In a desperate effort to inject some much-needed inspiration into his own floundering game, Mak Lok-lin recalls the greatest events in Major championship history in this, the second installment of his “Top-10 Series”
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Written by Mak Lok-lin
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Some things seemingly never change at the UBS Hong Kong Open. Regardless of the time of day, getting a table on the Fanling terrace is always dicey, the big-name players who fail to make an impact on...
At the beginning of the year it's always fun to pick out who from the world of golf is going to really make a breakthrough in the season ahead. The success stories of 2011 – Rory McIlroy and...
Who better to discuss the respective merits of Luke Donald and Martin Kaymer, the man held to be the most likely to pinch his world number one spot in 2012, than Christian Donald? The 40-year-old...
Tournament of the Year
Make no mistake, 2011 was a fabulous year of professional golf. Of local interest, the UBS Hong Kong Open once again provided the kind of drama that most European Tour...
Last year I had a chance to talk with Manassero after his third round. The timing wasn't ideal; the Italian had just missed a six-foot birdie putt on the last hole to leave himself in a tie for...
When Miguel Angel Jiménez says “No,” he doesn’t necessarily mean it.
A month or so prior to the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla, my office rang to ask for a feature on the...
Thank goodness for the rain. It's absolutely bucketing it down and shows no sign of relenting. I'm not usually so pro precipitation – I'm from Scotland – but on this occasion it has its...
Shortly after the Europeans had snatched the Solheim Cup from the Americans at Ireland’s Killeen Castle, Mark Casey, Director of Operations at the Ladies’ European Tour, was assessing the...
Twelve months ago Ian Poulter put on a four-round master class at the UBS Hong Kong Open to secure his second tournament win of the year. By anyone's reckoning, his play was sublime.
Kicking off...
Just three days after interviewing Chandler on the verandah at Caesars Golf Macau following the conclusion of the Shui On Land China Golf Challenge, which starred Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood, word...