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SCMP Reporter

Hong Kong golf took another significant step today with the announcement that Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club will hold a leg of the PGA Tour China.
The Clearwater Bay Open will be the first PGA Tour China Series event held outside mainland China.
The tournament, worth 1.2 million yuan (HK$1.39 million), will be held from November 3-6, featuring a 120-player field, with an eligibility component similar to that used at other PGA Tour China Series events. It will be the 10th leg on the 2016 schedule, which features 13 tournaments.
The game in Hong Kong is already riding high after local amateur Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching qualified for the Rio Olympics – described by local officials as the greatest day in the history of Hong Kong golf.
‘The greatest day in the history of Hong Kong golf’ as sensation Tiffany Chan seals qualification for the Olympics
Wyman Li, chairman of the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, said they were “delighted and proud” to be the host and title sponsor of the Clearwater Bay Open.
“In the past, we have been actively promoting sports development in the community, particularly junior golf.”

Last October, Clearwater Bay attracted worldwide attention when it staged the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, won by Chinese teenager Jin Cheng, who is the only amateur to win a PGA Tour China Series event – the 2014 Nine Dragons Open.
Beijing teenager Jin Cheng ready to fly the flag for China at Masters
“The 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur was a resounding success on and off the golf course,” Li said.
“It is an honour for us to play host again, this time for such an important and highly acclaimed professional golf tournament in Asia.
“We’re very much looking forward to putting on a world-class sporting event at Clearwater Bay,” he said.

Greg Gilligan, PGA Tour vice-president and Greater China managing director, said of the three-year agreement: “We are excited about the upcoming Clearwater Bay Open in Hong Kong. This new tournament marks further development of the PGA Tour China Series’ presence and its impact in the greater China region.
“We’d like to thank the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club for its commitment to the PGA Tour China Series. I am sure the players will love the spectacular course and enjoy the tournament experience in Hong Kong, truly one of the world’s great cities.”
The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, established in 1982, offers an 18-hole course divided into two parts: the Highland Nine and the Ocean Nine.
The club is located in the New Territories and is situated on a peninsula with stunning views of the South China Sea and Hong Kong.

Since 2003, the club has been fully committed to its community outreach programme, an initiative aimed at strengthening neighbourhood ties, preserving the environment and upholding family values while working with charity partners to organise and raise funds for different sectors of people in the community.
The PGA Tour China Series is in its third season, providing opportunities for elite players from China and other countries.
The series also offers players the opportunity to advance to higher levels of the world stage, including the Web.com Tour, the pathway to the PGA Tour.
China’s Li Haotong was the player of the year in 2014, followed by Australia’s Bryden Macpherson last year.


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Clearwater Bay Open

PGA Tour is coming to Hong Kong: Clearwater Bay to host a leg of China series

Clearwater Bay has stunning backdrops of the sea. Photo: SCMP Pictures

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 13: Tim Finchem Jay Monahan meeting with Clearwater Bay in the TPC Sawgrass Boardroom during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 13, 2016. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)

Jin Cheng of China poses with the trophy after winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur golf championship in Hong Kong Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, when heavy rain and high winds forced the cancellation of the fourth round at Clearwater Bay. Jin, who led by two strokes after each of the first two rounds, shot a 1-under 69 Saturday for a 54-hole total of 11-under 199, a one-stroke lead over Australian amateur champion Cameron Davis and his countryman Ryan Ruffels. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Hong Kong: Cheng Jin of China plays a shot during the Round 3 of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in Hong Kong on October 03, 2015. (Photo by Alex Liew/AAC)

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Tiffany Chan shows off her trophies after winning the NT$3 million (HK$735,000) Future Open at the Tong Hwa Golf and Country Club on the outskirts of Taipei in Taiwan. Photos: Taiwan LPGA

Tiffany Chan shows her style during Taiwan's Future Open.

Tiffany Chan hits a tee shot on her way to victory at Taiwan's Future Open.

Comeback queen: Tiffany Chan in dramatic play-off victory at Hong Kong Ladies Open

Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching kisses the trophy after winning the Hong Kong Ladies Open at Fanling. Photo: Daniel Wong

Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching poses in front of the scoreboard after her victory at the Hong Kong Ladies Open.

Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching in action at the Hong Kong Ladies Open in Fanling.

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Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching on her way to winning the Hong Kong Ladies Open at Fanling. Photo: Daniel Wong

Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching in action during the first round of the Hong Kong Ladies Open at Fanling. Chan went on to win in a play-off. Photo: Daniel Wong.

Hong Kong Golf Association Head Coach Brad Schadewitz at the Hong Kong Golf Association in Causeway Bay. 09SEP15

Tiffany Chan and her caddie, Hong Kong international Steven Lam Steven Lam Tsz-fung, assess a shot during the final round of the Hong Kong ladies Open at Fanling. Photo: Daniel Wong 


Tiffany Chan drains a putt on her way to winning the Hong Kong Ladies Open at Fanling. Photo; Daniel Wong

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PGA Tour is coming to Hong Kong: Clearwater Bay to host a leg of China series

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The Clearwater Bay Open will be the first PGA Tour China Series event held outside the mainland