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Close at the Close
Mimi Ho secures second her title in a play-off, while Fritz Lo shows he’s one to watch following a brilliant final round PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIEL WONG
Mimi Ho claimed her second MacGregor Hong Kong Junior Close Championship title in three years after a nail-biting finish at Discovery Bay Golf Club in mid-April. Ho, 16, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round after a splendid 72 on day one, overcame fellow international Kitty Tam on the first play-off hole after the pair had tied on a total of 147 (five-over-par). Discovery Bay member Ho calmly two-putted for a par to clinch the win in sudden death after a resurgent Tam missed her approach to the green and made bogey. Isabella Leung and Michelle Lee tied for third, six shots back. Ho first won the title at the rain-shortened 2010 edition at
Overall Girls’ Results 1 Mimi Ho 2 Kitty Tam 3= Isabella Leung Michelle Lee 5 Carrie-Ann Lee 6 Michelle Cheung 7 Christy Chong 8 Kimberly Wong 9 Emily Vickie Leung 10= Jasmine Chee Andrea Au
Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. In the boys’ category, a superb 69 by rising talent Fritz Lo gave the 13-year-old a comprehensive eight-shot win over Jackie Chan in second place. It was the Elegantia College student’s first Junior Close title and comes two months after he triumphed in his age division at the Hong Kong Schools Team Championship. On this showing, however, it won’t be his last. Lo’s twounder-par effort was the lowest round of the championship by three strokes. Michael Regan Wong and Shinya Mizuno – the younger brother of former Hong Kong Close champion Shinichi – tied for third.
Overall Boys’ Results 72 75 73 74 78 75 77 76 81 75 79 81 81 83 88 82 93 79 88 87 85 90
147* 147 153 153 156 160 164 170 172 175 175
1 Fritz Lo 2 Jackie Chan 3= Michael Regan Wong Shinya Mizuno 5 Tony Jiang 6 Leon D’Souza 7= Linus Lo Justin Lok 9 Ambrose Tam 10= Marcus Lam Eric Yiu
74 69 78 73 78 74 78 74 73 81 81 74 80 76 78 78 81 76 85 73 82 76
143 151 152 152 154 155 156 156 157 158 158
* Won on first hole of a sudden-death play-off
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Junior contenders (clockwise from opposite): Girls' champion Mimi Ho in action; 13-year-old Fritz Lo fired a fine 69 on day two; Michael Regan Wong shared third with Shinya Mizuno; Tony Jiang led after the first round; Ho flanked by second-placed Kitty Tam and Michelle Lee; Boys' division runner-up Jackie Chan
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