November 15, 2007 - Kang Wook Soon provided a blast from the past on the opening day of the UBS Hong Kong Open on Thursday (November 15).
The Korean veteran – the last Asian player to win the tournament, in 1998 – fired a five-under-par 65 in the opening round at the Hong Kong Golf Club…
November 13, 2007 - Golfing legend Peter Thomson remembers the first Hong Kong Open in 1959 only too well – because he was lying on a beach in his native Australia at the time.
"I was there on the beach and a radio report came on about it," he recalled. "And I thought, ‘Hey, they’re playing…
October 3, 2007 - Tiger tamer Mike Weir will spearhead a quartet of PGA Tour aces at next
month's UBS Hong Kong Open.
The former Masters champion - fresh from his stunning victory over Tiger Woods in the Presidents Cup at the weekend - will be joined by two-time US Open winner Retief Goosen, rising star Trevor…
September 21, 2007 - In-form Liang Wenchong is targeting victory in November’s UBS Hong Kong Open as the perfect way to mark the 10th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule.
No golfer from mainland China has ever won the storied event and the country’s current No.1 acknowledges he has the chance to…
November 7, 2006 - Former champion Miguel Angel Jiménez will be looking to get his hands back on the UBS Hong Kong Open trophy after being confirmed for next week’s US$2 million showpiece.
The Spanish ace and three-time Ryder Cup star Paul McGinley are the latest world class players to be unveiled for the tournament, to…
November 13, 2006 - Asian golfing legend Lu Liang Huan enjoyed an emotional "homecoming" at the UBS Hong Kong Open on Monday.
The player affectionately known as "Mr Lu" was the tournament’s first ever champion in 1959 and won the title again in 1974. He also spent two years – from 1962-64 – as club pro…
November 14, 2006 - Liang Wenchong is hoping to end his year on a high with victory in this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open.
China’s No.1 player has revealed that the US$2 million showpiece – which tees off on Thursday at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling – will be his final big event of…
November 14, 2006 - Jeev Milkha Singh will play through the pain barrier at this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open as he seeks his third European Tour title of 2006.
The high-flying Indian injured his wrist in Japan six weeks ago but is in such good form he doesn’t want to take time off.
He is getting…
November 14, 2006 - Michael Campbell believes tournaments like the UBS Hong Kong Open are helping to make golf truly global.
The New Zealand ace is delighted to see the sport breaking out of its traditional twin powerbases of Europe and the US and winning new fans the world over.
"Look what happened 40 years ago when…
November 15, 2006 - Retief Goosen tees off in this week’s US$2 million UBS Hong Kong Open in the belief that he will need his "A game" to prevent a hat-trick of Asian victories in European Tour events.
The South African world No.6 says Asian golf has made huge improvements in recent years.
"It doesn’t matter where…
November 15, 2006 - Separated by 50 years but united by a love of golf, the legendary Lu Liang Huan and talented teenager Jimmy Ko had plenty to talk about when they were paired in the UBS Hong Kong Open Pro Am on Wednesday.
Taiwan’s famous "Mr Lu", two-time winner of the Hong Kong Open and…
November 15, 2006 - Defending champion Colin Montgomerie is targeting victory in this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open to maintain one of golf’s most remarkable winning streaks.
The evergreen Scot has won somewhere around the world at least once every year since 1993 and knows he is running out of chances in 2006.
"I have successfully defended…