Justin Rose, Tom Kim and who else? Hong Kong Open qualifying set to tee off
Young guns Michael Yuen, Andrew Chan and Anthony Fang join likes of Dominique Boulet, whose 1996 placing is still Hong Kong’s best
Some familiar faces and a few new kids on the block will look to ignite their LINK Hong Kong Open dreams in the event’s qualifying tournament on Thursday and Friday.
“The Voice of Asian Golf”, Dominique Boulet, will be giving his dulcet tones a rest for two days at the Hong Kong Golf Club’s New Course as he takes another crack at playing in a tournament in which he finished fourth in 1996 – still its best finish by a Hong Kong golfer.
He will be joined in the hunt to feature in the 63rd edition of the city’s Open by Hong Kong Golf Club professional Brian O’Donovan, who so memorably made the cut in last year’s tournament.
Also representing the club in its 135th year will be trainee pro Michael Regan Wong, who last week qualified for the Macau Open.
Some rising stars of Hong Kong golf are involved this week, too, in the shape of local amateurs Michael Yuen Chi-yeung – fresh from his second consecutive Hong Kong Junior Open Championship – Andrew Chan Sai-wah and Anthony Fang Kaixian, who are all part of the city’s representative set-up.
