Final Shot with Harald Dudok van Heel

Louie Chan talks to the President of the Hong Kong Golf Association about his favourite course and most memorable moment on a golf course

Do you have a favourite course in HK?

Hong Kong does not have many courses, but they are all pretty good. I like playing at my home club, Shek-O. The club completed the course renovation works last year and now we have 18 beautiful greens that will be great to putt on the whole year round.  I also like the composite course at Fanling which I get to play once a year during the pro-am of the UBS Hong Kong Open when it is always in perfect condition. Clearwater Bay is another great course I enjoy playing in Hong Kong.

And your favourite in the world?

There are so many. I enjoy playing the links courses at St. Andrews and Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland, which I play a few times during my summer holidays. The view of the Alps is spectacular and playing at an altitude of 1,500 meters in dry air means that your ball will travel a lot further.

What have been your most memorable moment on a golf course?

When I aced the 9th at Shek-O. I didn’t hit the ball that well, but it all came good when it landed 8 feet in front of the hole and rolled into it.

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Written by Louie Chan

Photography by Daniel Wong

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