Terengganu scrape past Tenaga

STAR-STUDDED Terengganu Hockey Team (THT)narrowly beat Tenaga Nasional 2-1 in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
   And five-goal hero Faizal Saari, in their 7-0 demolition of UniKL, was again the toast for THT when he nailed the winner.
   THT took the lead when Baljit Singh Sarjab scored off a penalty corner attempt in the 20th minute, only to see Tenaga Nasional draw level off a Shahril Saabah penalty corner in the 43rd minute.
  The match was then separated by Faizal's 46th minute penalty corner goal, and THT held on tightly to the lead until the final whistle.
   In another match, Sapura and UniKL played a robust game where walk-outs and umpire protests were plenty, before the University side were subdued.
    Pakistan import Khasif Ali was the deciding factor in the match as he opened scoring in the 48th minute, before UniKL German import Phillipp Stahr equalised also off a penalty corner in the 56th minute.
   Kashif then nailed the winner off a penalty stroke attempt in the 57th minute.
   RESULTS: Tenaga Nasional 1 Terengganu HT 2; Sapura 2 UniKL 1; KLHC 4 Maybank 1.

CIMB Classic Final Round Scores

FINAL ROUND SCORES KLGCC: 
271 Ryan Moore (US) 68-69-67-67.
274 Gary Woodland (US) 71-70-66-67, Kevin Na (US) 69-68-67-70, Sergio Garcia (SP) 69-68-68-69.
276 Cameron Smith (Aus) 70-69-69-68, Sang-Moon Bae (S Kor) 71-68-68-69.
277 John Senden (As) 72-68-69-68.
278 Rory Sabbatini (SA) 70-72-70-66, Davis Love III (US) 68-71-71-68, Prom Meesawat (Thai) 68-71-70-69, Angelo Que (Phil) 67-72-69-70, Billy Hurley III (US) 67-67-71-73.
279 Jonas Blixt (Swe) 69-69-75-66, Danny Lee (NZ) 69-69-73-68, Brian Stuard (US) 67-72-72-68, Lee Westwood (Eng) 72-65-74-68, Kevin Chappell (US) 69-68-70-72, Brendon de Jonge (Zim) 70-73-65-71.
280 Scott Stallings (US) 69-76-67-68, Charl Schwartzel (SA) 74-70-68-68.
281 Heath Slocum (US) 71-73-70-67, Mike Weir (Can) 73-68-72-68, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 70-70-72-69, Jonathan Byrd (US) 70-74-69-68, Nicholas Thompson (US) 69-73-70-69.
282 Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 69-71-73-69, Michael Putnam (US) 71-72-72-67, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven) 74-71-70-67, Jason Dufner (US) 74-70-69-69, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 75-68-68-71, Patrick Reed (US) 70-70-68-74, Kevin Streelman (US) 68-68-71-75.
283 Pat Perez (US) 72-73-69-69, Retief Goosen (SA) 74-70-69-70, Kyle Stanley (US) 76-71-69-67, Jeff Overton (US) 68-69-71-75.
284 Billy Horschel (US) 72-68-73-71, Paul Casey (Eng) 73-68-71-72.
285 David Lingmerth (Swe) 68-72-73-72, Charlie Wi (S. Kor) 72-70-72-71, Chris Stroud (US) 70-74-71-70, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 65-76-75-69, Luke Guthrie (US) 73-68-71-73, Marc Leishman (Aus) 74-72-71-68, Seung-Yul Noh (S Kor) 68-69-72-76.
286 Jason Knutzon (US) 72-70-72-72, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 71-73-74-68.
287 Stephen Lewton (Eng) 74-69-70-74.
288 Trevor Immelman (SA) 74-70-71-73, Matt Every (US) 69-73-74-72, J.B. Holmes (US) 75-77-70-66.
289 Will MacKenzie (US) 69-73-71-76, Anirban Lahiri (IND) 74-72-70-73, Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 68-79-71-71, Matt Jones (AUS) 81-69-69-70.
290 Troy Merritt (US) 72-75-70-73, Brice Garnett (US) 70-75-73-72, James Hahn (US) 74-77-68-71, Tim Clark (SA) 72-74-74-70, Stewart Cink (US) 74-73-73-70.
291 Morgan Hoffmann (US) 72-74-73-72, Roberto Castro (US) 77-74-71-69.
292 Robert Allenby (Aus) 73-73-73-73, Will Wilcox (US) 75-74-72-71.
293 Danny Chia (Mas) 75-74-72-72, Nicholas Fung (Mas) 73-74-75-71, Ricky Barnes (US) 71-77-74-71, Carlos Ortiz (Mex) 76-72-75-70, Chesson Hadley (US) 75-75-74-69.
294 Boo Weekley (US) 75-72-74-73.
295 K.J. Choi (S Kor) 71-74-71-79, Antonio Lascuna (Phi) 72-72-74-77.
296 Brian Davis (Eng) 71-75-75-75.
297 Tian-Lang Guan (am, Ch) 76-71-72-78.
299 David Lipsky (US) 74-73-77-75.
301 Charlie Beljan (US) 76-75-74-76.
303 Seuk-hyun Baek (S Kor) 81-72-77-73.

Moore lands one more at KLGCC

By Jugjet Singh

RYAN Moore of the United States not only defended his CIMB Classic crown, but also defeated the same rival to claim a cool US1.26 million after four days of work at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club yesterday.
   Moore finished on 17-under 271, after a final round of 67, to become the first player to defend a title on the PGA Tour since 2013.
   And he also beat compatriot Gary Woodland by three strokes to the big paycheque. Last season, be beat Woodland in a playoff to win his maiden title.
   Woodland, Spaniard Sergio Garcia and US player Kevin Na ended tied-second on a 14-under 274 score.
  Woodland three-putted the last hole for a 67, reducing pressure on Moore as he claimed his fourth PGA Tour title.
   Na led by two strokes early and was within a shot with two holes to play, but he drove into a treetop on the 17th and took a double bogey, and went out of contention.
   "There was plenty of pressure on the 15th and 16th as I went into the final chase, but strangely, after Na got his ball stuck on a treetop and we were all involved in searching for it, that moment made me calm, and it helped me regain my composure," said Moore.
   With massive crowds gathered at the KLGCC, Moore birdied three of the last five holes to race home to his fourth PGA TOUR victory and become the first repeat champion at the CIMB Classic, which inaugurated in 2010 as the first PGA TOUR event held in Southeast Asia.
   “It was incredible to finish the way I did. Coming down to the last few holes, I like to tell myself all the time that I'm a closer. That's what I play golf for. These are the moments and what I'm out here for, so let's do what we can. Let's just hit good shots, and let’s see if we can close this thing, and I was able to do that,” said a delighted Moore.
   Asian Tour rookie Cameron Smith of Australia extended his dream season by finishing tied fifth  on 276 alongside Korea’s Bae Sang-moon, an Asian Tour graduate, while Filipino Angelo Que and Thailand’s Prom Meesawat were amongst those who shared eighth position on 278, with all three earning exemptions into next week’s PGA Tour event in Mississippi.
   Na, who won his first professional title in Malaysia in 2002 and chasing a second PGA Tour victory, led by one at the turn before Moore drew level with his fifth birdie of the day on 10. The pivotal moment came on the drivable par four 14th hole when Na found the green while Moore laid up.
    As it turned out, Na three-putted for par while Moore hit it superb approach for an easy birdie to lead for the first time on his own in the final round. He sandwiched a bogey with birdies on 15 and 17 but it was enough to allow him to stroll home at the last hole.
   Na was disappointed to let victory slip from his grasp. ”It was my tournament but Ryan played fantastic. Hats off to him, he deserves it. It’s disappointing when you know you had the lead and it’s yours,” said Na.
    “I hit a good drive on 14 and a yard shorter, the ball would have come down stone dead for eagle. I hit a good putt and it broke the other way.  On 16, I was a bit frustrated. A camera went off and I backed off and never regrouped (to miss his birdie chance). It’s my fault for hitting a bad putt. At the next hole, I got very unlucky, hit the trees and the ball never came down.”
   Garcia, the highest ranked player in the field, stayed within touch of the leaders with an outward 33 but a poor drive on 10 led to a double bogey seven which eventually took the steam out of his title run.
    “Front nine, I was quite good and gave myself a lot of chances and I just had a really bad break on 10, hit my tee shot a little left and hit the cart path, and the ball kind of disappeared.  That one put me a little bit behind the eight ball,” said the Spaniard.

Na and Moore top CIMB Classic

KEVIN NA of the United States shot five birdies in a bogey free round to hold the joint lead with compatriot and defending champion Ryan Moore going into the final round of the CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) yesterday.
   The lead changed hands for the third time in as many days, and Na's five-under 67 yestarday took his total to 12-under 204. Moore also had a five-under 67, and a 204 total.
   Na, who won the Volvo Mastars in 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, believes a 17-under score should land the title today.
   "Its nice to be 12-under, but tomorrow (final round) is another day and with many top golfers close by, I believe one would have to shoot another five-under, the least, and a 17-under total should be enough. That's my prediction," said Na.
   He has been bogged down by weather delays in two consecutive rounds, and finds the greens harder to play after that.
   "Well I had five birdies, but did have a close look at a few Eagles out there but could not sink them. And after the weather delay, it becomes that much harder to read the greens," said Na.
   Both Na and Moore has been steady in their progress, as Na had an opening 69, followed by a 68 and a 67. Moore started with a 68, went to 69, and hit a splendid 67 with seven birdies and two bogies on his card.
   World Number Four Sergio Garcia of Spain and overnight leader Billy Hurley III of the United States are just a stroke adrift at 11-under 205, and could be the surprise package in the final round.
   Close on the leaders are also a pack of four, at nine-under 207. Gary Woodland (US, 66), Bae Sang-Moon (S Kor, 68), Kevin Chapell (US, 70) and Kevin Streelman (US, 71).
   Moore has the same feeling he had going into the final last year: "I really enjoy the golf course, obviously enjoyed it last year as well as I've just been able to play good, solid, consistent golf so far, just putting it in the fairway, giving myself chances, and I've been fortunate enough to make some putts, so in the end that's why I'm here.
   "And there are only positive vibes, as you know, I've been here (KLGCC), I've done it on this course, and so that should just give me that little extra course going into the final.
   "I know what it's like to win out here, and I'm going to try and make that happen again."
   The defending champion knows it going to be a tight Sunday race: It's a pretty tight leaderboard out there and for me, I have kind of a very simple approach to the course as far as my clubs off the tee and the way, you know, the way I try and pick this course apart.
   "And I'm just going to stick to that. I can't overpower this golf course, and I think this course sneaks up on you if you do try and overpower it.
   "So it's all about getting it in the fairways early on in the day and giving myself chances. I've been making putts so far the last three days, and I think just keep giving myself good opportunities and make some putts early and kind of get it rolling."

THIRD ROUND SCORES:
204  Kevin Na (US) 69-68-67, Ryan Moore (US) 68-69-67.
205  Sergio Garcia (SP) 69-68-68, Billy Hurley III (US) 67-67-71.
207  Gary Woodland (US) 71-70-66, Sang-Moon Bae (S Kor) 71-68-68, Kevin Chappell (US) 69-68-70, Kevin 
Streelman (US) 68-68-71.
208  Brendon de Jonge (Zim) 70-73-65, Patrick Reed (US) 70-70-68, Angelo Que (Phil) 67-72-69, Cameron 
Smith (Aus) 70-69-69, Jeff Overton (US) 68-69-71.
209  John Senden (Aus) 72-68-69, Prom Meesawat (Thai) 68-71-70, Seung-Yul Noh (S Kor) 68-69-72.
210  Davis Love III (US) 68-71-71.
211  Greg Chalmers (Aus) 75-68-68, Danny Lee (NZ) 69-69-73, Brian Stuard (US) 67-72-72, Lee Westwood 
(Eng) 72-65-74.
212  Rory Sabbatini (SA) 70-72-70, Charl Schwartzel (SA) 74-70-68, Nicholas Thompson (US) 69-73-70, Luke 
Guthrie (US) 73-68-71, Scott Stallings (US) 69-76-67, Paul Casey (Eng) 73-68-71, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 
70-70-72.
213  Jonathan Byrd (US) 70-74-69, Jason Dufner (US) 74-70-69, Stephen Lewton (Eng) 74-69-70, Retief 
Goosen (SA) 74-70-69, Will MacKenzie (US) 69-73-71, Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 69-71-73, Mike Weir (Can) 73-68-
72, Billy Horschel (US) 72-68-73, David Lingmerth (Swe) 68-72-73, Jonas Blixt (Swe) 69-69-75.
214  Heath Slocum (US) 71-73-70, Jason Knutzon (US) 72-70-72, Charlie Wi (S Kor) 72-70-72, Pat Perez (US) 
72-73-69.
215  Michael Putnam (US) 71-72-72, Chris Stroud (US) 70-74-71, Trevor Immelman (SA) 74-70-71, Jhonattan 
Vegas (VenN) 74-71-70.
216  Matt Every (US) 69-73-74, KJ Choi (S Kor) 71-74-71, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 65-76-75, Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 
74-72-70, Kyle Stanley (US) 76-71-69.
217  Marc Leishman (Aus) 74-72-71, Troy Merritt (US) 72-75-70.
218  Antonio Lascuna (Phil) 72-72-74, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 71-73-74, Brice Garnett (US) 70-75-73, Tim 
Wilkinson (NZ) 68-79-71.
219  Robert Allenby (Aus) 73-73-73, Morgan Hoffmann (US) 72-74-73, Tian-Lang Guan (am, Ch) 76-71-72, 
Matt Jones (Aus) 81-69-69, James Hahn (US) 74-77-68.
220  Tim Clark (SA) 72-74-74, Stewart Cink (US) 74-73-73.
221  Brian Davis (Eng) 71-75-75, Boo Weekley (US) 75-72-74, Will Wilcox (US) 75-74-72, Danny Chia (Mas) 75-
74-72.
222  Nicholas Fung (Mas) 73-74-75, Ricky Barnes (US) 71-77-74, Roberto Castro (US) 77-74-71, J.B. Holmes 
(US) 75-77-70.
223  Carlos Ortiz (Mex) 76-72-75.
224  David Lipsky (US) 74-73-77, Chesson Hadley (USA) 75-75-74.
225  Charlie Beljan (US) 76-75-74.

230  Seuk-hyun Baek (S Kor) 81-72-77.

Terengganu whack UniKL 7-0

TERENGGANU Hockey Team's Faizal Saari carried his team to a convincing 7-0 win over UniKL in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League at the National Stadium yesterday.
   Faizal, a former national player, scored five goals in the 12th, 16th, 20th, 32nd, 43rd minutes, while the other goals were scored by Baljit Singh Sarjab (25th) and Firhan Ashaari (45th) minute. 
   And after Kuala Lumpur HC demolished Tenaga Nasional 5-3 in the Charity Shield on Wednesday, the early indications are that KLHC and Terengganu HT are the teams to beat this season.
   In another match, Sapura and Maybank shared the spoils when they played to a 2-2 draw.
   For Maybank, Pakistan import Abdul Haseem (21st), and Syafiq Zain (24th) made it 2-0, but Sapura pulled one back in the 28th minute off Amerullah Aziz, and Khasif Ali (54th) snatched the draw.
   “While I’m disappointed that we gave up a two-goal lead, it is our first match of the season so more improtantly, there was a good overall performance from my players," said Maybank coach Wallace Tan.
   RESULTS: Sapura 2 Maybank 2, UniKL 0  Terengganu HT 7. 
   SUNDAY: Tenaga v Terengganu HT (6pm, National Stadium, Pitch I); Sapura v UniKL (6pm, National Stadium, Pitch II); KLHC v Maybank (8pm, National Stadium, Pitch II).