Hong Kong Canto-pop sensation Stephanie Ho and lifelong friend Tiffany Chan to resume rivalry on the golf course at Fanling
The pair grew up playing together and are looking forward to locking horns in the Hong Kong Ladies Open in May
Well-known local singer-actress Stephanie Ho Ngan-si and golf sensation Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching may have taken totally different career paths in their teens, but the childhood friends’ memories of Hong Kong golf – which span 20 years – remain as fond as ever.
“We used to go to the Old Course [at Fanling] after school and play a round before eating at a nearby [dai pai do ng] to wait for our parents to pick us up,” recalled 25-year-old Ho, a former Hong Kong golf teammate of Chan, who recently became the first Hongkonger to qualify for the LPGA Tour.
Almost a decade on, the pair will finally be able to revisit their junior days and share the course after Ho clinched the Ladies Close Amateur Championship in Hong Kong in January, landing her a spot at the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open this May. Chan won the Open in 2016 when an amateur.
Suffice to say the fiery competitiveness still runs through both their veins, regardless of Chan’s LPGA status.
Watch: Tiffany Chan and Stephanie Ho battle it out on the putting green
“It’s been more than 10 years since I last beat her,” said Ho, who recalled losing a dramatic five-hole play-off to Chan at the Junior Close Championship when aged 12. “I stopped playing golf years ago but it’s encouraging to win so soon after picking it back up.”