Asian Tour
MACAU, CHINA: Dominic Foos of Germany winner of the 2025 SJM Macao Open. Picture by Paul Lakatos/IMG.
Dominic Foos won the SJM Macao Open today to become the first German to win on the Asian Tour since his illustrious compatriot Bernhard Langer 29 years ago.
He defeated Chinese-Taipei’s Wang Wei-hsuan on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off on the iconic par-five 18th at Macau Golf & Country Club.
Foos drained a 10-foot birdie putt to win after Wang missed his attempt for a four – in what was sixth play-off in the history of the event.
The pair had finished tied on 17 under, with Foos – who started the day six behind overnight leader Sarit Suwannarut from Thailand – shooting a seven-under-par 63, while Wang closed with a 62.
The victory vaults Foos to 15th on the Order of Merit and secures a two-year exemption.
Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia
Oliver Bekker winner of the 2025 WA Open. Credit: Golf Australia
Oliver Bekker made an outrageous par save at the last to land the Nexus Advisernet Bowra & O’Dea WA Open at Mount Lawley Golf Club.
Playing on an invite this week, the South African, once ranked inside the top 100 in the world, clinched a one-stroke victory over Victoria’s joint overnight leader Cam John on a whirlwind final day that saw the lead exchange hands numerous times on a cold, wet and blustery afternoon.
Bekker (73-71-68-69) finished at 7-under-par and with an added love of Perth, where he is thinking of relocating his family.
He is the first South African winner of the WA Open since the great Gary Player in 1956.
Japan Tour
Japan’s Naoyuki Kataoka captured the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship in a dramatic playoff with Satoshi Hara at the Nikko Club this weekend.
The 27-year-old’s victory — his second on the JGTO — also earns him invitations to both The Masters and The Open Championship in 2026, following new qualification rules for national open winners.
“It’s really a dream come true for me,” said Kataoka, whose final-round 68 completed a comeback from seven shots behind.
Charles Tour
The Jennian Homes Charles Tour took a break this weekend and will be back in action next week with the TSB Taranaki Open held at the New Plymouth Golf Club.
Previous winners include Mark Brown (2024), Josh Geary (2023), and Sam Jones (2022)
Full event details can be found here.
Other notable performances
- Dan Hillier finished T9 at the DP World India Championship on the DP World Tour
- Jared Edwards finished 8th in the WA Open on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia
- Halfway leader Mako Thompson, finished Top-20 in the WA Open
