Terrence Ng

What do you think is the weakest part of the your game and what have you been doing to fix it?
My weakest part of my game is long iron shots because as I said it before my lower body sometimes turns too quick through on my downswing, and I get disconnected. When I am hitting a longer club and this happens, it’s pretty hard to control myself, and my golf game. I have been working on some exercises my coach gave me to help solve this. One of the exercises is hitting low cut shots.

And the strongest?
My short game and also my mental game. When I am playing in a tournament and I hit the ball into a tough position to get up and down from, I am usually able to save myself because of my good short game. Also, I feel that I am very good at staying in the moment, which helps me get over bad shots and holes quickly. I always try to focus on the shot I am about to hit, instead of what happened or what will happen in the future.

How do you prepare for a tournament?
The week before a tournament, I won’t go to gym very often – maybe only once, instead of my usual two to three times. I use this extra time to focus on practicing on the course, in order to get a feel for it, and to develop my tournament strategy. The day before the tournament, I try not to practice too much because it’s to late to change anything. So I usually spend only one to two hours on the range. On the day of the tournament I usually arrive at the course an hour before my tee time to warm up and get ready to go. I usually do this by going to the range and hitting some balls to loosen up my swing and get in the right mindset.

Who has had the biggest impact on you?
My dad, because he is the one who first let me touch a golf club and got me started playing. When I was eight or nine, he taught me how to grip the club, how to set up and how to hit the ball, so I really want to say thank you to him.

If you could meet any professional golfer who would it be?
I would like to meet Dustin Johnson, because I want to know how far he can hit the ball with his driver! I also want to talk with him about last year's US Open and US PGA Championship [tournaments Johnson was in a prime position to win] because I really admire him for how fast he was able to recover and win the BMW Championship.

Who would be in your dream fourball?
Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker and Johnson. Steve is my idol; Tiger is my former idol and I like Dustin's style, he's so fun to watch. Stricker and I have a similar style of game. Neither of us is particularly long but we make up for it with our short games and putting. His putting is incredible; he can hole it from anywhere. I would love to play match play against Tiger. He's still one of the best players in the world and learn from him what I need to do to become a better player.

Favorite vacation spot?
San Diego, because it has a lot of good courses and the weather is perfect for playing golf.

Tell HK Golfer readers something interesting about yourself ...
I think I'm a pretty funny guy. I always make jokes around my friends and family. Even when I play a tournament I'm telling jokes.