One week after the Universaide, the HK team was in Tinjuan playing the 13th National Games of China. All the teams from different municipalities, provinces, autonomous regions, the People’s Liberation Army and sports associations in China have to qualify for the event. But HK and Macau are invited to participate, totalling 10 Men’s teams and 9 Ladies Teams (Macau did not put forward a Ladies Team).
This is obviously the biggest tournament for the Chinese golfers. Most of the field were professionals, and all the best Chinese players in the world were presented. Li Haotong, who finished 3rd in the British Open, and Feng Shanshan, the world No.6 LPGA player both competed. Matthew Cheung played with 2 Chinese players who had just earned their PGA TOUR card on the first day, and Kitty Tam played with a LPGA player who shot 64!
Nevertheless, the Men’s team were competitive and finished 4th, miss out on the bronze medal by only one shot. Motin Yeung had the best tournament of his Pro career to date, finishing in the top 10. Jason Hak is undoubtedly a big talent, and he had received financial offers to play for other teams. But he chose to represent HK on this occasion, and he shot 70-72-73-73. The course was good - challenging around the greens and an excellent test of golf.
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