Alex Jenkins delves into the archives and recalls the most memorable moments from the championship’s distinguished 54-year history
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Written by Alex Jenkins
Photography by AFP
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At the beginning of October - a full three weeks before the reinvigorated UBS Hong Kong Open got underway - Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club hosted arguably the second most important...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...