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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
National Games: Kho, Ding to lead Hong Kong's golfers in search of gold at Fanling
Taichi Kho and Ginnie Ding will lead a Hong Kong team of established and rising stars into a National Games challenge that could pit them against some of the best in the world. With the likes of men's star Li Haotong, who finished in a tie for fourth at the Open Championship last month, and women's world No 5 Yin Ruoning among their potential opponents, the city has named a strong squad for November's tournament, which is being played at Hong Kong Golf Club. Asian Tour star Kho will be joined by two of his Asian Games bronze medal-winning teammates, Matthew Cheung and Jason Hak Sun-yat, with amateur Jeffrey Shen Wang-ngai completing the foursome. Ding, who is playing her debut season on the Ladies European Tour, is joined by Olympian Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching, Arianna Lau and Sophie Han. Kho, who took individual gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and won the World City Championship at Fanling to become the first Hongkonger to win on the Asian Tour, said it would be a 'really special experience to play in such a prestigious event in front of friends and family'. Danny Lai, the Golf Association of Hong Kong, China CEO, said hosting the tournament showed 'just how far the game has come in Hong Kong'.
South China Morning Post
05-02-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Ding achieves a first for Hong Kong on Ladies European Tour, eyes bigger things
Excitement, anticipation and a certain amount of expectation will be flowing through Ginnie Ding's veins when she steps onto the first tee in Morocco on Thursday. The 22-year-old will start her rookie season on the Ladies European Tour in the Lalla Meryem Cup, the next step in a two-year journey that has taken her from college golfer to fully fledged professional. And with a 30-tournament season ahead, Ding, the first Hongkonger to earn full LET status, wants to make a fast start to life on tour so she can earn her way into the bigger events, such as the national opens in Scotland and Ireland, and the lucrative Aramco Team Series with its US$5 million in prize money. 'It'll be my first time playing so much consecutively,' Ding said. 'I don't even know what it's going to be like, but I'm super-excited.' Ginnie Ding is the first from the city to secure a Ladies European Tour card. Photo: Hong Kong Golf Club That season begins with, hopefully, four days on the Blue Course at Royal Golf Dar es Salaam, in a field that includes defending champion Bronte Law, South Africa's Nicole Garcia and Singapore's Shannon Tan.
