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HK GOLFER・NOV 2013
Although he wasn’t at his best during the week, Hong Kong’s Shinichi Mizuno (pictured) finished in a share of 34th at last month’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, which was held at Nanshan International Golf Club in Shandong province, China. Mizuno, 20, failed to shoot the scores his ball-striking deserved after missing countless chances on the greens over the four days. Rounds of 74, 76, 75 and 76 over gave him a total of 301 over Nanshan’s demanding Garden Course, 20 shots behind Korea’s Lee Chang-woo, whose victory earned him a much-coveted berth into next year’s Masters Tournament. Hong Kong’s other representative, 17-yearold Tiger Lee, agonizingly missed the cut by one stroke despite making birdies at his final two holes. “Thanks to Brad [Schadewitz, the national coach] my swing felt really good, but I had too many three-putts,” said Mizuno, a former West Island School student who now attends Doshisha University in Japan. Mizuno will now turn his attention to the Nomura Cup, which will be played in Thailand from 14-17 November.
The Passing of Arthur Hacker It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of Arthur Hacker MBE, a former contributor to HK Golfer, who died in his sleep on 9 October at the age of 80. Arthur, who wrote historical pieces and illustrated the cover of the August / September 2009 edition of this magazine (pictured), was a long-time Hong Kong resident, having arrived on these shores from London in December 1967. A painter, illustrator, historian and – most notably perhaps – creator of the antilitterbug character of the 1970s, Lap Sap Chung, during his time working for the Information Services Department, Arthur wrote and illustrated numerous books on both Hong Kong and China (British Hong Kong and Wan Chai are both must reads and available through the Foreign Correspondents’ Club) and was an extremely well liked member of the FCC, where we first met. Despite his surname, Arthur, who is survived by his brother George and sister Carlotta, was never a golfer – not even a bad one – but he will most certainly be missed. Farewell, Arthur, and thank you. HKGOLFER.COM