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New Straits Times
16 hours ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
World No. 2 Mirabel to defend title at TSM Golf Challenge
KUALA LUMPUR: The TSM Golf Challenge, one of the nation's premier junior amateur tournaments, is set to return for its 14th edition from June 16-19 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC), with national No. 1 amateurs Mirabel Ting and Anson Yeo leading the field. For the first time, the tournament will be held biennially, as announced last year. A total of 85 players — 50 boys and 35 girls under the age of 21 — will compete in this invitation-only event. The top 10 finishers in both categories will be awarded academic scholarships worth a combined RM133,000. The previous edition in 2023, also held at KLGCC, saw Mirabel claim the women's title while Marcus Lim emerged as the men's champion. Mirabel, currently home on summer break after a standout year at Florida State University, has confirmed her participation to defend her crown. Marcus, however, will not be returning as he has since turned professional. This will mark Mirabel's first tournament on home soil since the Maybank Championship last October. She enters as the clear favourite, now ranked No. 2 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) — a historic achievement as the highest-ever ranking for a Malaysian golfer, male or female. Mirabel recently added another feather to her cap by becoming the first Asian recipient of the prestigious Annika Award, presented annually to the top female golfer in the NCAA Division I circuit. She captured four collegiate titles during the 2024-25 season and wrapped up the year with a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship last month. A successful title defence would also make Mirabel the first player to do so at the TSM Golf Challenge since Galven Green achieved the feat in 2014 and 2015. Held under the tagline "In Search of the Malaysian Tiger", the TSM Golf Challenge has played a key role in shaping Malaysia's top golfing talents. Past champions include Gavin Green, Kelly Tan and Ashley Lau. Gavin and Ashley are currently the national No. 1 professionals, competing on the DP World Tour and Epson Tour respectively, while Kelly held the mantle as Malaysia's sole LPGA Tour representative for nearly a decade until last year. All three have also proudly represented Malaysia at the Olympic Games. "This event is more than a golf tournament — it's a national movement," said Datuk Mustapha Buang, president of the Tan Sri Muhyiddin Charity Golf Foundation.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida State's Mirabel Ting, North Carolina's David Ford win Golfweek's 2025 Player of the Year honors
Florida State's Mirabel Ting, North Carolina's David Ford win Golfweek's 2025 Player of the Year honors The 2024-25 college golf season is complete, which means it's time to continue handing out postseason awards. There was a monumental upset on the women's side while one of college golf's best programs of all time took home the trophy at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California, where the championships were contested for a second time with three more years to come. However, when it comes to the Player of the Year conversation, there are two who played their way to the top, and they've been selected as the Golfweek 2025 Players of the Year. Golfweek selects men's and women's All-America teams and honorable mention selections, as well as Players of the Year and Coaches of the Year. All-America selections were released Wednesday, and Coaches of the Year honorees were announced Thursday. More: Ole Miss AD plays prank on Chris Malloy before revealing he won Golfweek Coach of the Year Here are Golfweek's 2025 Players of the Year, along with a look at past winners: Golfweek Women's College Golf 2025 Player of the Year: Mirabel Ting, Florida State Ting becomes Florida State's second Player of the Year honoree, joining Frida Kinhult in 2019. She won five times as a junior, also taking home the Annika Award. She was the best player on her college team which included world No. 1 amateur Lottie Woad. In nine stroke play events, she lost to only 10 players all season, culminating in runner-up finishes at the NCAA Lexington Regional and the NCAA Women's Golf Championship. Golfweek Men's College Golf 2025 Player of the Year: David Ford, North Carolina Ford is the first winner from North Carolina, and he took home the Fred Haskins Award and Nicklaus Award after his stellar senior season. He picked up five victories this year, including three straight this spring at the Valspar Intercollegiate, Augusta Haskins Award Invitational and Tar Heel Collegiate. Ford set UNC records for most wins in a single season and finished first in the PGA Tour University Class of 2025 rankings, earning a PGA Tour card. Past women's winners 2024 – Ingrid Lindblad, LSU 2023 – Rose Zhang, Stanford 2022 – Rose Zhang, Stanford 2021 – Rachel Heck, Stanford 2020 – None 2019 – Frida Kinhult, Florida State 2018 – Lauren Stephenson, Alabama 2017 – Leona Maguire, Duke 2016 – Bronte Law, UCLA 2015 – Leona Maguire, Duke 2014 – Alison Lee, UCLA 2013 – Annie Park, USC 2012 – Lindy Duncan, Duke 2011 – Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia 2010 – Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State 2009 – Jennifer Song, USC 2008 – Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 2007 – Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 2006 – Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 2005 – Louise Stahl, Arizona State 2004 – Liz Janangelo, Duke 2003 – Erica Blasberg, Arizona 2002 – Lorena Ochoa, Arizona 2001 – Lorena Ochoa, Arizona 2000 – Jenna Daniels, Arizona 1999 – Grace Park, Arizona State Past men's winners 2024 – Jackson Koivun, Auburn 2023 – Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt 2022 – Chris Gotterup, Oklahoma 2021 – John Pak, Florida State 2020 – None 2019 – Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State 2018 – Collin Morikawa, California 2017 – Wyndham Clark, Oregon 2016 – Jon Rahm, Arizona State 2015 – Maverick McNealy, Stanford 2014 – Patrick Rodgers, Stanford 2013 – Michael Kim, California 2012 – Justin Thomas, Alabama 2011 – Patrick Cantlay, UCLA 2010 – Russell Henley, Georgia 2009 – Matt Hill, N.C. State 2008 – Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State 2007 – Jamie Lovemark, USC 2006 – Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 2005 – Ryan Moore, UNLV 2004 – Bill Haas, Wake Forest 2003 – Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State 2002 – Graeme McDowell, UAB 2001 – Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech 2000 – Charles Howell III, Oklahoma State 1999 – Luke Donald, Northwestern How were winners chosen? Golfweek selected its Player of the Year honorees based off college accomplishments only during the 2024-25 season.
The Star
31-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Unstoppable Mirabel
Impressive feat: Mirabel Ting earned enough points to receive an invitation to play in the Amundi Evian Championship in France from July 10-13.
The Star
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Big leap to stardom
PETALING JAYA: The pathway to LPGA Tour has become shorter for rising Malaysian golf talent Mirabel Ting after she made history as the first Asian winner of the prestigious Annika Award. The award is given out to the US top collegiate women golfer for 2024-2025 season and Mirabel certainly did justice by doing exceptionally well.
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Mirabel Ting chalks up more points in LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway standings
AS the 2025 recipient of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, top Malaysian amateur Mirabel Ting has earned two points in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP) standings. The Florida State junior now has a total of seven official LEAP points, and remains 13 points away from the 20-point threshold required to be eligible for LPGA Tour Membership. Introduced this season, the LEAP program provides top amateur female golfers a new path to the LPGA Tour. Those who accumulate a minimum of 20 points within the set criteria framework in a given year and the previous three calendar years will earn exempt Priority List status on the LPGA Tour, provided they also meet all LPGA Tour Membership requirements. Ting received the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel as the top National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's golfer during the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, where she finished runner-up. She is also currently the No. 2 ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Ting has enjoyed a standout collegiate season with five individual victories in her third year, including the 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate, 2024 Schooner Fall Classic, 2025 Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, 2025 Briars Creek Invitational and the 2025 Florida State Match Up. She was named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Golfer of the Year after leading the Florida State women's team to their first ACC Championship last month. Ting is also a finalist for the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Player of the Year award. At the 2024 Maybank Championship, Ting upstaged the nation's leading professionals by finishing as leading Malaysian in an impressive tied 12th position at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. That performance earned her a point in the LEAP standings. Ting is the first golfer from Asia to receive the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which was created in 2014 and is presented annually to the top female NCAA Division I golfer – as voted upon by players, coaches and members of the golf media. Named for 72-time LPGA Tour winner Annika Sorenstam, the award was created in partnership with the Haskins Commission to acknowledge the top female collegiate golfer at the end of each season, akin to the Haskins Award presented by Stifel which recognizes the top male Division I collegiate golfer. The previous winners of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel are Ingrid Lindblad (Sweden – 2024), Rose Zhang (USA – 2022, 2023), Rachel Heck (USA – 2021), Natalie Srinivasan (USA – 2020), Maria Fassi (Mexico – 2018, 2019), Leona Maguire (Ireland – 2015, 2017), Bronte Law (England – 2016) and Alison Lee (USA – 2014). Ting's seven points in the LEAP standings, accumulated since her 2023 season, are detailed as follows: - 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team Member – 1 point - 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup Team Member – 1 point - Top-40 finish at the 2024 Maybank Championship – 1 point - No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2025 – 2 points - 2025 recipient of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel – 2 points
