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VAN DE VELDE ENDS VICTORY DROUGHT BY CRUISING TO AGEAS HKPGA CHAMPIONSHIP

March 31, 2011

Jean Van de Velde ended his five-year title wait by cruising to victory at the Ageas Hong Kong PGA Championship.

The 44-year-old Frenchman, whose last win came at the 2006 Madeira Islands Open, carded a final round of 69 over the demanding Gary Player-designed North Course at The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau to finish at 13-under-par for the tournament, eight shots ahead of Asian Tour regular Guido Van der Walk of the Netherlands in second place. Hong Kong stalwart Derek Fung finished third, a further stroke adrift.

Hong Kong’s Liu Lok-tin ended the tournament as the top amateur. The 17-year-old’s three-day total of 214 (one-over-par) earning him a share of fifth. Defending champion C.J. Gatto finished in solo fourth.

“It’s great to win again, I’ve had a lot of fun this week,” said Van de Velde, who made headlines around the world in 1999 when he lost three-stroke lead at the final hole of the Open Championship before losing out in a play-off to Scotland’s Paul Lawrie. “I haven’t played much golf at all in recent years, but when I have played I have done pretty decent, so this is very pleasing.”

Van de Velde collected HK$58,000 for the win, but despite his dominant performance over one of the strongest fields in the Hong Kong PGA Championship’s 27-year history, ruled out a return to full-time tournament golf.

“I will play a few international tournaments this year ¬– the French Open, maybe the Ballantine’s Championship in Korea and the Dunhill Links – but I’ve been done this for so long that I don’t want to keep packing my suitcase. Those days are behind me,” said Van de Velde, who fired a course record 65 in the first round at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club despite suffering from jetlag having flown in from Europe the night before.

Van de Velde is a regular visitor to Hong Kong, where his wife and two young sons reside, and pledged to return to defend his title in 2012.

“I’m very grateful to the HKPGA for making me an honorary member and I hope to play more and more in Hong Kong in the future,” said Van de Velde, who is an ambassador for France’s bid to host the Ryder Cup in 2018.

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Venue: The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, Hong Kong Golf Club and Clearwater Bay Golf Club
Date: 13th-15th January 2015

POS PLAYERS R1 R2 R3 TOTAL
1
UNHO PARK 74 68 64
206
2
SCOTT BARR 75 68 67
210
3
CHAN CHUN HUNG 74 68 69
211
T4
C J GATTO 74 73 70
217
T4
TANG TSZ HANG 75 70 72

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2015 HKPGA Order Of Merit - 1st Leg

(Open Division and Ladies Division)

Venue: The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course
Date: 30th-31st March 2015

1
STEWART JAMES
139
2
CHAU PUI
141
3
BOULET DOMINIQUE
148
T4
TANG TSZ HANG
149
T4
CHOY WILSON
149
T6
LAM ISAAC*
150
T6
KU YU
150
8
MA KAM FAT
151
9
WONG WOON MAN
152

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2015 HKPGA Order Of Merit - 1st Leg (Senior Div.)

Venue: Yinli Foreign Investors Golf Club
Date : 2nd-3rd March 2015

1
TANG MAN KEE
154
2
TANG SHU WING
156
3
SUNG SING
158
4
LEE YING TUNG
162
5
KAN KING YAU
163
6
LIU PING KWONG
164
T7
SO SEK MAN
165
T7
LEE WING MING
165
T7
WONG CHING KWAN
165
T10
YIP ON WAH
166
T10
MORALES ALFREDO
166
T10
YAU CHI MING
166

 

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