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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Woad wins on pro debut as Aussie challenge withers away
Lottie Woad has claimed her first professional victory on her debut by winning the Women's Scottish Open title by three shots. There was little cheer for Australia, however, with Karis Davidson, Cassie Porter and Minjee Lee all finishing bunched in joint 21st, 16 shots adrift of Woad. Davidson, after firing a stunning 66 on Saturday, and Porter, had been 10 shots behind the leader going into the final round. Lee, who had been joint third after the opening day, had slipped to joint 27th after her penultimate round before going round in 71 to marginally improve her final standing. Hoist it high, @LottieWoad. You've earned it 👏 — LPGA (@LPGA) July 27, 2025 Woad, the 21-year-old former world No.1 amateur from Surrey finished with a final round score of 68 after four days of competition at Dundonald Links. It was her first victory since turning professional earlier in July. She entered the final round with a two-stroke lead and made birdies on the second, third, 13th and 14th before hitting a bogey on the 16th. Woad made par on the 17th before a pinpoint approach set up a birdie on the 18th to wrap up the title. She becomes the first player to win on their professional Ladies European Tour debut since Singapore's Shannon Tan, at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open in February 2024. Woad said on Sky Sports: "It's a pretty good outcome, I guess! Definitely wasn't expecting to win my first event, but I knew I was playing well so I was kind of hoping to contend. "I played really solid today. It was pretty nice in the end, could lay up on the par five. "Links golf is really fun, don't get to play it too often. This is my first time playing links golf since the Open last year. I wasn't exactly sure how it would go, but it went fine!" Woad finished three shots ahead of second-placed Kim Hyo-joo, who fired seven birdies and three bogeys in a mixed fourth round. Julia Lopez Ramirez and Kim Sei-young shared third on 14 under, with world No.1 Nelly Korda a shot back in fifth. English duo Alice Hewson and Charley Hull finished tied for 10th and 21st, respectively. Attention now turns to the Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl, which begins on Thursday. Looking ahead to that tournament, Woad added: "Even if I hadn't won this week, I'd still be trying to win it and just trying to be up there really is all you can ask for going into the final day."
Business Times
18-07-2025
- Business
- Business Times
As Singapore faces golf course shortage, the irony is more players are picking up the sport
[SINGAPORE] It is somewhat ironic that at a time when the number of golf courses in Singapore is experiencing a steady decline, there is an upward trend when it comes to the popularity of the sport here. The Ministry of Law announced recently that leases for courses at Orchid Country Club, Warren Golf and Country Club, Tanah Merah Country Club's (TMCC) Garden course and Mandai Executive's nine-hole course will not be extended. The Mandai Executive course, a popular destination for many young and aspiring golfers that has groomed several champions, will close at the end of 2026. In 2030, the leases for Orchid (Dec 31) and Warren (Oct 31) will expire. And on the final day of 2035, the lease for TMCC's Garden course – the venue for several global tournaments in the past such as the Lexus Cup and the HSBC Women's Champions – will be taken away. With the loss of Jurong Country Club, Raffles Country Club, Keppel Club and the Marina Bay Golf Resort in the past decade, only about 1.5 per cent of Singapore's land will remain dedicated to golf courses. Transpose this fact against the reality that the number of on-course golfers has seen a dramatic increase in recent years – 80,000 in 2018 to 120,000 in 2022 and 140,000 in 2024 – and a dilemma unfolds. While just over 40,000 of them are officially registered, the question remains as to where will the players who are not part of clubs after 2030 find the opportunity to play regularly? NTUC Club, established in 1986 and a part of the labour movement, has been doing its best to keep golf ticking for as long as possible. Under the leadership of chief executive officer Lim Eng Lee, the club has addressed part of the problem with the enhancement of its My Golf Kaki programmes. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 2 pm Lifestyle Our picks of the latest dining, travel and leisure options to treat yourself. Sign Up Sign Up Since late 2024, golfing sessions have been arranged in Batam every weekend where, for just S$128, one can play 18 holes at the Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort. This fee includes a return ferry ticket, buggy use, a caddie, lunch and express immigration clearance. My Golf Kaki has seen its membership rise from 6,000 six years ago to almost 13,000 today. Recently, it signed agreements with the Ria Bintan Golf Club and the Els Club Desaru Coast for exclusive green fees. NTUC Club has also launched GreenBox – My Golf Kaki's indoor golf simulator facility – which has 15 driving range bays and facilities for immersive realistic virtual play on over 200 iconic local and international courses. But are these enough to satiate the thousands of golf-hungry players after 2030? The impending closure of more courses has put the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) in a quandary. The SGA has been working hard on two fronts: to produce top-class golfers through its high-performance programmes and to raise the golf population. The first objective has been on course with the successes of Singaporeans Shannon Tan, Hiroshi Tai, Brayden Lee and Chen Xingtong. There are plans for a new Centre of Excellence at the National Service Resort and Country Club at Kranji. But the second objective has hit a wall, with the reduction of golf courses in the near future. No doubt, the priorities in land-scarce Singapore are in housing, economic activities, security and essential infrastructure. But 'green lungs' such as a golf course also enhance a country's ecosystem. Therefore, there is a need for another thorough study on the recent announcements to close more courses. There is a chance that golf will return to its elite status of the 1960s and 1970s when it was mostly the members of clubs who could afford to play and the 'hoi polloi' were mere spectators. It is a tough call to make. But maybe, for a start, a relook at the lease for Mandai's Executive course can be considered. Current plans are for the Ministry of Education to develop an Outdoor Learning Centre to be built by 2032. That's seven years from now, so could the highly utilised course's lease be extended for a few years beyond 2026? Also, it is a great idea to ensure that there will be an 18-hole public course at Singapore Island Country Club's (SICC) Bukit location. With SICC's Sime to continue as a hybrid facility (60 per cent public, 40 per cent member), the public can make the Bukit location their main playground. And when My Golf Kaki's 9,500 square foot state-of-the-art facility with public bays at Downtown East leads to more members craving for on-course golf, the crunch will be felt even more. Golf courses have long been a source of major revenue from corporate events, and the money has often been generated for community projects and the needy. The last survey done by SGA in 2018 stated that S$60 million was generated from charity events for worthwhile causes. Even as more courses are set to be shut, there is still time to take a second look at golf's merits as a sport and the impact on the wider community.
CNA
13-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Golf: Australia's Grace Kim wins Evian Championship in play-off
EVIAN, France: Australia's Grace Kim produced a sensational finish to win the Evian Championship as she beat world No 2 Jeeno Thitikul in a play-off on Sunday (Jul 13). The 24-year-old Kim made an eagle on the 18th hole to pull level with Thitikul on 14-under, with the Thai golfer missing a birdie putt that would have sealed victory. Kim found herself in trouble on the first play-off hole after an errant second shot forced her to take a drop, but she miraculously chipped in for an improbable birdie. With Thitikul sinking a birdie to extend things, the pair went to a second extra hole. This time Kim snatched the title with an eagle to secure her first major after a dramatic finale. English amateur Lottie Woad took third place alongside Australia's Minjee Lee after finishing a stroke behind. Singapore's Shannon Tan finished joint-59th on 2-over, after carding a 75 on the final day. She had posted 73, 68 and 70 in the first three rounds. Last month, the 21-year-old secured her second Ladies European Tour title at the 2025 Amundi German Masters, following her win at the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open. make the cut at a Major.
Straits Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Inside the cockpit: How Air India's Boeing Dreamliner flight ended in disaster
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox FILE PHOTO: A view shows the rear of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane following its crash, in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. Central Industrial Security Force via X/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. Here is the sequence of events - by the seconds - on June 12, as detailed by Indian investigators in their preliminary report released on Saturday: 05:47 GMT (11:17 a.m. IST) – Air India Dreamliner VT-ANB landed in Ahmedabad from New Delhi as AI423. 07:48:38 GMT – The aircraft was observed departing from Bay 34 at the airport. 07:55:15 GMT – The aircraft requested taxi clearance, which was granted by air traffic control; a minute later the aircraft taxied from the bay to Runway 23 via Taxiway R4, backtracked and lined up for take-off. 08:02:03 GMT - The aircraft was transferred from ground to tower control. 08:07:33 GMT – Take-off clearance issued. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Asia Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement Business F&B operators face tougher business landscape amid rising costs and stiff competition Business What's in store for policyholders after GE removes pre-authorisation letters for two private hospitals Singapore ST will have Govt's 'full confidence and support' in its mission: PM Wong Multimedia Which floor is this? Chongqing's maze-like environment powers its rise as a megacity Asia 'Woven air': Ancient fabric spun across history makes comeback amid lies and climate change Sport 'A step forward' for golfer Shannon Tan, who makes cut at Evian Championship Business 4 conditions that allow seniors with dementia to sign wills 08:07:37 GMT - The aircraft started rolling. 08:08:39 GMT – Aircraft lifted off. "The aircraft air/ground sensors transitioned to air mode, consistent with liftoff," the report said. 08:08:42 GMT – Aircraft reached max airspeed of 180 knots. "Immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec." "The Engine N1 and N2 began to decrease from their take-off values as the fuel supply to the engines was cut off. "In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff. "The other pilot responded that he did not do so "The CCTV footage obtained from the airport showed Ram Air Turbine (RAT) getting deployed during the initial climb immediately after lift-off "The aircraft started to lose altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall." 08:08:47 GMT – both engines' values "passed below minimum idle speed", and the RAT hydraulic pump began supplying hydraulic power. 08:08:52 GMT – Engine 1 fuel cutoff switch transitioned from CUTOFF to RUN. 08:08:56 GMT – Engine 2 fuel cutoff switch also transitions from CUTOFF to RUN. "When fuel control switches are moved from CUTOFF to RUN while the aircraft is inflight, each engines full authority dual engine control (FADEC) automatically manages a relight and thrust recovery sequence of ignition and fuel introduction." "Engine 1's core deceleration stopped, reversed and started to progress to recovery. Engine 2 was able to relight but could not arrest core speed deceleration and re-introduced fuel repeatedly to increase core speed acceleration and recovery." 08:09:05 GMT – One of the pilots transmitted 'MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY". 08:09:11 GMT – Data recording stopped. 08:14:44 GMT – Crash fire tender left the airport premises for rescue and firefighting. REUTERS
Straits Times
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
‘A step forward' for golfer Shannon Tan, who makes cut at Evian Championship
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Shannon Tan has made the cut at the Evian Championship, making it the second time that she has reached the weekend at a Major. SINGAPORE – Singaporean golfer Shannon Tan has made the cut at the Evian Championship after carding a three-under 68 in the second round of the tournament on July 11. Her performance, which included six birdies, a double bogey and a bogey, left her joint-38th on one-under 141 at the Evian Resort Golf Club's Champions Course in Evian-les-Bains. This is the second time that the 21-year-old has reached the weekend at a Major, following her breakthrough performance at the 2024 Women's British Open. There, she became just the second golfer from Singapore – and the first woman – to achieve the feat. Lam Chih Bing was first to do so in 2008. Tan made her Major debut at the 2024 Evian Championship, where she finished tied-120th with a nine-over 151 in the field of 132. Although she missed the cut then, her appearance was a milestone as she was the first Singaporean female golfer to compete in a Major. On making the cut this time, she said: 'It means a lot, especially after missing the cut by a long way last year. 'It's a nice sign of progress and shows the improvements I've made over the past year. Definitely a step forward.' A challenging opening day in France saw Tan finish the first round with a two-over 73. Although she missed five of the 13 fairways by narrow margins, the thick rough made recovery difficult. Staying patient and keeping faith in her game, she delivered a better showing on the second day despite an early setback. Starting on the inward nine, the world No. 95 ran into trouble on the par-four hole No. 11. Her tee shot went left into the trees, which she then punched out but not far enough, leaving her still blocked by another tree. Her next shot missed the green, and she two-putted for a double bogey. But Tan quickly reset and bounced back with a birdie on the 12th hole. Overall, her accuracy off the tee was sharper in the second round, hitting 11 fairways and her putting also showed notable improvement as she needed just 29 putts compared to 34 in the previous round. Tan continues to blaze a trail for Singapore golf. A fortnight ago, she clinched her second victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET) at the German Masters, adding to the historic title she won in Kenya on her debut on the circuit. Before the Evian Championship, she also had four other top-10 finishes in addition to her win in Germany, and missed the cut just once in 11 LET events. The ongoing US$8 million (S$10.3 million) event boasts a star-studded field of 132 that includes all top 20 of the world's players, although 19th-ranked Charley Hull from England withdrew from the tournament after collapsing due to illness. Hull's management told BBC Sport that she received an IV drip at the course but did not require hospital treatment.
