HKGA | TOURNAMENTS
Michelle Flies the Flag Michelle Lee flew the flag for Hong Kong at the HSBC China Junior Open, which was played at Nansha Golf Club in Guangzhou from 8-10 January. Lee finished the Girls’ 13-14 Age Division in second place following a solid showing. Consecutive rounds of 71 were followed by a final-day 72 for a two-under total of 214, three shots behind division champion Chen Min Jou from Chinese Taipei. Vivian Lee (seventh) and Carrie Ann Lee (ninth) In the Girls’ 15-17 Age Division, Mimi Ho placed ninth, while Bibendum Leung earned a share of 14th in the Boys’ equivalent category. Leon D’Souza, playing in the Boys’ 13-14 bracket, finished with a fine 73 to finish in a tie for 10th. The results gave Hong Kong fourth place in the overall team standings.
Winter Titles for Junior Duo Shinichi Mizuno finished 2012 in some style by winning the HKGA Winter Junior Championship, which was held at The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course in late December. Mizuno, a regular Hong Kong international over the past three years, fired rounds of 68 and 70 over the Gary Playerdesigned South Course for a level-par total of 138. Linus Lo, with 141, finished in second place, with Benjamin Wong a further four shots back in third. In the Girls’ Division, Isabella Leung continued her recent run of form with a one-shot win. Leung, who has earned a golf scholarship to the University of Hawaii where she’ll study Marine Biology, carded a two-day total of 142, which was enough to pip fellow international teammate Michelle Cheung in second place. Former Hong Kong Junior Close Championship winner Mimi Ho finished in third spot on 142.
Au and Kwan Pair for Success
EFG Bank - HKGA Junior Tour Grand Final Hong Kong Golf Club, Deep Water Bay - 2 January
Winners: Boys’ 13-14: Girls’ 13-14: Boys’ 11-12: Girls’ 11-12: Boys’ 9-10: Girls’ 9-10: Boys’ 8 and under: Girls’ 8 and under:
Yannick Nathan Artigolle Cheryl Man Nathan Han Charlotte Kwong Cyrus Lee Yu-Fung Stephanie Wong Maurice Leung Jolie Wong Jing Hin
Daniel Wong
Au Chi Wai and Fung Kwan (pictured right) teamed up to win the popular HKGA Pairs Tournament, which was held at Discovery Bay Golf Club in mid-December. The duo recorded 39 gross stableford points – the equivalent of three-under-par – to hold off the defending champions, the Fanling pair of Tim Orgill and Donald Nimmo, by the slimmest of margins. Richard Phoebus and Rungnapa Winchester, victors in this event in 2008, took third spot on count back from Sherman Leung and Daniel Wan. Donald Chan and Bonnie Sin emerged victorious in the nett division, the pair’s 47-point haul besting Mac Leung and Ruby Yim by a point. 44
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