In a desperate effort to inject some much-needed inspiration into his own floundering game, Mak Lok-lin recalls the greatest events in Major championship history in this, the second installment of his “Top-10 Series”
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Who was favourite your player as a child?
Gary Player. Because I grew up in Africa and he’s always an idol of mine. I still admire him so much because he’s 80 years old now and still has the...
The latter helped him become the first player to win over RMB1 million in a single season on the circuit and break into the world’s top 200 for the first time. With RMB1,069,920...
Eight years ago, Jason Hak Shun-yat thrilled everyone - spectators, media, his fellow players - as a 14-year-old by making the cut at the 2008 UBS Hong Kong Open, becoming the youngest player in...
The first time I encountered Rory McIlroy was ten years ago at the 2006 Dubai Desert Classic. It was dusk and, as the desert sun was setting, we were both stood outside the clubhouse waiting for...
Jim Furyk’s historic 58 on the PGA Tour in August was truly an advert for golf’s non-purist - that you can swing it ugly, still play top golf and make your millions.
The likeable American...
You famously slept on the beach at St Andrews on your first Open Championship appearance in 1955 because you didn't have enough money for a hotel room. How much of that experience do you remember...
I’m a big fan of the older style of golf courses – and my 10 favourites definitely reflect that. Pebble Beach, Royal Birkdale and Portmarnock in Ireland all sit very high on that list, and...
What was meant to be a celebration of golf’s long-awaited return into the Olympic Games has unfortunately turned into a farce and now thrown doubts if golf will survive the cut when the...
Golf has had a rough ride in China over the last couple of years. The game, which flourished among the wealthy elite during the boom times of the noughties, has since suffered the brunt of...
Everyone has a story to tell.
For many, their tales will speak of dedication, perseverance and the incredible drive to earn a priceless ticket to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this...