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Cover Story

Nothing short of inspiring

The mammoth project undertakeBy Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to revamp its two courses and to upgrade and install new facilities is making commendable progress.

Editorial

A bleak year ahead

Globally golf will suffer as the world plunges into recession and at home it’s no better as petty squabbles continue to dominate our local associations.

Feature

The crunch begins to bite

The cracks are beginning to show and the PGA Tour looks to suffer the worst.

Asian Tour

Strong Asian Tour

It has been suggested that the OneAsia Tour could quickly take over from Europe as the second richest circuit.

PGA Tour

Waiting for Tiger

The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill is a probable date for the world number one’s return to competitive golf.

Course Review

A challenge worth the trip

Bukit Jawi is not a five-star course, but what you get are two challenging 18s, comfortable accommodation and great food.

Junior School

Junior circuit is of great benefit

THE SportExcel Junior Golf circuit, initiated 17 years ago, has become an interestingly exciting feature in the development of golf at grassroots.

Instruction

Putt with confidence

Putting is one of the easiest parts of the game to learn and 90% of the result comes from practice.

Club Fitting

To conform or not to conform

MANY golfers do not fully understand what non-conforming drivers actually are.

Punch Shot

Leave it to the experts

The Sports Commissioner and the Sports Ministry should disregard the old constitution and hand over control of the MPGA to proficient administrators.

Poster

Watch out for Lewis

Stacy Lewis will play her rookie season on the LPGA Tour this season and there is widespread belief that she will do well enough to establish herself among the leading drawcards.

News

Daly does not take lightly to suspension

JOHN Daly has been suspended for six months by the US PGA Tour for conduct that brought unwelcome publicity, including a night in a North Carolina jail to sober up.

Kim should be main drawcard

The buzz created by the 23-year-old has been unlike that for any of the other stars who have turned up for the Malaysian Open.

Great expectations for Curtis this season

A SIZZLING run of form in the last six months of 2008 has given former British Open champion Ben Curtis every reason to eye this year with relish.

European circuit remains buoyant

World sport might be in jitters in the wake of the global credit crunch, and golf, particularly the in the United States, has not found itsel f immune and is feeling the pinch.

Ryder Cup over, Perry sets an even loftier goal

FOR those who thought Kenny Perry set the bar too high last year when he said he wanted to make the Ryder Cup team at age 48, get a load of what he has in mind for an encore.

The rebranded Millionaire Golfer World MasterCard Invitational, hosted by MasterCard Worldwide, was recently held at The Mines Resort and Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur and went off just as the organisers would have wanted it - without a hitch.

Lots of Love at MST tournament

MST Golf’s I Love Golf Tournament was closed out in 2008 at Sungai Long Golf and Country Club after a successful second season. The tournament, part of MST’s customer appreciation programme and opened to all its card members, had more than 700 participations drawn to six golf courses around the country.

Stronger Foursomes

The Dewars Awesome Foursomes Challenge, inaugurated in 2005 and among the most popular tournaments on the local calendar, is growing in strength and numbers.

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