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Stableford Supremos
Rai and Chong make their point with convincing wins at the bulthaup June Stableford Tournament at Discovery Bay
T Daniel Wong
here were plenty of reasons why the bulthaup June Stableford Tournament, held on 19 June, was heavily oversubscribed weeks before the entry deadline. A midweek round over the perfectly manicured and scenic Discovery Bay layout was naturally at the top of list, but the sheer enjoyable nature of the stableford format was undoubtedly another. Stableford is fun – unlike regulation stroke play where every shot counts, in this version of the game you can get away with the odd “blowup” without it ruining either your score or your day. Certainly YB Rai and Christy Chong would agree. The duo finished as leaders of the respective packs: Rai’s 29-point haul earning him the win in the men’s gross division, while up-and-coming junior Chong dominated her bracket, recording 30 points for a three-point margin of victory. The ever-popular tournament was hosted for the first time by bulthaup, the leading German kitchen system manufacturer, who have announced that they will also be presenting the July Stableford Tournament, which will once again take place over the Lantau course on 19 July. Needless to say, this event won’t be suffering from a lack of popularity either.
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Other notable performances on the day included Donald Tang’s total of 39 points, which earned him the silverware in the men’s nett division, and Melody Liang, who made a mockery of her handicap by bagging a quite astonishing 46 nett points to win the equivalent title in the ladies’ category.—Alex Jenkins
Men’s Gross Stableford Results 1 2 3 4= 8= 10
YB Rai Pun Chi-wa Tommy Wong Ng Chi-wah Norton Chan Lyndon Giffard Nicky Au Rocky Chan Leung Chi-wing Jimmy Chan
Ladies’ Gross Stableford Results 29 26 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 20
Donald Tang YB Rai Tommy Wong Eric Tam Raymond Chiok Chan Yu-hung Ng Chi-wah Chow Keung Norton Chan Pun Chi-wah
Christy Chong Kelly Kung Linda O’Brien Ruby Yim Rita Chan Chan Yuk-ngan Chan Ching-yee Liu Gai-yee Lydia Yiu Vicky Tong
30 27 25 24 23 22 20 20 16 16
Ladies’ Nett Stableford Results
Men’s Nett Stableford Results 1 2 3= 5= 9=
1 2 3 4 5 6 7= 9=
Brilliant bulthaup (clockwise from top): All the winners gather following a hard-fought day at Discovery Bay; admiring the view from the sixth tee on the Jade Course; Christy Chong, the ladies' winner, receives her prize; YB Rai, the men's champion, accepts his trophy
39 38 37 37 35 35 35 35 34 34
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Melody Liang Christy Chong Linda O’Brien Rita Chan Chan Ching-yee Mabel Mak Ruby Yim Liu Gai-yee Kelly Kung Vicky Tong
46 38 38 37 37 37 35 35 34 34
A full list of results can be found at www.hkga.com
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