Jonathan Wallett joined the HKGA mid 2016 as its Golf Development Director to oversee and deliver its Player Development Program. In this 3-part series, Jon will write about what makes a good program and more importantly, what the HKGA’s strategy is for the future of HK golf
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Written by Jonathan Wallett
Photography by HKGA
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When did you start playing - and when did you get good?
I first picked up a club at the age of eight. My father was the general manager at Royal Hobart Golf Club in Tasmania and so access to the...
Fresh from a successful American summer tour, Leon D’Souza swept to a wire-to-wire victory in the Faldo Series Hong Kong Championship. In so doing, the Hong Kong resident earned himself...
Typhoon Soudelor struck Taiwan early last month but not before Hong Kong amateur sensation Tiffany Chan stormed to victory at the Future Open, a NT$3 million (HK$735,000) professional event held on...
D’Souza, who is in the USA as part of the HKGA’s annual junior summer tour, compiled rounds of 72, 69 and 72 to finish just a shot behind China’s Jin Zihao, who defeated Chinese...
Hosted by the HKGA, 15-year-old Tan carded 32 stableford points to claim the overall boys’ title by a point from Chris Mun. 14-year-old Szeto returned the same winning score in the girls...
Representing Kent School in Connecticut, Lee claimed a 15-stroke victory at the CTPGA Ryan Lee Junior Championship with a 148 total (73 75), breaking the tournament record in the girls' division....
Stewart and Tang, both former regulars on the Asian Tour, tied on a two-day total of 141 at Discovery Bay Golf Club before Stewart prevailed in sudden death.
Cheng Ka-yiu finished a shot out of the...
You've come so close to qualifying for the UBS Hong Kong Open on many occasions, so how were your emotions upon winning the Close Amateur and realising you were going to be teeing it up in a...
Local professionals Wong Woon-man and Wilson Choy booked their places in the field at Fanling after earning the two spots available at last month's 36-hole UBS Hong Kong Open qualifying tournament,...
Leon D'Souza claimed his first Hong Kong Open Amateur title with a rock-solid performance in the final round over the New Course at Fanling in late September.
The 17-year-old, who started the final...