Tam, 16, fired rounds of 70, 76 and 69 for a three-day total of 215 (one-under-par) over the Zhongshan International Golf Club course to earn eighth spot in the elite field. Mimi Ho, Tam’s international teammate, finished in a share of 10th, four strokes further back. Clare Ameila Legaspi of the Philippines earned the gold medal thanks to a superb 15-under-par effort.
In the boys’ division, Hong Kong was represented by Michael Regan Wong and Leonard Ho, and both benefited from the competition held over the challenging Gary Player-designed course. Wong finished with a total of 238 for 17th spot, with Ho a further stroke back in a tie for 18th. Chinese Taipei’s highly regarded Yu Chun-an secured a wire-to-wire victory after opening up the event with an attention-grabbing 64.
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