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IN TIME WITH BY BENNY TEO FIRE THAT KEEPS BURNING ingapore’s number one golfer for numerous years, veteran fessed. As for the future of professional golf professional Mardan Mamat, now 51 years old, is still going strong in Singapore, he offered a stern warn- as we caught up with him at the Staysure Tour’s (formerly Senior ing. “Sorry to say that we are in the European Tour) MCB Tour Championship event early December. wrong country to build up this game. It’s not that I don’t like Singapore but to build up your game here is very dif- “I just turned 51 and there’s not earning $10,000 for his effort. How- ficult, whereas in Thailand, Philip- many senior tournaments in ever, he finished the season at 48th pines, Malaysia, Indonesia or India, Asia, so to get an opportunity to on the money list after 10 events and they have their own domestic tour, so play in a European senior is a good ex- missed the trip upwards the Indian even when they are not playing on the perience. First time in Mauritius was Ocean for the finale. Asian Tour, when they go back home, three years back (at the tri-sanctioned Nevertheless, he credited former they have their own tour to play. AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open) and I Asia number one Thaworn Wiratchant “Here in Singapore, we don’t have played well, came in top five. as motivation to do well at Mauritius. that. Most of my career, I have to trav- “It’s different playing the main tour “I spoke to Thaworn about a week el a lot.
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