How does he do it? Unho Park leads again at the Hong Kong PGA Championship
Title-holder gets off to a flying start with a share of the first-round lead in his bid to achieve a remarkable five consecutive victories
Unho Park continued his love affair with the Ageas HKPGA Championship by taking a share of the first-round lead at the Hong Kong Golf Club on Monday.
Park, who is eyeing a fifth consecutive victory in the long-running event, carded a solid two-under-par 68 over the New Course to sit at the top of the leader board alongside Hong Kong’s Charlie Lee Cheuk-lam.
It’s always good to have the lead, but it’s still very early days
Hong Kong amateur Leon D’Souza and local pro James Wong Woon-man returned matching 69s to find themselves a shot back in a tie for third.
“It’s always good to have the lead, but it’s still very early days,” said Park, who turned 42 on the eve of the HK$500,000 championship. “To shoot under par in the first round of the first event of the year is a confidence boost. It was a lot of fun out there.”
Park started with a bogey at the opening hole but three back-nine birdies and no further blemishes lifted his spirits and he’ll head into the second round, which will be played at Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club, as very much the man to beat.
“The first two days of this event are about trying to put myself into position and enjoying myself,” he said.
