Local Heroes

Q&A: Motin Yeung

Where does the National Games success rank among your list of other golfing achievements?

Definitely on top of the list! This is the first time I have played a tournament with professional players - to compete against the likes of Liang Wen-chong and Wu Ashun is very special.

You finished with the third best total of all the players in the field. What was it about your game that was really working for you during the week?

I was just hitting the ball really well. I didn’t miss many fairways and I had a lot of greens in regulation. That made the scoring a lot easier!

You know Jason Hak having played with him before, but how did you bond with the two HKPGA pros in the team - Timothy Tang and James Wong?

We all became really good friends. They’re both really cool, and they even taught me some Cantonese. I loved hanging out with them.

What does it mean to you to represent Hong Kong?

I’m really happy to play for Hong Kong and to play for Brad [Schadewitz, the national coach]. I think we had great team chemistry. Playing for Hong Kong also gives me many opportunities to participate in other international events such as the World Amateur Team Championship, which I played last year.

What were the expectations heading into the week? With Guangdong featuring both Liang Wen-chong and Zhang Lian-wei, was beating them a realistic proposition?

We didn’t expect much, we just tried to play our best. Liang Wen-chong and Zhang Lian-wei definitely made up a good team, but we thought if we could play well, beating Guangdong wouldn’t be impossible.

What are your immediate goals? Do you have any plans, like Jason, to turn pro?

To keep up with school work and play golf tournaments is very, very tough! So my first goal is to be able to succeed in school and finish all four years. Hopefully after college I will be able to play professionally.