- China should use fiscal policy to boost growth: IMF
- Wolfspeed and ZF put German chip factory on ice
- Putin faces calls for peace at flagship BRICS summit
- Stock markets and oil prices retreat
- Dupont back in France squad for November internationals
- Caelan Doris to captain Ireland in November rugby Tests
- 14 dead, thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines
- Boeing reports $6.2 bn loss on strike, defense contract woes
- Germany's Scholz heads to India despite differences on Russia
- Sri Lanka deploys troops to Jewish community centre after US warning
- Sione Tuipulotu named as Scotland captain for November internationals
- 'I'm broken', mass rape victim tells French court
- Don't let tech gurus decide the future: Nobel winner Simon Johnson
- Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'
- Ariana Grande concert attack survivors win UK harassment case
- Blinken on new quest for Saudi ties with Israel
- UK and Germany sign 'milestone' defence deal
- Seoul says N.Korea sent more troops to Russia, Kyiv urges their surrender
- Mehidy, Jaker keep Bangladesh alive against South Africa
- Stock markets mixed, oil prices drop
- Stokes forecasts spin battle in Pakistan-England decider
- Volvo Cars cuts sales forecast on market headwinds
- South Africa 'shattered' by divorce of rugby star Kolisi
- Putin touts 'multipolar world order' at flagship BRICS summit
- Deutsche Bank profits boosted by legal settlements
- WHO says 'intense bombardment' halts Gaza polio vaccinations
- UK's Starmer plays down Trump team claims of interference
- Son of Singapore's founder granted asylum in UK
- Mehidy, Jaker take Bangladesh into lead over South Africa in Test
- Stocks mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed, US vote in focus
- Seven dead, thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines
- Pant fit for second Test as Gill gives India selection 'headache'
- S. Korean Olympic shooter Kim keeps cool over newfound fame
- UN chief in Russia for Putin's BRICS summit
- Markets mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed, US vote in focus
- US says 'now is the time' to end Gaza war
- Harris to face voters' queries in crucial Pennsylvania
- Mehidy fifty steers Bangladesh towards parity at 201-6
- King Charles arrives in Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image
- Ohtani 50-50 baseball sells for record-breaking $4.39 million
- Morikawa says 'winning is tough' ahead of Japan title defence
- New Zealand's Bowes smashes record-breaking 103-ball double ton
- Troubled Boeing faces investors and awaits strike vote
- Indian capital chokes as 'hazardous' air pollution returns
- Thousands flee homes as fierce tropical storm batters Philippines
- Tokyo Metro shares rocket on debut
- Israel says killed Nasrallah's apparent successor in Beirut strike
- Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists say
- Los Angeles Dodgers baseball icon Fernando Valenzuela dead at 63
- Indian capital's 'hazardous' air pollution season starts
RBGPF | 1.59% | 63 | $ | |
RYCEF | 0.14% | 7.37 | $ | |
SCS | -1.03% | 12.68 | $ | |
RELX | -0.73% | 46.68 | $ | |
BCC | 1.01% | 135.012 | $ | |
NGG | -0.08% | 66.24 | $ | |
BCE | -0.3% | 33.22 | $ | |
CMSC | 0.54% | 24.87 | $ | |
JRI | 0.11% | 13.085 | $ | |
GSK | -0.29% | 37.89 | $ | |
CMSD | -0.44% | 24.82 | $ | |
BP | -0.64% | 31.38 | $ | |
RIO | -1.52% | 64.5 | $ | |
AZN | -0.31% | 77.08 | $ | |
VOD | -1.08% | 9.448 | $ | |
BTI | -0.5% | 34.715 | $ |
Amateur, 22, is first Singaporean golfer to qualify for Masters
Young amateur golfer Hiroshi Tai will be the first Singaporean to play in the US Masters after he won the prestigious national college championship in the United States.
The 22-year-old, who studies at Georgia Tech, won the NCAA Individual Men's Championship in California on Monday by one stroke to earn a place at Augusta in April 2025 and a major debut at next month's US Open at Pinehurst.
The NCAA Championship has been a launchpad for many glittering careers.
The list of past winners reads like a who's who of professional golf and includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald and Bryson DeChambeau.
"It means a lot," the amateur world number 70 Tai told the Golf Channel after withstanding a late triple-bogey on his way to a one-under 71 in the final round.
"All the guys in the team have really helped me a lot."
It was only Tai's third collegiate tournament win.
After graduating from high school in Florida in 2019, Tai delayed college for two years to complete compulsory military service back home in Singapore.
He credited the experience for helping him to keep a cool head under pressure.
"I think it just let me mature and kind of figure out what I really wanted to do," said Tai of his 22 months in the Singapore Navy.
"It made me appreciate everything that I do have playing golf almost every day."
J.Williams--AMWN