Daniel Nisbet fired a peerless final round six-under 66 to win the Hong Kong Amateur Golf Championship by two strokes at Discovery Bay Golf Club in Hong Kong. Nisbet finished the championship with a 72-hole total of eight-under 280, with rounds of 72-74-68-66, while Mhark Fernando, the reigning national champion, finished runner-up at 6-under-par. Nisbet’s […]
Hong Kong golfer Robert Karlsson is hoping to end a frustrating 2009 season on a high note as he prepares to tee it up in this week’s Hong Kong golf Open. The Swede, the reigning European Tour Order of Merit champion, only returned to action in October after four months on the sidelines with an […]
IANS 9 November 2009, 06:30pm IST NEW DELHI: Soon after young golfer Anirban Lahiri won his second professional title at the BILT Open on Sunday, he received a call that he has found a berth in the UBS Hong Kong Open. Lahiri, who is counted in the group of promising youngsters to hit the Asian […]
Ian Poulter will head into next week’s UBS Hong Kong Open on a high after winning the eighth European Tour title of his career at the weekend. The English ace kept his nerve down the stretch to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Singapore Open, edging out Chinese No.1 Liang Wenchong by one shot. Both […]
Moving with Times, But Never Forgetting the Past at the UBS Hong Kong Golf Open Heritage dictates the status of any sporting competition and the place it occupies in the public’s heart，and that is why the UBS Hong Kong Golf Open will always be the jewel in the crown of Asian golf. “Some Hong Kong […]
Lu, Thomson and Ollie Make Marks in Hong Kong History For almost 50 years the UBS Hong Kong Open has brought elite golf to one of the world’s most dynamic cities, one known for its spectacular skyline and vibrant lifestyle. In a part of the world where golf’s relative lack of history is belied by […]
It was back in 1958 that Hong Kong Golf Club member Kim Hall wrote to an Australian professional, Eric Cremin, asking if any of the Australian players due to take part in the 1959 Philippines Open would be interested in coming to golf in Hong Kong afterwards. Cremin enquired what money was on offer so […]
Rahil Gangjee will be looking to end a difficult year on a high after booking his place in next month’s UBS Hong Kong Golf Open. The Indian star secured one of three spots in the US$2.5 million showpiece when the international qualifying tournament was finally completed today (21 October) after being suspended on Tuesday due […]
A recurrence of the rib injury which saw him miss three months earlier in the season, saw Paul Casey have to retire from the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai and will miss the UBS Hong Kong Golf Open The 32 year old Englishman completed two holes of his final round at the […]
Kiwi golfers Danny Lee and Mark Brown have resisted the urge to join world No 1 Tiger Woods at the Australian Masters in Melbourne this week and instead will contest the Hong Kong Golf Open. Lee will be making his first appearance in Hong Kong golf after being forced out last year with what was […]