Jason Hak fired an astonishing 10 birdies in a final-round 67 to earn second place at the American Junior Golf Association's PING Invitational yesterday.
Hak, who represented Hong Kong at last month's Putra Cup, finished with a total of level-par 216, two shots shy of AJ McIlnerny's winning score. Another Hong Kong player, Motin Yeung, placed eighth.
Tsim Sha Tsui-born Hak, who is heavily fancied to earn the AJGA's Rolex Player of the Year honours, opened up with rounds of 75 and 74 over the 7,388-yard Karsten Creek course in Stillwater, Oklahoma before his birdie blitz catapulted him back into championship contention. Unfortunately for the 17-year-old however, bogeys on both back-nine par-fives halted his charge and he was forced to settle for the runner-up spot.