Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho ‘learned so much’ from Asian Tour stint – ‘it’s good to know I can compete at this level’
- Kho, 22, signs off with an even-par 71 on Jeju Island, and now turns his attention to World Amateur Team Championships in Paris
- Emerging South Korean star Taehoon Ok holes birdie putt on last to beat his famous compatriot Bio Kim to the title
Taichi Kho closed out his campaign at the Asian Tour’s International Series Korea on Sunday with an even-par 71 that left the Hong Kong National Team player on five-under for the tournament at the Lotte Skyhill Country Club on Jeju Island.
There had been a run of three birdies across six holes midway through the round to see Kho climb the leader board. But he gave shots back from 12 to 14 before a birdie on the 18th saw him sign for a 279 (73-66-69-71) and a share of 38th.
The US$1.5 million tournament was won by South Korea’s Taehoon Ok with a 15-under-par total of 269 (68-64-69-68).
Kho now turns his attention to the 2022 World Amateur Team Championships – with the men’s Eisenhower Trophy being held just outside Paris from August 31 to September 3 – after three tournaments in a row with the pros on the Asian Tour.
Sunday’s round capped off a whirlwind trip that started with the Mandiri Indonesia Open before taking in the International Series Singapore earlier this month, with plenty of valuable knowledge and experience gained.
“I naively thought I would know how to handle it with a lot of travel, because in amateur golf you get back-to -back weeks as well,” Kho said. “But this was a completely new experience, it was very humbling just to learn how to physically manage yourself and psychologically manage yourself.