Li Triumphs Over Major Champions

Chinese golfer Li Hao-tong delighted his home crowds and collected one of the biggest cheques of his career by holding off a host of Major champions to win the 2016 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am on the tropical island of Hainan

Liverpool FC legend Robbie and John Daly

Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker described his respect for his playing partner, two-time Major champion Mark O’Meara. “You think you know how to play golf then you play with a legend and it puts golf into perspective,” said Becker, who coaches world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic.  “It’s been a great two days and a great experience for me.”

The biennial Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am was established in 2010 as Asia’s first and only pro-celebrity golf tournament.  This sporting and entertainment extravaganza – which reaches more than 26 television channels in Greater China and over 200 countries worldwide – aims to popularise golf in China whilst also promoting Hainan Island as a tourist destination and supporting local charities.  Proceeds are being donated to The Nature Conservancy and the Hainan United Youth Association.

Rich Beem

Pages

Written by The Editors

Photography by Daniel Wong

Click here to see the published article.

Nothing is Quite Like the Masters
The Open is marvellous and on a golfing level probably the golf tournament most pros would like to have under their belt, but for sheer spectacle, energy and Oscar Award Ceremony like atmosphere...
Liang Wins Again in Japan
Liang, China’s favourite golfing son and former Asian Tour number one, fired five birdies against two bogeys to win the event staged at the Token Tado Country Club in Nagoya. He totalled...
After Years of Near Misses
An Epic Sunday Second Nine "I felt the calmness I’ve never felt on a major Sunday. Even after making a couple of bogeys, I was still very positive. I still believed there were a lot of holes I...
Could Young Guns be This Year's Masters Blasters?
Even though there have been 14 tournaments worth US$96m on the PGA Tour so far in this calendar year, it somehow feels as if the golf season doesn’t legitimately get underway until the Masters...
D'Souza Claims HK Close Amateur 2017 Title
D’Souza fired closing rounds of 69 and 67 to win his Hong Kong Men’s Close Amateur Championships on the New Course at Fanling over the Lunar New Year holiday. In...
Reigns in Desert
The Spaniard set the tone with an opening-round 65 at Emirates Golf Club and never looked back, finishing with a bogey-free 69 to get to 19 under and beat The Open champion Henrik Stenson by...
Fifth Time's the Charm
2017 represented the 34th edition of the HKPGA Championship, an event first played in 1974, and Ageas has been title sponsors for seven consecutive years before. Ageas Insurance Company (Asia)...
Brilliant Brazel
The 37-year-old was visibly emotional as he lifted the trophy, who spent years toiling in Australia competing in pro-ams to earn a living before started playing on the Asian Tour since 2013...
England Regain Shanghai Silverware
The annual Shanghai Cup event was originally a golfing version of the Calcutta Cup, the highly-charged grudge match between Scotland and England. However, in recent years the competition has...
Jock’s Pot Goes Li-ward
With 30 entrants making it the largest-ever field there was a tense struggle for the top places and, of course, the highly coveted John D. Mackie Quaich (a.k.a. “Jock’s Pot”) which is awarded to...

Pages