Asian Tour winner Ben Leong sees fellow pro golfer Danny Chia as a role model
Thursday, 05 Mar 2020 06:21 PM MYTSHAH ALAM, March 4 — While most golfers would say they look up to stars of the US PGA Tour like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Bruce Koepka, Malaysian pro Ben Leong sees countryman Danny Chia as one of his role models.
The Sabahan, who turned pro in 2006, has had several wins under his belt including the Selangor Masters in 2008 under the Asian Tour and is taking part in this weekend’s Bandar Malaysia Open 2020 .As one of Malaysia’s top golfers, he won the Selangor Amateur Open for three consecutive years from 1993 until 1995 and this remains an unbroken record.Leong added that for him a good game of golf was a mix of everything.
Being one of the highest-ranking professional golfers in Malaysia, Leong is currently ranked 526th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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