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Down to the Wire This year's edition of the Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, sponsored for the first time by le coq sportif, was one of the most closely fought in history.
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Clockwise from top: Justin Lok celebrates holing the winning putt in his play-off victory over Michael Regan Wong; Michelle Cheung finished second in the girls’ division; Isabella Leung poses with her silverware; threading the eye of the needle; Michael Regan Wong in trouble during sudden death; Mimi Ho on her way to third place; Justin Lok congratulated by Brad Schadewitz, the national coach 44
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ust in Lok a nd Isabel la Leung were the big winners at the rain-affected le coq sportif Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, which took place at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club early last month. Lok, 14, defeated Michael Regan Wong on the first hole of a play-off after the pair tied at 152 (12-overpar) to win the boys' division. Playing the tough par-5 18th in sudden death, Lok's regulation par was good enough to claim victory in a closely fought event that saw five other players finish within two shots of the winning total. In the girls' category, University of Hawaii-bound Isabella Leung overcame the in-form Michelle Cheung, who made the cut at the World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills in May, to claim her maiden Junior Close title by two shots. Mimi Ho, a former winner of this event, placed third, a further two strokes adrift.
Boys' Division 1
Justin Lok
75 77
152
2 Michael Regan Wong
76 76
152
3= Ambrose Tam
80 73
153
79 74
153
5= Max Ting
Benjamin Wong
76 78
154
Leon D'Souza
75 79
154
Wu Showei
75 79
154
8= Leonard Ho
76 80
156
74 82
156
Bibendum Leung
Girls' Division 1
74 76
150
2 Michelle Cheung
Isabella Leung
73 79
152
3 Mimi Ho
78 76
154
4 Michelle Lee
76 79
155
5
Emily Vickie Leung
81 75
156
6
Kitty Tam
72 85
157
7= Gabrielle Desombre
80 80
160
Vivian Li
80 80
160
9
81 85
165
86 80
166
Estee Vivian Leung
10 Queenie Lai
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