{"id":595664,"date":"2026-04-09T12:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/595664\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:45:18","slug":"12-local-golfers-set-to-tee-off-at-singapore-open-presented-by-the-business-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/595664\/","title":{"rendered":"12 local golfers set to tee off at Singapore Open presented by The Business Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National squad member 17-year-old Storm is relishing another opportunity to prove his worth again on home soil after making the cut in the Singapore Open last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying in the Singapore Open means a lot to me, especially after last year\u2019s experience which was one of my best memories on the golf course,\u201d said Storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to represent my country and compete in front of my friends and family makes the tournament even more special. I\u2019m really looking forward to this year\u2019s Singapore Open and can\u2019t wait to get back out there and enjoy every moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year Lee finished at the leading Singaporean after tying for 50th, while Storm ended equal 63rd. It was a remarkable performance by the duo who represented Singapore on home soil at the World Amateur Team Championship, also known as the Eisenhower Trophy, the month before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is also one of the Open Qualifying Series events this season, with the top two players not otherwise exempt earning spots in The Open at Royal Birkdale, scheduled from July 16\u201319.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Singapore Golf Association list:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nicklaus Chiam (OWGR 748)<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Ang (OWGR 1295)<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gregory Foo (OWGR 1367)<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dengshan Koh (OWGR 2147)<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qiwen Wong (OWGR 3159)<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dennis Lim (OWGR 3332)<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joshua Yap (OWGR 3527)<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marc Ong (3588)<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brayden Lee (WAGR 347)<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Troy Storm (WAGR 369)<\/p>\n<p>*Ranking as of April 6, 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top image:\u00a0Nicklaus Chiam of Singapore pictured during round five at the 2025 Asian Tour final stage qualifying school at Lake View Resort and Golf Club, Hua Hin, Thailand. (Photo courtesy of Asian Tour)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National squad member 17-year-old Storm is relishing another opportunity to prove his worth again on home soil after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":595665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-595664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}