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More Than HK$2 Million Raised at UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup

Hong Kong: This week’s UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup will raise a minimum of HK$2.3 million [about US$300,000] for the three local groups chosen as beneficiaries by title sponsor UBS and the tournament’s Official Charity, Friends of Asia Hong Kong. Wednesday’s gathering will be the UBS Hong Kong Open’s inaugural fund-raising event, which is […]

Community Programmes Take Centre Stage in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: With support from the Hong Kong Government’s Mega Events Fund and the return of UBS as title sponsor, this week’s Hong Kong Open is bringing the world’s leading golfers to Asia’s World City to compete for the US$2 million prize purse. Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose, currently ranked eighth and seventh in the […]

Shanghai Incentive for Hong Kong Youngsters

Hong Kong: The top Hong Kong golfers from this week’s Hong Kong Junior Open Championship will enjoy a unique, all-expenses-paid golf education experience at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. The Hong Kong Golf Association’s [HKGA] Exclusive Banking Partner will invite Hong Kong’s leading boy and girl in the 15-17 age group on a week-long trip […]

Schools’ Golf Programme in Full Swing in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Hundreds of school children across Hong Kong are enjoying their introduction to the sport with the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) ‘Golf for Schools’ initiative well under way. Primary schools in Fanling, Sha Tin, Sheung Shui, Tung Chung and Wan Chai have already signed up for the new programme. Launched during last year’s […]

Hong Kong Golf Association Partners with US Kids Golf

The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has unveiled US Kids Golf as its Official Supplier of junior golf equipment in a partnership that will focus on bringing new children into the sport in Hong Kong. Ning Li, President of the HKGA said:  “Following the recent launch of our Golf For Schools programme, which already has […]

Hong Kong Tees-Off ‘Golf For Schools’ Initiative

Trail-blazing Chinese golfer Liang Wen-chong has helped the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) launch a new initiative that will take golf into primary schools across the territory for the first time. The HKGA’s ‘Golf For Schools’ programme will give children aged between six and 12 the chance to try golf at school through a fun […]