Hong Kong's Doug Williams on cusp of biggest moment in career
Amateur who has developed golf courses throughout the region will tee off in US Senior Open
Hong Kong golfer Doug Williams is no stranger to flight mishaps before major tournaments, having unwittingly hopped on the wrong plane and ended up in the Canary Islands when he should have been in Mallorca for the Spanish Amateur Championship in 1982.
Thirty-two years on, Williams has once again found himself at the mercy of airlines after his clubs disappeared on a flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles two weeks ago as he focuses on the biggest moment in his 44-year golfing career - this week's US Senior Open in Oklahoma.
Armed with his late father's clubs, Williams finished joint second at the Southern California Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship last week - another notable achievement for the 56-year-old American.
Life has never been better for the amateur golfer, who now manages real estate part-time after developing golf courses in Southeast Asia, including the "Kau Sai Chau Project".
If I started winning every major amateur tournament by 10 strokes, then I might rethink turning pro. But the US Senior Tour is almost impossible to get on, so that would probably be a non-starter.
Qualifying for the US Senior Open - after beating Hawaiian legend David Ishii in a play-off - is the pinnacle of Williams' career, which includes multiple victories in amateur events in Hong Kong, Asia, Europe and America.