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Park Reigns Supreme
17 January, 2013
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Unho PARK Champion of 2013 Ageas HKPGA Championship |
Australian enters the record books by winning the 30th edition of the Ageas HKPGA Championship
Australia’s Unho Park won his second successive Ageas HKPGA Championship in dramatic fashion after capitalizing on a late error by local favourite James Stewart at Kau Sai Chau.
Singapore-based Park, 39, finished on a three-round total of 207, six-under-par, to win by two shots from Stewart, who let things slip with a triple bogey at the penultimate hole of the championship.
Hong Kong amateur Shinichi Mizuno and Australia’s Scott Barr tied for third on three-under.
“I feel for James as I know he, coming from Hong Kong, really wanted to win this event,” said Park, who finished 59th on the Asian Tour Order of Merit last year. “But I was happy with the way I played, and to come out on top for the second year in a row is very pleasing. It’s the first time I’ve successfully defended a title, so it’s a very positive start to the season for me.”
Park, who earned a cheque for HK$72,000, became the first player to win back-to-back championships since Kyi Hla Han, the current executive director of the Asian Tour, achieved the feat in 1993 and 1994.
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Australian Unho PARK |
Stewart, 37, had entered the final round with a slender one-shot advantage over Park after enjoying a brilliant 64 at the Hong Kong Golf Club on day two. But despite getting off to a shaky start with three bogeys on the front nine, the long-time Hong Kong resident bounced back to regain the lead from Park with a fine birdie at the 16th.
But then disaster struck. A pushed drive at the long par-5 17th found a fairway bunker, from which he required two shots to escape. After missing the green with his approach, the unfortunate Stewart took four more shots to record a miserable “snowman” eight.
Park, by contrast, made a solid five, and with a two-shot lead held on with another regulation par at the closing hole.
“It’s obviously a disappointing way to finish,” admitted Stewart, who won leg four of the HKPGA Order of Merit in Dongguan last month.“I caught that first bunker shot a little thin and then it unravelled a bit from there. But overall it was still a good week, and it made me realize I can still compete with some of the guys from the Asian Tour.”
Tournament drawcard Wayne Grady, who won the 1990 US PGA Championship, finished in a share of 19th spot alongside 2010 Ageas HKPGA Championship winner CJ Gatto.
Results: (17 Jan 2013):
Rank |
Player Name |
Country |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
3-Day |
+ / - |
1 |
Unho Park |
AUS |
69 |
67 |
71 |
207 |
-6 |
2 |
James Stewart |
HKG |
71 |
64 |
74 |
209 |
-4 |
3= |
Shinichi Mizuno (Amateur) |
HKG |
69 |
71 |
70 |
210 |
-3 |
3= |
Scott Barr |
AUS |
70 |
69 |
71 |
210 |
-3 |
5 |
Lam Chih Bing |
SIN |
69 |
70 |
74 |
213 |
0 |
6= |
Tang Man Kee |
HKG |
73 |
70 |
74 |
217 |
+4 |
6= |
Ross Bain |
SCO |
66 |
74 |
77 |
217 |
+4 |
8 |
Jimmy Ko |
HKG |
75 |
71 |
74 |
220 |
+7 |
9 |
Oliver Roberts |
HKG |
73 |
71 |
77 |
221 |
+8 |
10 |
Jovick Lee |
HKG |
74 |
68 |
80 |
222 |
+9 |
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Daniel Liu, Chairman of The Hong Kong PGA and Stuart Fraser, |
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Daniel Liu, Chairman of The Hong Kong PGA |
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Left to right- HKGA amateur Shinichi Mizuno, |
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Stuart Fraser, CEO of Ageas Insurance Company (Asia) |
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 | |
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1 |
UNHO PARK | 74 | 68 | 64 | 206 |
|
2 |
SCOTT BARR | 75 | 68 | 67 | 210 |
|
3 |
CHAN CHUN HUNG | 74 | 68 | 69 | 211 |
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T4 |
C J GATTO | 74 | 73 | 70 | 217 |
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T4 |
TANG TSZ HANG | 75 | 70 | 72 | 217 |
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 |
Amateur*
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 |