Nicola Donati, Park Sing Ho, Siem Reap Governor Sou Phirin and Commander Nair.
    
    Angkor Golf Resort General Manager Adam Robertson was pleased with the turnout over the weekend. “A field of 65 golfers took to the fairways. We had participants from as many as eight countries making this a truly international event,” he told The Post yesterday.

Malaysian defies 67 million-to-one odds with double ace outing at Angkor Golf Resort.

Posted by Asia Pacific Golf Group on 9 April 2012 | Written By: Asia Pacific Golf Group Team

Monday, 19 March 2012 - H S Manjunath

Tuesday, October 18, 2011