OpinionWhy Olympic star Tiffany Chan is the perfect ambassador Hong Kong golf has been dreaming of
Amateur’s qualification for Rio is the fillip the game needs as it tries to fight accusations of being only for the city’s wealthy elite
Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching is a communications major at the University of Southern California. Courses include: public speaking, communication and mass media, and navigating media and news in the digital age. It’s unclear how much practical work is involved, but surely she could point her professors to her appearance in front of the press this week.
As many as 30-40 reporters and camera people from Cantonese media were in attendance, an unprecedented level of interest in golf in a city where the sport is still seen as the preserve of wealthy elites.
The new-found enthusiasm is, of course, because of the 22-year-old’s remarkable qualification for the Rio Olympics as golf returns to the Games for the first time since 1904.
One of only three amateurs to qualify among the 120 men and women who will take part, her tremendous run included two victories in professional events, the Future Open in Taiwan and the Hong Kong Ladies Open.
WATCH: Tiffany Chan on her journey to Rio