Singapore (VNA) – Men golfers of Singapore have preparedfor best performance at the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAGames 31) despite the absence of their ace player, defending championJames Leow.
James Leow, currently a senior at Arizona State University inthe US, has informed the Singapore Golf Association that he is not availablefor SEA Games 31 that will be held in Vietnam next month, as he will join atournament in the US.
In the 30th SEA Games, Leow beat his Thai rival TanapatPichaikool to bag gold medal, which was a historical victory of Singaporeangolf after 30 years since the gold medal brought home by Samson Gimson from SEAGames in 1989 in Malaysia.
Despite Leow’s absence, head coach of the Singapore’snational men golf team Matt Ballard is still optimistic about the team’ssuccess at SEA Games as he has made careful preparation for other potentialgolfers such as Ryan Ang, Justin Kuk, Hiroshi Tai and Wong Qi Wen.
He said that the Heron Lake golf course and resort - thevenue for the golf tournament at the SEA Games 31 - is familiar forSingaporean golfers, where the team won the individual and team championships atPutra Cup 2019.
Ballard said the Singaporean golf team is determined todefend the individual gold medal and aims for the team gold medal at the SEAGames 31./.
James Leow, currently a senior at Arizona State University inthe US, has informed the Singapore Golf Association that he is not availablefor SEA Games 31 that will be held in Vietnam next month, as he will join atournament in the US.
In the 30th SEA Games, Leow beat his Thai rival TanapatPichaikool to bag gold medal, which was a historical victory of Singaporeangolf after 30 years since the gold medal brought home by Samson Gimson from SEAGames in 1989 in Malaysia.
Despite Leow’s absence, head coach of the Singapore’snational men golf team Matt Ballard is still optimistic about the team’ssuccess at SEA Games as he has made careful preparation for other potentialgolfers such as Ryan Ang, Justin Kuk, Hiroshi Tai and Wong Qi Wen.
He said that the Heron Lake golf course and resort - thevenue for the golf tournament at the SEA Games 31 - is familiar forSingaporean golfers, where the team won the individual and team championships atPutra Cup 2019.
Ballard said the Singaporean golf team is determined todefend the individual gold medal and aims for the team gold medal at the SEAGames 31./.
VNA
