Sabah Masters preview: What They Said
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, November 20: Read what players have to say ahead of the inaugural Sabah Masters which gets underway at the Sutera Habour Golf and Country Club on Thursday.
Joohyung Kim (Kor)
Feels great to be here in Sabah as an Asian Tour week. Getting my first win on the Asian Tour in India last week was a dream come true. A lot of players came up and congratulate me when I got here. It feels great definitely but this is a brand new week. I think I need to take my mind off the win for awhile as it’s back to business this week.
I have been playing well the whole year. My iron game has been great and that’s been the strong part of my game. I was able to drop a few putts too and I think that was what I did well this season. I was pretty fortunate too. I worked very hard for it to click this year.
I don’t like to take all the time to warm up. I normally take like 50 mins, just hit a couple of balls, chip and putt and straight to the first time. I try to keep it simple and not take everything so serious.
I just want to make the cut first this week, stick to the game plan and see how it goes. The playing standard on the Asian Tour is definitely different from the Asian Development Tour which is where I came from.
But I have gained a lot of experiences from playing on the ADT and that has helped me a lot. I have been in contention for a couple of times this year too so I know what it feels like to be in there. I am still trying to learn. I am just really fortunate.
I actually played with Jazz (Janewattananond) in Indonesia earlier. That was the highlight for me really. He’s won so many events this year and he played the PGA Championship and is ranked 59th in the world right now. I asked him a lot of questions.
This is only my fourth event on Tour this year. I haven’t played much but playing with Jazz in Indonesia was memorable for me. It’s only my second year as a professional. I am trying not to get ahead of myself. There’s still a long way to go. My ultimate aim in golf is definitely to play on the PGA Tour. That’s my aim but I’m trying to take it step by step and stay in the moment.
I haven’t got to celebrate yet. I came straight here from India. I just sat in the plane and thought through what happened on the final day and then it’s straight back to business. My dad just told me ‘good job’.
He’s been caddying for me since I turned professional and the week I won my first Asian Tour event, he was sick and he wasn’t there. I called him after I won and he came straight to the club from the hotel. My dad is my coach and my caddy. He’s with me all the time.
The course looks pretty demanding off the tee this week but it’s not long. We don’t have to hit driver all the time. The greens are firming up too. Sometimes you might hit good shots and get unlucky breaks and go off the greens so I think short game will be key as well.
Siddikur Rahman (Ban)
I had a great week in India. My hitting was good and my short game was much better too. It’s nice to come into this week with a top-10 finish. I’m really very comfortable with my game now. This is my first time in Sabah so I’m looking forward to the week.
I am happy with my season so far. I had a good start to the season. I played really well in Malaysia. But my performance hasn’t been that good after that. I am not disappointed though. There are still a lot of tournaments to play.
I know I just need to continue doing the things I need to do and I will be fine. Last week’s result really gave me a boost in confidence. I played badly in Thailand and I worked on my swing after that. I am glad the results showed in India. Lots of positives to take away from there.
I am focusing on my swing again this week. If my swing is ok, I think I can easily score out here. I have played a lot of golf in Malaysia and I really like it here. I am used to the hot weather here.
Phachara Khongwatmai (Tha)
I played well at the Thailand Open. It was nice to get another top-10 finish this year. I think I should be able to keep my card for next season. But I want to do better. Lesser pressure for sure but I think it can be better.
This course, you don’t have to hit a lot of driver. You hit a lot of two-iron and three-iron here. You need to hit it good off the tees. That’s the key this week. My aim is to shoot under-par every round.
A lot of young players have won on Tour this season and that really inspires me to play well. I feel really happy for Joohyung Kim who won in India last week. I got to know him since last year.
We practiced at the same place so I am pretty close with him. We have dinner together back home in Bangkok when we are free too so I felt really happy to see him win on Tour.
Rory Hie (Ina)
Obviously I’m on a high now, having claimed a top-10 finish in India last week. It’s good to play well again after winning in India earlier. Went back to India last week, rode on the good vibes and played well again. Hopefully I can continue the good form this week.
It’s a great course here in Sabah. I love the weather here. The sceneries are so beautiful too. Unfortunately, I hurt my thumb and wrist two weeks ago in Thailand. Still recovering from it but hopefully it will get better and I can play well this week.
My mindset changed before the win in India. That helped me a lot and I’m just trying to keep things the same for the rest of the season. It’s definitely better, I’m happier playing golf now. I’m just looking forward to the rest of the season with all the opportunities that I am getting.
Hopefully I can win one more time before the season ends so I can get the three-year membership. It would be nice. It’s good playing with the local juniors in the pro-am tournament today. I get to teach them a bit here and there. It’s fun. Hopefully they can take something out from this for their future careers.
Ben Leong (Mas)
It was great to finish top-10 in Thailand. Lots of positives and confidence. It’s going to be a home game for me this week. The course is looking great. They are doing a good job with the fairways and greens so looking forward to the week.
It’s nice to be playing on home soil. I can sleep on my own bed. Definitely higher expectations for me but I’ll just take it as if I am playing elsewhere. I’ll just tell myself there’s no expectations although there will be at the end of the day.
I’ll just go out there and have fun and just focus on the process. It’s good to find some good form recently. I haven’t been working on anything specific but I guess it’s just about peaking at the right time. I have been playing consistently for the past couple of weeks.
It’s a tough golf course. The layout is pretty straightforward but the greens are tough and tricky. Keeping the ball on the greens would be key this week. The fairways are pretty tight so it will be difficult around the greens.
I have been playing consistently. I struggled at the start of the year but it’s all in the past now. I am looking forward to this week and the rest of the year. Definitely hoping to win again. That’s always my goal but I try not to get ahead of myself. The aim is to put the ball on the fairway and green and try to make the putt, control what I can control.
Yikeun Chang (Kor)
I flew here from the States and I practiced a lot over there. Game is trending in the right direction again. It’s been great since I won in Chinese Taipei two months ago. I played in some big tournaments, like the WGC-HSBC Champions and the CJ Cup.
I was kind of struggling in those big events but it’s all good experiences. Game’s feeling good again and it’s trending in the right direction. I got through to the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in December so I hope to stay consistent and keep my game in good form heading into that.
It’s a pretty nice course here. It’s fun. If the pins are going to be in front, it’s going to be a pretty hard test. Nothing has change for me since I won in Chinese Taipei but I do hope to win again before the season ends.
Itthipat Buranatanyarat (Tha)
This is my first time playing at the Sutera Harbour Golf Club this week. It’s my second time in Sabah. I have played an ADT event in Kota Kinabalu before but that was a few years ago.
The game’s feeling good now. I played well in India last week and I shot a 64 to take the opening round lead. That gave me a lot of confidence.
I feel happy to play here in Sabah at the Sutera Habour. The views are really nice and the course is looking good. The fairways are in good condition too. I have played well on the ADT this year. I got off to a good start by winning the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship.
But my ultimate goal is still to win an Asian Tour event. There have been a lot of new winners on Tour this season. I hope to get mine soon. The focus is more on the Asian Tour now for sure. I will try my best this week.
Amir Nazrin (Mas)
The course is in a good shape. I will have to work more on the greens this week. The greens are pretty tricky here. It’s also quite windy out here. I haven’t played here for a long time. I think I last played here when I was still a junior 10 years ago. It’s been a long time but I can still recall.
The main goal for me is to keep the ball on the fairways this week. If I can do that, I should be able to play well. This is my third year as a professional. It’s been good so far, I have learned a lot and I hope to gain some momentum and put myself in a better position for next year.
By Olle Nordberg, Former Asian Tour and European Tour professional
The Tournament
The Sabah Masters is a brand-new Asian Tour event held at the Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, and will offer up prize money of US$300,000 of which US$54,000 will be going to the winner.
It is the ninth full-field event of the year and it will be a great chance for many of the non-exempt players in the field this week to go for a win and secure their Asian Tour cards for the 2020 season.
The Course
Sutera Harbour has been used by Asian Tour in the past when it was one of the two courses used for the 2008 Q-School. It is a par-71 course playing to 6,932 yards from this year’s championship tees.
Designed by Australian tour player Graham Marsh who won 70 titles on the Asian Tour, European Tour, Australasian PGA Tour, Japan Tour and PGA Tour in the ’70s and ’80s, it is a flat parkland course right on the Sabah coastline.
From player accounts the greens are quite firm, especially on the back nine, while the surrounding areas are softer. Hitting the fairways should be important this week in order to control the spin into the greens.
When Q-School was held here last time, local hero Ben Leong won his second straight Q-School in front of his local supporters and he certainly has home field advantage this week.
The Contenders
Joohyung Kim
Last week’s winner of the Panasonic Open India has been on a torrid pace all season, and the 17-year-old Kim looks very much like a future world-class player.
Having won the third of his 2019 Asian Development Tour (ADT) titles in October to earn a battlefield promotion to the Asian Tour, the young Korean wasted little time in picking up his first Asian Tour trophy.
After having come down the stretch on Sunday afternoons at both the Thailand Open, where he finished two strokes out of the playoff in tied-sixth, and the Bank BRI Indonesia Open where he finished third, he sealed the deal last week after blitzing the first 10 holes on Sunday by playing them in seven-under-par.
The way he’s playing at the moment there’s no reason to believe that Kim shouldn’t continue this great form this week in Malaysia.
Pavit Tangkamolprasert
The 2016 Macao Open winner has been playing good golf lately, having lost in a playoff at the Thailand Open two weeks ago, and a tied-14th last week in India. He also had a good result at the Bank BRI Indonesia Open where he finished tied-sixth.
On the All Thailand Golf Tour (ATGT) Pavit has racked up eight top-10s in 10 outings this season, the last two of those in the weeks leading up to Thailand Open he finished tied-third and tied-second.
Currently 35th on the Order of Merit with over US$90,000 and his card for next year secured, Pavit looks primed to win his second Asian Tour title.
Rashid Khan
With four top-10s in only eight Asian Tour starts and two wins at home on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) this season, Khan has been consistently performing at a high level.
Having lost his card in 2018 after a disappointing season, the two-time Asian Tour winner is now in 24th place on the Order of Merit with over US$117,000 and have secured his status for next year’s Asian Tour season.
With a tied-second at the Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship in September and a third-place finish in Bangladesh earlier in the year as his best results, it would be no surprise to see Khan at the top of the podium this week in Kota Kinabalu.
Panuphol Pittayarat
Starting out the year with a tied-ninth at the SMBC Singapore Open it remains his only top-10 this season, but with over US$106,000 in earnings he is still inside the top-30 on the Order of Merit.
Known as a very solid ball-striker, Panuphol, or Coco as he’s usually known as on Tour, is always a threat when in form, and he played well last week in Japan where he qualified for the final stage of Japan Golf Tour’s Q-School.
Having recently switched over to an all plant-based diet recommended by close friends, the two-time Asian Tour winner says he feels stronger, lighter and more energized than ever. A good sign for this week in Sabah playing in very hot weather conditions.
Kosuke Hamamoto
One of the hottest rookies this season and a player that looks destined to win on the Asian Tour soon, Kosuke has already been close finishing second to Yikeun Chang at the Yeangder TPC in September.
Add a tied-10th at the Bank BRI Indonesia Open the week before Yeangder and it has been a very impressive start to his career for the young Thai.
With over US$93,000 in earnings Kosuke has already secured his playing rights for next season, a win in the near future could be in the cards.
Yikeun Chang
The highest ranked player on the Order of Merit in the field this week, Chang is currently in 11th place with just over US$200,000.
The Korean already has a win this year at the Yeangder TPC in September, and he also finished runner-up the week before that at the Bank BRI Indonesia Open.
After playing his last two events as part of the PGA Tour’s Asian Swing, The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges and WGC-HSBC Champions, he may have picked up some valuable experience playing against super-star fields that can be put to good use this week.
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, November 19: Malaysia’s Ben Leong will be banking on his home comfort when he tees off for the inaugural Sabah Masters, which gets underway at the Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club starting Thursday.
The 33-year-old Sabahan, who enjoyed a tied-sixth place finish in Thailand a fortnight ago, hopes to capitalise on his recent fine form and put up a strong performance on home soil at the US$300,000 full-field Asian Tour event.
Placed 56th on the latest Order of Merit, Leong will also be aiming for a good showing to boost his ranking on the money list, where he needs to stay inside top-60 to retain his playing rights on the region’s premier Tour for the 2020 season.
Leong, the only Malaysian to win an Asian Tour event on home soil, will spearhead the local challenge along with big-hitting Amir Nazrin, Daeng Rahman and Shahriffuddin Ariffin at the event supported by the Tourism Malaysia with an aim to boost tourism in Sabah.
The Asian Tour last visited Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state, when it held the 2008 Qualifying School in multiple locations in December 2007. Leong topped the class in front of his home supporters that year for his second straight Qualifying School win.
Korea’s Yikeun Chang and newly minted winner Joohyung Kim will also feature in the 2019 Sabah Masters alongside Indonesia’s Rory Hie, Thailand’s Danthai Boonma and Pavit Tangkamolprasert, all proven champions on the Asian Tour.
Did you know?
- Ben Leong is a one-time winner on the Asian Tour. He remains as the only Malaysian player to win an Asian Tour event on home soil when he triumphed at the 2008 Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters.
- Sitting in 460th place on the latest Official World Golf Ranking, Leong is also the second highest-ranked Malaysian in the world following Gavin Green (240th).
- Leong is a two-time winner on the Asian Development Tour (ADT).
- Leong endured a slow start to the season, having missed four cuts in his first five starts, but has since regained his fine form by making seven straight cuts since the Sarawak Championship in August. He marked his first top-10 finish his season with a tied-sixth place result at the Thailand Open a fortnight ago.
- Last November, Leong also represented Malaysia alongside Gavin Green in the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf. The duo enjoyed a dream start after signing for an opening nine-under-par 63 to trail by one shot in the first round’s fourball format.
- Yikeun Chang claimed his Asian Tour breakthrough at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Chinese Taipei two months ago.
- Prior to his breakthrough victory, Chang has enjoyed runner-up finishes at the 2017 Yeangder Heritage tournament in Chinese Taipei, the 2018 GS Caltex Maekyung Open and the 2019 Bank BRI Indonesia Open.
- Chang won twice on his domestic circuit in 2017, including his National Open, which earned him a coveted spot at The Open at Royal Birkdale, where he made his Major debut that year.
- He topped the Asian Tour Qualifying School in 2016 in his second attempt. He missed the mark in his first attempt in 2014.
- Itthipat Buranatanyarat won his third ADT title at the season-opening Boonchu Ruangkit Championship in January this year. He sits in third place on the ADT Order of Merit.
- Ittiphat recorded his best result on the Asian Tour when he came in tied-sixth at the Sarawak Championship in August.
- Itthipat turned professional in 2014 and earned his 2019 Asian Tour card after finishing third at the Qualifying School last December.
- Itthipat fired an eight-under-par 64 to grab the opening round lead by two shots at the Panasonic Open India last week. He settled for an eventual tied-14th place finish in the 54-hole event.
- The 26-year-old Itthipat was recently crowned the 2019 Order of Merit champion on the All Thailand Golf Tour.
- Amir Nazrin joined the play-for-pay ranks in 2017 when he was 20 years old.
- He has been plying his trade mostly on the ADT where he has notched several top-10 finishes. Amir, who averaged 320 yards off the tee, is also a multiple winner on his domestic circuit.
Gurgaon, India, November 16: Australia’s Adam Blyth rediscovered the spark in his game by firing a superb nine-under-par 63 to grab a share of the second round lead with compatriot Terry Pilkadaris and India’s Shiv Kapur at the Panasonic Open India on Saturday,
Blyth, who has limited starts on the Asian Tour, made the best of his sponsor’s invitation by firing nine birdies to soar to the top of the leaderboard with his two-day total of 10-under-par 134.
Pilkadaris, who is searching for his first Asian Tour win since 2005, continued his charge by returning with a 68 to stake his place atop the leaderboard at the US$400,000 event, which will now be contested over 54 holes.
Kapur only needed 25 putts in his second round where he mixed his card with six birdies and a bogey to remain on course for his second Panasonic Open India win after his victory in 2017.
Chinese Taipei’s Hung Chien-yao also kept himself in contention by posting a 69 to head into the final round two shots back of the leaders together with Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman.
Siddikur has finished second on three occasions at the Panasonic Open India and knows he stands a good chance of a grandstand finish with the form he is enjoying at the Classic Golf and Country Club.
The cut was set at one-under-par with 67 progressing into the third and final round which will be played on Sunday.
Did you know?
- Adam Blyth has not won on the Asian Tour but has had some close calls. The tall Australian finished second in the 2009 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational and the 2007 Pine Valley Beijing Open, and had tied-seconds in the 2012 Zaykabar Myanmar Open Presented by Air Bagan and the 2018 Asia-Pacific Classic.
- The closest of these was the Zaykabar Myanmar Open Presented by Air Bagan where he lost in a playoff to fellow Aussie Kieran Pratt.
- Blyth does have a title on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, winning the 2016 NSW Open Championship by three shots.
- His best season on the Asian Tour was in 2008 when he finished 17th on the Order of Merit with earnings of just over US$272,000.
- Shiv Kapur won the first edition of the 2017/2018 Panasonic Swing thanks to his Panasonic Open India win and his tied-second place finish at the Thailand Open in 2017.
- Kapur’s best year on the Asian Tour was 2005 when he finished fourth on the Order of Merit. He was also crowned the rookie of the year that season.
- The 2017 season was also one to remember for Kapur as he won three Asian Tour events: Yeangder Heritage, Panasonic Open India and the Royal Cup.
- Terry Pilkadaris has played on the Asian Tour since 2002 and has won three career titles: the 2004 Crowne Plaza Open and Sanya Open, and the 2005 Brunei Open.
- The Australian also had his best two seasons in 2004 and 2005 when he finished fifth on the Order of Merit on both occasions, and he has never finished outside of the top-60 since that time.
- Pilkadaris best result in so far in 2019 is a tied-sixth at the Sarawak Championship in August and he currently sits in 47th place on the Order of Merit.
- Siddikur Rahman enjoyed his best result of the year so far at the recent Mercuries Taiwan Masters where he finished tied-fifth.
- Twice a winner on the Asian Tour, his first win came at the 2010 Brunei Open and he followed it up three years later with another win at the Hero Indian Open.
- Siddikur also has 10 second or tied-second finishes on the Asian Tour, three of which has come at the Panasonic Open India (2012, 2015 and 2018).
- The Bangladeshi’s best year on the Asian Tour was in 2013 when he finished fourth on the Order of Merit with over US$495,000 in earnings, and he was also in the top-ten in 2010 and 2011 when he finished seventh and eight respectively.
- Hung Chien-yao from Chinese Taipei is a one-time winner on the Asian Development Tour (ADT), taking the title at the 2013 Chang Hwa Open.
- He has come close several times on the Asian Tour with three third-place finishes: the 2018 Yeangder TPC, the 2017 Queen’s Cup and the 2015 Resorts World Manila Masters.
- Hung’s best result in 2019 came at the Sarawak Championship in August where he finished in fourth place two shots behind the winner.
- Since 2014 he has never lost his card and his best year was in 2015 when he finished 34th on the Order of Merit with just over US$139,000 in earnings.
Adam Blyth (Aus) Second round Nine-under-par 63 (-9) Total 134 (-10)
I’ve been playing well of late and it was fantastic to see the putts going in today. In the middle of my back-nine, I got hot and went on a birdie run and it was nice to finish off with another birdie on the last. Overall it was a solid round of golf. I’ve been blessed to get a start this week and the opportunity to play. So, I had to make the best out of it. This is my best score on the Asian Tour after all these years and to be able to shoot a score like this on a new course just brings back the self-belief that I can play good golf. I still belong out here. It was a lifestyle change for me last year. I got married, had a baby, moving house. It kind of rocked me a bit with my focus on the golf course. Although I haven’t been played much, I’m very focused on my golf now. I’m balancing my life a lot better than the previous year.
Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) Second round 68 (-4) Total 134 (-10)
It was very windy out there today with lots of cross winds which made scoring difficult. But I played nicely, bogey-free, so no complains. I want to keep going especially when you’re playing well. I kept the momentum going today which was nice and I’m looking forward to tomorrow. A lot can happen tomorrow and it’s important to take it as it comes and see what happens.
Shiv Kapur – Second Round 67 (-5) Total 134 (-10)
Played really well today. Conditions were tough, it was really, really greasy. The conditions were very different to how they were on Thursday. I had really good control over the ball, hit it beautifully all day. It was always going to be tough to make a lot of birdies but I seemed to come out of firing.
I hit just one poor shot all day which was on 14. The bogey that I made on eight, I just misjudged the wind and the ball came up a yard short and plugged in the lip of the bunker. Barring that I didn’t really hit any poor shots so I’m really happy at the way I controlled the ball in the wind. I had the day off yesterday and went to hit a few golf balls and think I found something in my swing I guess. Last week was a long one for me with the playoff and everything. In a way I had to come back today and refocus like the tournament started all over again. It felt like playing two first rounds, not the middle of a golf tournament. I think the rest kind of helped my body because I was feeling pretty tired after last week.
Siddikur Rahman (Ban) Second round 67 (-5) Total 136 (-8)
It was a wonderful day and I also enjoyed a bogey-free round with five birdies. I hit some really great shots and I’m feeling so comfortable on this golf course. I’ve been struggling with my swing but it has stablised and I felt really awesome out there. My short game is also there and I’m feeling very confident for the final round tomorrow. The conditions were tough today as the winds were strong which also made the pin positions challenging. Apart from one birdie in my back-nine, I didn’t have much birdie chances there. But I was in control of my game and did well.
Hung Chien-yao (Tpe) Second round 69 (-3) Total 136 (-8)
It was windy day, at least at least one and a half to two club wind with irons, but with the driver, like on 18, I hit it like maybe 30 almost 40 yards shorter than in the first round.
This is first time I play this course. When I play the practice round, I just feel like I really like it. That this course actually suits me pretty well, because I’m not a long hitter but I can hit it straight. Normally I don’t play too good in India, because the other two Indian courses we play are pretty tough. So, when I came here this is new course for me and then I just feel pretty good. Today’s score, I had three under, feels okay you know. it was a windy, tough day, but I think I can do it a little better than that. On 12 I hit my three wood down the fairway and on the second shot, I had about 118 yards, I just hit it and the ball looks pretty good. And then the guy who was watching it is just like, the ball went in! I’m like, okay, that’s pretty cool.
Gurgaon, India, November 15: Myanmar’s Ye Htet Aung reveled in delight as he fired his career’s best round of six-under-par 66 to trail first round leader Itthipat Buranatanyarat of Thailand by two shots at the Panasonic Open India on Friday.
The first round of the Panasonic Open India resumed at 11am (local time) with players, who were scheduled for the afternoon rounds on the opening day, beginning their challenge at the Classic Golf and Country Club.
Aung was among the 66 players to tee off and he got off to a blistering start with four birdies in his first five holes.
He then mixed his card with a bogey on the par-four four and another three birdies on holes 18, two and seven to share second place with Australia’s Terry Pilkadaris and Indonesia’s Danny Masrin, who completed his first round on Thursday.
Pilkadaris rediscovered his magic touch with his putter as he made just 27 putts to return with a 66 to also stay close to the Thai leader.
Karandeep Kochlar was among the nine Indians bunched in tied-fifth after signing for a 67.
In view of the weather conditions, the Panasonic Open India has been reduced to a 54-hole event.
A four-tee start has again been scheduled for the second round on Saturday so that it can be completed in time for the third and final round which will be played on Sunday.
Did you know?
- Ye Htet Aung’s best finish on the Asian Tour came in the 2017 Indonesia Open where he finished tied 18th.
- During the last four seasons, he has been playing on the Asian Development Tour (ADT), where his best result was a tied-13th in the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship in 2016.
- Aung earned his card for the 2019 Asian Tour season by finishing tied-28th at the Qualifying School last December.
- Terry Pilkadaris has played on the Asian Tour since 2002 and has won three career titles: the 2004 Crowne Plaza Open and Sanya Open, and the 2005 Brunei Open.
- The Australian also had his best two seasons in 2004 and 2005 when he finished fifth on the Order of Merit on both occasions, and he has never finished outside of the top-60 since that time.
- Pilkadaris best result in so far in 2019 is a tied-sixth at the Sarawak Championship in August and he currently sits in 47th place on the Order of Merit.
- Karandeep Kochhar has posted one top-10 finish on the Asian Tour in 2019, a tied-10th at the Yeangder TPC in September.
- He has also posted four top-10 finishes in 2019 on his home tour, the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI).
- At the 2017 Panasonic Open India Kochhar recorded his best Asian Tour result to date by finishing tied-second, three shots behind the winner.
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