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 giant replica of a gold bar dominates the 12th tee as Korean star KJ Choi goes for the green during practice for this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open. To mark the first year of its title sponsorship, UBS has announced that the first player to score a hole-in-one at the newly-constructed 12th hole during…

Colin Montgomerie will tee off in this week’s UBS Hong Kong Open in the belief that tournaments in Asia are harder to win than ever before. Globe-trotting Monty says Asian golf has made "massive" improvements both on and off the course in recent years. "There’s been a dramatic increase in standards over the last 10 or 15…

Paul Casey made a nightmare start to the UBS Hong Kong Open – but emerged smiling and still harbouring hopes of landing the title. The Ryder Cup star found himself six-over-par after just 11 holes at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling on Thursday, a far cry from his heroics of the week before when…

The UBS Hong Kong Open is looming as a pivotal moment in the battle for the Asian Order of Merit title. Next month’s US$1.2 million tournament is one of just four ranking events remaining on this year’s Asian Tour and – as the penultimate tournament on the calendar – could well be the deciding ground in…