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FLAWLESS PARK MAKES IT FOUR IN A ROW
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The founder of HKPGA Joe Hardwick awarded a champion trophy to Unho Park |
Hong Kong (15 January) – Australia's Unho Park continued his love affair with the Ageas HKPGA Championship by claiming the title for the fourth consecutive year thanks to a flawless display at Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club.
Park, who held the joint overnight lead with rising Hong Kong star Mickey Chan Chun-hung, posted a course record 64 for a three-day total of six-under 206 and a four-shot victory over compatriot Scott Barr in second place.
Chan, 23, holed a 7ft eagle putt at the last to finish third, a further shot back.
"I'm ecstatic," said Park, who finished in 27th place on the 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit. "I have no idea what it is about Hong Kong and this tournament – I've never won on the Asian Tour – but when I come here I always seem to end up winning."
The Singapore-based Park, who collected a cheque for HK$85,000, got off to the perfect start with a birdie at the demanding par-3 first hole and never looked back. Another birdie arrived at the fourth and a four-under back-nine, which included an eagle at the par-5 15th, meant he was able to cruise to victory.
"I played really nicely today and putted really well – I holed a few bombs out there – so hopefully I can continue this kind of form when I get back on Tour," said Park, 41, whose next outing will come at the European and Asian Tour co-sanctioned Malaysian Open in early February.
Although he couldn't muster the performance needed to overhaul the experienced Park, 23-year-old Chan was rightly satisfied with his week's work, which will stand him in good stead as he heads to both the PGA Tour China Series and OneAsia Tour qualifying schools in the upcoming weeks.
"I'm pretty happy with the way I played – being in the final group is a great feeling – but there's room to improve and hopefully I can do better next time around," said Chan, who recently returned to Hong Kong after playing on the mini tours in the United States after turning pro last year.
"It was great to play with both Unho and Scott – I really felt like I learned a lot from both of them – and this week has given me a bit more confidence in my game," Chan added.
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FLAWLESS PARK MAKES IT FOUR IN A ROW |
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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 | |
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1 |
UNHO PARK | 74 | 68 | 64 | 206 |
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2 |
SCOTT BARR | 75 | 68 | 67 | 210 |
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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 |