From left:Alan Lee (MST Golf), Dinesh Kumar (Permanis), Justin Fong (Acushnet), Steven Yaw (Callaway Golf), KP Low (MST Golf), Heng Lye Guan (Taylormade-Adidas Golf), Aaron Sum (Alliance Bank), Robert, KC Tho, Ng Joo Anne (MST Golf)
Kuala Lumpur, 18 May 2012: The ilovegolf Tournament series has grown by leaps and bounds in both size and prominence since its inception six years ago. Today, it is one of the largest, multi-leg amateur tournaments in Malaysia.
This year, for the second consecutive time, Alliance Bank was invited to return as title sponsor of the prestigious amateur golf event in the wake of overwhelming support from the local golfing community in last year’s tournament.
TaylorMade RocketBallz™ Irons The Leader in Fast-Faced Iron Development, Does it Again with a New Offering That Combines Great Distance with Outstanding Forgiveness, Workability and Feel
TaylorMade Golf introduced RocketBallz irons, engineered to deliver tremendous distance without sacrificing forgiveness, workability and feel.
Every RocketBallz iron, from the 3- to the lob wedge, is individually engineered, resulting in a unique head construction in each club. This series of unique constructions demanded a progressive length and spec package, which has been carefully coordinated to ensure proper trajectory and distance gaps throughout the set.
Alor Gajah, 13 May 2012: Englishman Peter Richardson sunk a 25-foot birdie putt at the 395-metre par-4 last hole to win in style the RM180,000 PGM ADT MASTERS AT A’FAMOSA here.
With four birdies and one bogey in the final round he finished with a three-under 69 and 18-under 270 for the tournament.
Malaysia’s Md Rashid Ismail who had a ‘roller-coaster’ round today with a two-under 7 and a four-day total of 10-under 278 finished in second place. Third was Japanese Go Nakauchi with a total of 9-under 279.
TaylorMade Golf is proud to unveil the longest, most innovative high performance fairway woods they’ve ever created with the introduction of RocketBallz. The new RocketBallz metalwoods are years in the making, a byproduct of extensive research and development to find breakthrough performance in fairway woods, most specifically increased ball speed.
The name RocketBallz, obviously unique in its own right, is a special part of the product story, an engineering dream first realized in a prototype Rescue clubhead. In search of the first significant fairway wood innovation in relation to COR and ball speed since the introduction of steel construction in the 1980s, TaylorMade developed and discovered advancements that, collectively, produced RocketBallz technology.
FootJoy announces the introduction a new footwear category – Contour Casual -- designed for casual wear on and off the golf course.
Contour Casual is an extension of FJ's very successful Contour SeriesTM franchise, one of the bestselling golf shoe category in the world. The versatile Contour Casual footwear utilizes supersoft, premium leathers, lightweight underfoot comfort, waterproof protection, industry-leading size options and world-renowned fit.
From Left:David Tan (Chief Strategic Officer of MPI), Ong Kok San (CEO of MPI), Tan Sri Dato Dr. Yahya B. Awang (MPI Chairman), M A Halim Ahmad (CEO Saujana Consolidated Bhd), Ken Kudo (SGCC Club Manager), Bryan Perera (Honorary Treasurer MGA).
Subang, 2 May 2012: Multi Purpose Insurans Bhd (MPI) has taken over the Title Sponsor role of the Saujana Amateur Championship now into its 25th edition. The re-titled MPI Saujana Amateur Championship 2012 is MPI's first foray into sponsorship of golf in more than 30 years of its history.
The deal was signed recently giving MPI the sponsorship for the next 3 years and witha renewal option. "We will be there as long as we are needed," said MPI's CEO, Ong Kok San. "Golf is the only second sport that MPI is involved in and this event will complement our annual Multi-Purpose Insurans Run that started this year."
Titleist Introduces Newly-Improved DT SoLo Golf Ball
The “Red Box” Titleist has enjoyed a loyal following for decades and the newest generation was developed with one objective in mind: design the softest compression feel possible, while continuing to deliver the long distance and control that are the DT standard.
The result is the softest DT yet. The new DT SoLo is comprised of an extremely soft and fast core formulation that provides a distinctly soft compression feel.
Kuala Lumpur, 3 May 2012: After four successful years of operation on the top floor of Bangsar Shopping Centre, City Golf has reopened its doors with a new look that includes the addition of club fitting specialists, The Old Clubhouse.
The new venue has been designed with a clubhouse feel in mind, with a new bar, an updated colour scheme and revised simulator layout. The biggest change is the opening of The Old Clubhouse, the club fitting specialists who were previously located on Jalan Bangkung.