As a world-class Dunhill professional tournament took place on the Old Course for the 33rd consecutive year, Charles McLaughlin was there to witness a nail-biting finish and an Asian team win. He also took time out from the action on the links to look into the history of this great event, why it’s so popular and the impact of the charitable donations directed by the Alfred Dunhill Links foundation
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Written by Charles McLaughlin
Photography by Courtesy of Dunhill
1959
Playing for a prize fund of HK$2,000 stumped up by the South China Morning Post, the inaugural event might not have had the glamour of today’s tournaments, but it produced a very worthy...
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It comes as no surprise to learn that the “Road Hole”, the 17th which is widely regarded as the most famous hole in golf, played as the hardest during the week, averaging +.66 over...
It wasn’t the finish that he - or his legions of fans - would have wanted, but five-time champion Tom Watson bowed out of his very last Open in the gloaming at the end of the weather-plagued...
Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose will be the stars of the show at Fanling in October when the golfing superstars are set to headline the field at the UBS Hong Kong Open.
Johnson and Rose, currently...
The Venetian Macao Open will raise the bar once again when the 17th edition of the tournament returns to the Macau Golf & Country Club from 15 - 18 October - a week before the UBS Hong Kong Open...
Korea's Lee Jeong-hwa held her nerve in the searing heat at Fanling to capture the inaugural Hong Kong Ladies Open with a gutsy final-round performance last month.
The 20-year-old from Busan, who...
Imagine if this story unfolded at the Open at St Andrews in July: “R&A forget to book Old Course for final round … hackers slotted in between top pros ... Rory McIlroy makes play-...
The Open Championship is rich in history and for me to play in St Andrews in 2000 was a great honour. I was exempted into the tournament after winning the Order of Merit in Asia in 1999 which was...
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The number of PGA Tour events 34-year-old Jimmy Gunn had played before the US Open. The US-based Scot, who got into the event as second alternate, found the links-style course to his liking...
Hong Kong narrowly missed out in their bid for a podium place at the Queen Sirikit Cup following a disappointing final-round display at Fanling last month.
The hosts, who had grabbed the lead after...