HKGA | JUNIOR CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP
Dominant
Defending champion Justin Lok
Michael Regan Wong in full flow
Duo
April’s Hong Kong Junior Close Championship was highlighted by fine performances by two youngsters nearing the peak of their game. Lucas Lam tackles the par-3 13th
Photography by Kimi Tai
Kitty Tam and Lucas Lam receive their silverware from the HKGA’s Ning Li
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ucas Lam and Kitty Tam were the big winners at the Hong Kong Junior Close Championship, which was held at Fanling late last month. Lam, 17, fired a one-over-par 71 over the New Course in gusty conditions to reel in overnight leader Justin Lok and take the boys’ title for the first time. The International Christian School student’s two-day total of 141 (one-over) was good enough for a fourstroke victory over Lok, the 2013 champion, who had to settle for second place. Isaac Lam and Michael Regan Wong shared third spot, a further shot adrift. “I’ve been hitting the ball really well and my short game has been good,” said Lam, who won last year’s Hong Kong Junior Open by an impressive 10 shots. “It feels great to have both titles and it’s reward for all the practice I’ve been putting in. I had my putter to thank out there. I kept holing putts which kept my momentum going.” In the girls’ division, 17-year-old Tam continued her recent domination in local events by romping to a 14-stroke victory. A stellar two-under-par 70 on day one preceded a rollercoaster 75 – a round which included an eagle, three birdies and a triple bogey – as Tam followed up her win in February’s Hong Kong Ladies’ Close Amateur Championship in style. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in my game right now, which allowed me to play without any pressure,” said the Diocesan Girls’ School student, who has verbally accepted an offer of a full golf scholarship from San Diego State University. Sisters Emily Vickie and Estee Vivian Leung finished in second and third place respectively.
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HK GOLFER・MAY 2014
BOYS’ DIVISION RESULTS 1 Lucas Lam
70 71
141
2 Justin Lok
69 76
145
3= Isaac Lam
73 73
146
71 75
146
5 Tan Lou
73 75
148
6 Yue Yin-ho
74 75
149
7= Chris Mun
76 74
150
Taichi Kho
73 77
150
Humphrey Wong
73 77
150
10= Max Ting
77 74
151
70 81
151
Michael Regan Wong
Leon D’Souza
GIRLS’ DIVISION RESULTS 1 Kitty Tam
70 75
145
2 Emily Vickie Leung
80 79
159
3 Estee Vivian Leung
79 81
160
4= DeeDee Wong
80 81
161
Andrea Au
80 81
161
Tiana Gwenn Lau
78 83
161
7= Gabrielle Desombre
85 82
167
Queenie Lai
83 84
167
9 Cheryl Man
87 83
170
10 Shanice Lam
87 84
171
11 Hu Jing
88 84
172
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Kitty Tam plays a delicate splash from the greenside bunker on 18
Hugs for the champion
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