Swinging time for Mirabel and Xin Yao on greens this week
PETALING JAYA: It was certainly a good week for Malaysian women amateur golfers with Mirabel Ting and Wang Xin Yao ending up on the winner's podium in different tournaments.
World No. 2 Mirabel played her role in helping the international team to regain the Arnold Palmer Cup at the Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina, the United States, on Thursday.
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