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The cost of a pint of Stella Artois, the official beer of the tournament, on the Hong Kong Golf Club's terrace during the Hong Kong Open. That's right. For those lucky enough to gain entry to the most sociable corner of the Fanling property, free beer was the order of the day.
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The number of Hong Kong players that made the half-way cut. Six local players started the tournament, but only Timothy Tang made it through to the weekend action. England's Edward Richardson, who won the Hong Kong Open Amateur Championship a month earlier to book his berth in the tournament, also missed the cut.
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The number of bogeys that tournament winner Miguel Angel Jiménez made during the week. The Spaniard dropped shots at the ninth and 10th holes during the first round – his 17th and 18th of the day – before keeping his scorecard for the final three rounds blemish-free. Incredible!
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With his victory, Jiménez joins the legendary Peter Thomson as the only players in Hong Kong Open history to have claimed the title on three occasions. Only Taiwan's Hsieh Yong-yo, with four victories (1963, 1964, 1975 and 1978), has more.
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The scoring average at the first hole during the week, making it the hardest hole at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Only 23 birdies were made at the par-4 opener, which normally plays as a par-5 for the club's membership, while 143 bogeys and 14 double bogeys were also recorded.
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World number one Rory McIlroy made this many bogeys – and a gruesome four-putt double bogey – on his way to missing the halfway cut during his title defence. McIlroy, who blamed a stone-cold putter for his travails, managed only five birdies in 36 holes.
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