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6 HKPGA members gain tickets for the 2009 UBS Hong Kong Open

November 6^th, 2009

The UBS Hong Kong Open, one of the most important events on golfing calendar, will take place on November 12 to 15 at The Hong Kong Golf Club. The total prize for this year tournament has grown up to USD 2.5 Million with 8 Hong Kong representatives joining the game, 6 of them are members of HKPGA, including David Freeman and Wong Woon Man, who were also Hong Kong representatives at the World Cup. The remaining 4 are William Fung, Lokky Lee, Chris Tang and Derek Fung who got through the qualifying round at Kau Sai Chau Golf Course. 16-year-old junior golfer Steven Lam won the Hong Kong Close Amateur Championships on January 2009 is also qualified to the game. The last place would be given to the Champion of the Hong Kong Open Amateur Championships, which will be taken place from November 3 to 6 at Discovery Bay Golf Club.

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Lin Chien Bing from Taiwan captured the Open Division championship of the 7^th Yinli HKPGA Classic 2009 and the prize of $138,000

October 28^th, 2009

Huang Tung Liang The 7^th Yinli HKPGA Classic, the most significant event on the Hong Kong Professional Golfers’ Association’s calendar with notable order of merit points, took place on Oct 19 – 20 at Yinli Foreign Investors Golf Club, Dongguan. The annual event was organized by HKPGA, major sponsored by Yinli Golf Club and co-sponsored by Mr. Cheng Kwee and Mr. Alan Kwok Chin Kwok, the total purse for the event has grown to HK$900,000 with elite professional players from Mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong invited to take part.

Lin Chien Bing from Taiwan captured the Open Division championship and the prize of $138,000 with a 2-day-combined score of 141 (70/71). Poh Eng Teck from Singapore clinched the title of Senior Division and the prize of $25,000 with a total core of 144 (71/73). The Ladies Division title and the prize of $20,000 went to Yang Hong Mei with the score of 141 (69/72).

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Wong Woon Man
– Champion of the Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit – Leg 5

September 28^th, 2009

The Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit 2009 – Leg 5 was played on the 28^th and 29^th September at Hong Kong Discovery Bay Golf Club with 43 players participated in the game including 3 amateur golf players from HKGA. The game was cut short on the second day due to poor weather condition and water flooding some of the fairways. The tournament committee had to conclude the tournament with the first day result in the end, and Wong Woon Man emerged as the winner with the score of 70.

The first day of the game was played with typhoon signal No.1 hoisted and despite the unfavorable weather; players produced steady performance. Experienced golfer Wong Woon Man led the game by carding a 70 while Wilson Choy and amateur player De Lacy Staunton finished second with 71. The game was suspended on the second day after 4 hours since...

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Result of Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit 2009 Leg 4
– Senior and Ladies Division

September 21^st, 2009

The Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit Leg 4 – Senior and Ladies Division took place on September 21 and 22 at Dongguan Yinli Foreign Investors Golf Club. William Fung from the Senior Division won the championship with a combine score of 152 while the Ladies Division title went to Sandy Tao with a combine score of 158.

The tournament was suspended after Hole 9 for 30 minutes on the first day due to strong wind and pouring rain. Players’ performances were affected after the game resumed under the tough environment resulted from the unexpected thunderstorm...

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Derek Fung – Winner of 4^th Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit

September 3^rd, 2009

The 4^th Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit was played at Kau Sai Chau - North course on the 1^st September 2009, with 47 players from the Open division and three amateur players from the Hong Kong Golf Association competing for the top spot. Despite the scorching hot condition, players coped well with the heat and reasonably good scores.

Derek Fung, the 2^nd leg champion, clinched the title with a respectable round of ...

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The 7^th Yinli HKPGA Classic 2009

August 11^th, 2009

Mr. Leung Chi The launch of the 7^th Yinli HKPGA Classic, which will take place at Yinli Foreign Investors Golf Club, Dongguan, China on Oct 19 and marks the final stage of the HKPGA Order of Merit 2009. The 2-day-event presents an excellent opportunity for around hundred elite professional golfers from the region like China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan to sharpen their skills and compete for the top spot at the 36-hole tournament under the Open, Senior and Ladies divisions. Last year champions - Huang Tung-liang (Taiwan), Bill Fua (Singapore) and Wu Ling (China) from the respective divisions will also join the tournament to defend the title. The total sponsored amount for the event has grown to HK$900,000. With extensive experience in co-organizing the annual event, Yinli Golf Club and HKPGA are determined to make this year’s event one of the biggest, most exciting & influential professional golf tournament in Asia.

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HKPGA officially becomes a member of The PGAs of Europe

July 27^th, 2009

The HKPGA is proud to announce its membership of “The Professional Golfers’ Associations of Europe” (The PGAs of Europe). It is the first association from Asia to be accepted into the ‘family’, which comprises members from 37 countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden.

With the view to continually improving the standard of coaching and professional golf, the HKPGA has long held the objective of delivering a high quality golf professional training program to aspiring professionals in Hong Kong.

Since launching the Golf Professional Training Program in 2003,the association has continued to add new elements to its training program. In addition to demanding a high level of personal golfing skill the association places academic and practical emphasis on trainees’ knowledge of Psychomotor Learning, Sports Science and the Golf Swing, Swing Theory, Practical Coaching Skills, Equipment Technology and Customization, Golf Management, The Rules of Golf and Business and Marketing All trainees have to successfully pass, written, oral and practical examinations before they are eligible to be qualified as a member of the HKPGA. Successful graduates of the 2-year-program have proved themselves as golfers of a high skill level and knowledgeable in the disciplines required to a build a career in Professional Golf...

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Lee Man Lok, Lokky – Champion of 3rd Yinli HKPGA Order Of Merit Title

June 2^nd, 2009

The Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit 2009 – Leg 3 took place on 1st & 2nd June at the Clearwater Bay Country Golf Club with three divisions, the Open, Ladies and Seniors Division. A total of 68 players were competing for the top spot, two of them were representing HKPGA as amateur player in the Ladies division. Lee Man Lok, Lokky from the Open Division clinched the championship with a combined score of 143 while Sung Sing produced a score of 150 to claim the Seniors Division title. Amateur Stephanie Ho, winner of the second leg, defended the Ladies Division title with a brilliant total score of 139.

The two-day-event was tightly contested. Most golfers produced excellent performance under the beautiful weather and perfect course condition. Veteran players Tang Man Kee went head to head with Lokky on the 1st day with Tang led the field by a respectable one-below-par 69 while Lee was one shot adrift in second place. However......

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Yinli HKPGA Order Of Merit Leg 2 Winner - Derek Fung

May 5^th, 2009

The Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit 2009 - Leg 2 has come to an end after a two-day-competition on the 4th & 5th May. The Open Division took place at the Hong Kong Golf Club, while the Ladies and Seniors Division at the Long Island Golf & Country Club Derek Fung from the Open Division clinched the championship with a terrific six-under-par 64. Seniors Division title went to Alex Tang with a 2-day combine score of 147 (73/ 74) and elite amateur Stephanie Ho representing Hong Kong Golf Association took the title of the Ladies Division with a 2-day combine score of 146 (75/71).

A total of 48 players were competing for the top spot of the Open Division; three of them were representing HKGA as amateur golf players, including well-known junior amateur player Steven Lam, Liu Lok Tin and Shinichi Mizuno.

Prefect weather and excellent course condition allowing players to take on some of the New Course’s tough greens and tricky pin locations, with five players managed to hit sub par round, veteran James Stewart carded a one under par 69 and finished 5th, 1st round champion David Freeman and China tour qualifier Jovick Lee played beautifully & posted a pair of 67 and both tied at 3rd place...

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David Freeman captures 1^st Yinli HKPGA Order Of Merit Title

April 8^th, 2009

The Yinli HKPGA Order of Merit 2009 took place on the 6&7th April at KSC north course, Hong Kong with 3 different divisions, the Open, Seniors & Ladies Division, a total of 65 players competing for the top spot, elite amateur players including Steven Lam and Tiffany Chan representing the Hong Kong Golf Association were also invited to compete for the first title of the calendar. After 2 days of intense competition, David Freeman emerges as the Open Division Champion with a 2-day combine score of 141(70/71). Seniors Division title went to Tommy Kan 149 (75/74) and Betty Ng took the title of the Ladies Division with the combine score of 156 (80/76).