Yuan, Benyapa Record HK Junior Open Wins

Final round reduced to nine holes following the effects of Typhoon Kai-Tak.

Benyapa Niphatsophon and Kevin YuanAustralia's Kevin Yuan held off the challenge of local talent Jackie Chan to win the overall boys' division at the MacGregor Hong Kong Junior Open Championship at a windy Discovery Bay Golf Club.

Fifteen-year-old Yuan, a two-handicapper from New South Wales, finished on a 27-hole total of two-over-par following the curtailed final round, which was reduced to just nine holes following the effects of Typhoon Kai-Tak. South Island School student Chan, 17, placed second, three strokes back, while Thailand's Nitithorn Thippong finished a further shot adrift in third.
In the girls' division, reigning junior world champion Benyapa Niphatsophon, also from Thailand, showed her class with a comfortable three-stroke win from compatriot Kanyalak Preedasuttijit in second. Tiana Gwenn Lau was Hong Kong's leading contender, snatching third spot on a difficult day for scoring.

Overall Boys' Division

1 Kevin Yuan Australia 71 37 108
2 Jackie Chan Hong Kong 74 37 111
3 Nitithorn Thippong Thailand 75 37 112
4 Bibendum Leung Hong Kong 77 37 114
5= Leonard Ho Hong Kong 80 35 115
Tiger Lee United States 78 37 115
Michael Regan Wong Hong Kong 74 41 115
Tony Mak Hong Kong 74 41 115
9= Yuhan Yan China 78 38 116
Puwit Anupansuebsau Thailand 77 39 116

Overall Girls' Division

1 Benyapa Niphatsophon Thailand 73 36 109
2 Kanyalak Preedasuttijit Thailand 76 36 112
3 Tiana Gwenn Lau Hong Kong 77 38 115
4 Kitty Tam Hong Kong 77 39 116
5 Michelle Cheung Hong Kong 78 39 117
6= Mimi Ho Hong Kong 80 38 118
Isabella Leung Hong Kong 80 38 118
8 Pinchar Sriviseskusol Thailand 81 38 119
9 Michelle Lee Hong Kong 77 43 120
10 Kimberly Wong Hong Kong 78 43 121