Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho ‘soaks it all in’ with LIV Golf Promotions event opportunity
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The first round of the LIV Golf Promotions event gets under way on Friday, and for Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho it represents the “opportunity to play in one of the best tours in the world”.
Despite being in his rookie year as a professional, Kho’s performances on the Asian Tour, and its International Series in particular, have earned him a spot in the three-day, four-round event at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
It would be easy for the 23-year-old to feel overwhelmed by the prospect of securing one of the three spots with LIV Golf up for grabs this week, but Kho said playing in the series had been “one of the biggest accelerators for my growth this year”.
A significant aspect of that has been the opportunity to play alongside the likes of Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed and Graeme McDowell, all of whom Kho has found himself paired with over the past eight months.
“Being able to play world-class golf first-hand has been a real learning curve for me, and I feel like I’ve been able to progress my game from just soaking all of it in,” Kho said.
“I only have great things to say about LIV, and just to have the opportunity to potentially play in the league next year is a real dream come true. Hopefully I can make most of this week, and yeah, playing a full season on LIV will be really great.”
