AROUND THE HKGA | SENIORS OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Simply Invincible: Williams Wins Fifth Year in a Row Fanling member Douglas Williams continued his remarkable winning ways with another victory at the Hong Kong Seniors Amateur Open Championship.
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he defend ing cha mpion retained his title by a huge margin of 18 strokes on the Par-70 Eden C ourse. The “ i nv i n c ibl e ” W i l l i a m s i s totally unbeatable, winning his fifth title in five years. He carded 65 and 68 in the first two rounds and established at least a 16 -stroke lead over t he whole field. When asked about his thought before teeing off the final round, “You have to set a goal for yourself before every round. And honestly speaking, I would like to make 7 more birdies and win by 20 strokes today! Unfortunately, I just made 5 birdies and I am happy with that,” said Williams, who finished with a final round 68. Malaysian Calvin Wong ended with 69 to finish second overall and wins the 6064 age group. Ian Clarke from the United Kingdom finished third overall on a total of 228. Joseph Pethes, winner of Over 70 age group again, carded a final round 73 to finish fourth overall. “The HKGA always organizes the best tournaments in Hong Kong. I have said this for several years but it’s true. And I also want to recognize the volunteers and referees for your t ime, ef for t a nd help. T he cou rse is a lso i n great cond it ion,” said Williams. “To win this tournament for fifth time in a row, I have to say I feel pretty good. But I’m so happy that people come all over the world playing this event. As a member of the Hong Kong Golf Club, it’s great to see people come to play from different places.” I n tota l, 90 players sta r ted t he tournament including 42 overseas players from 12 different countries.
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Douglas Williams of Hong Kong (right) receives the 2017 Hong Kong Seniors Open Amateur Championship trophy from Kenneth Lam, Vice President of HKGA (left)
OVERALL FINAL RESULTS 1 Doug Williams# 2 Calvin Wong* 3 Ian Clarke 4 Joseph Pethes^ 5 Robert Choy+ 6 Anthony Melloy 7 Anthony Taylor 8 = Chit Heng Chong Tom Sung
HKG MY UK HKG HKG HKG HKG MY HKG
65 68 68 73 77 69 73 76 79 80 76 73 79 74 77 81 73 78 76 79 78 78 81 76 74 82 79
201 219 228 229 230 232 233 235 235
Tip your hat to the champion - Doug Williams wins by an impressive margin of 18 strokes
Notes: # denotes 55-59 age division winner * denotes 60-64 age division winner + denotes 65-69 division winner ^ denotes 70 & Above age division winner
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