Prize money for next year’s UBS Hong Kong Open is to soar by 66 per cent to a massive US$2 million, title sponsor UBS has announced.
It means the 2006 winner will take home a first prize of US$333,330 – one of the biggest in Asia.
The increase will cement the tournament’s status as one of the…
Colin Montgomerie won a thrilling UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday and immediately offered his sympathies to rival James Kingston, who suffered heartbreak on the final hole for the second successive year.
South African Kingston double-bogeyed the par-four 18th at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling to lose by a stroke – 12 months after…
Robert Jan Derksen had only ever seen bars of gold in the movies – now he has one of his own.
The Dutchman aced the 12th hole at the UBS Hong Kong Open on Saturday to win a 1kg gold bar worth US$15,000 courtesy of title sponsor UBS.
"It’s a very nice reward," he said. "I think…
Hong Kong-bound Colin Montgomerie now has a new title to add to his eight Order of Merit crowns and 41 tournament victories worldwide – Order of the British Empire.
The Scottish ace – one of the stars of next week’s UBS Hong Kong Open – kept an important appointment at Buckingham Palace to collect his OBE…
Simon Yates produced fireworks at the UBS Hong Kong Open on Saturday to put himself one round away from glory.
The Scot fired a course-record 61 – including birdies on the closing four holes – to take a two-shot lead into the final round at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling.
Yates’ spectacular effort left him…
Thongchai Jaidee endured a rollercoaster second day at the UBS Hong Kong Open but stayed in contention for both the tournament and the Asian Tour Order of Merit crown.
The Thai star mixed six birdies with four bogeys at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling on Friday to card his second successive 68, leaving him…
Rick Gibson deliberately didn’t look at the leaderboard during the second round of the UBS Hong Kong Open. When he finally did, he saw his own name at the top.
The Manila-based Canadian fired a four-under 66 to go with his first-round 65 at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling, leaving him on nine-under 131…
Maarten Lafeber admitted he had thoughts of shooting a 59 as he took the UBS Hong Kong Open by storm on Saturday.
The Dutchman, level par at the start of the third round, produced an incredible 28 on the front nine at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling to send a buzz through the large…
If Colin Montgomerie is as good at predictions as he is at golf, he will need rounds of 66 and 65 to win the UBS Hong Kong Open.
The Scot posted a second-round 66 at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling on Friday to reach five-under for the tournament and put himself in position to…
Colin Montgomerie battled back from early trouble to remain in contention at the UBS Hong Kong Open with a first-round one-under-par 69.
The Scot birdied the first hole at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling on Thursday but followed up with a bogey on the second hole and a double-bogey seven on the next.
"Two over…
Kang Wook Soon rolled back the years with a brilliant six-under-par 64 to grab the first-round lead at the UBS Hong Kong Open.
The Korean was almost flawless at a sun-kissed Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling on Thursday with a bogey-free round that recalled his glory days of the Nineties.
"I hit a lot of good…
A European victory in this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open would keep Kang Wook Soon’s name in the spotlight for at least another year.
The Korean was the last Asian player to win the tournament, in 1998, and his name usually crops up whenever talk turns to the chances of another Asian triumph in the prestigious…