{"id":9906,"date":"2012-09-10T11:27:44","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T11:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9906"},"modified":"2012-09-10T11:27:44","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T11:27:44","slug":"shaaban-soars-at-sapura-national-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9906","title":{"rendered":"Shaaban soars at Sapura National Qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kuala Lumpur<\/strong>: Local stalwart Shaaban Hussin holed a huge 30-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a five-under-par 66 to lead in the first round of the Sapura National Qualifier on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from the 10th tee, Shaaban turned in 37 but bounced back with a flawless back nine courtesy of six birdies for a two-shot lead over little known Steven Hiew at the RM150,000 event, which rewards the winner with a spot in the lucrative CIMB Classic in October.<\/p>\n<p>Lim Eng Seng; Mohd Rizal Amin, an Asian Development Tour (ADT) regular; and Nicholas Fung shared third place following a 69 while Danny Chia and M. Sasidaran were a further shot back at the Mines Resort and Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>Shaaban shot five birdies in the closing six holes to give himself an opportunity of qualifying for a third consecutive appearance in the CIMB Classic, which is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and PGA TOUR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m familiar with the greens. There\u2019s pressure on all of us to win this event but I\u2019m confident of winning. Every time I play here, it feels like I\u2019m playing on my home course because I play here often,\u201d said Shaaban.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a strong field this week but I\u2019m only concentrating on my game and we will see where it takes me,\u201d added the Malaysian, whose best finish on the Asian Tour this year is a tied 13th result in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Hiew, who is playing in his first professional event this year due to health issues, produced his best score at The Mines with four birdies and one bogey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had good luck today because I hit it close and holed all my putts. I\u2019m very surprised with how I played as this is my best round on this course. To be honest, I\u2019m not thinking about qualifying for the CIMB Classic yet. I just hope I can maintain my form,\u201d said the 43-year-old, who owns a company dealing with frozen food.<\/p>\n<p>Fung finished as the highest ranked Malaysian in last week\u2019s Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters and knows he needs to wield a hot putter in his quest of qualifying for the CIMB Classic, which will be headlined by 14-time Major champion Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could have gone lower but missed a few short putts. It is always nice to be playing after a good tournament. I gained a lot of experience last week. I\u2019m in good form but I didn\u2019t putt as well as I did last week,\u201d said Fung.<\/p>\n<p>The CIMB Classic is the only PGA TOUR-sanctioned event in the region. In its third year, the tournament will feature 48 players, with 30 coming from the PGA Tour, 10 from the Asian Tour and 8 sponsor\u2019s exemptions. The players will compete for a US$6.1 million prize purse, with the winner taking home a prize purse of US$1.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>From 2013 onwards, the CIMB Classic will be upgraded to an Official Money Event on the PGA TOUR and will be part of the season-long FedExCup competition. The field will also be expanded to include a minimum of 78 players and will carry a total purse of US$7million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading first round scores<\/strong><br \/>66 \u2013 Shaaban Hussin<br \/>68 \u2013 Steven Hiew<br \/>69 \u2013 Mohd Rizal Amin, Nicholas Fung, Lim Eng Seng<br \/>70 \u2013 Danny Chia, Wilson Choo, M. Sasidaran, R. Nachimuthu<br \/>71 \u2013 Sofian Kepli, S. Siva Chandhran, Kemarol Baharin, Mohd Sukree Othman, Mohamad Azman<br \/>72 \u2013 Md. Rashid Ismail, Jeremiah Kim, Chan Soo Keong<br \/>73 \u2013 P. Gunasagaran, Nicholas Pua<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur: Local stalwart Shaaban Hussin holed a huge 30-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a five-under-par 66 to lead in the first round of the Sapura National Qualifier on Monday. 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