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Jason Hak Shun-yati

Jason Hak Shun-yat is a professional Hong Kong golfer. He turned pro in 2013 and finally ended the long wait for a first win on tour when he claimed a resounding first professional title at CGD Yunnan Championship on the China Tour in August 2017.

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  • The 27-year-old caps an impressive 2021 with US$78,900 in prize money, climbing more than 500 places in the world rankings
  • ‘For the [2025] National Games, not just individual medals, I definitely hope to get a team medal – especially gold’ Hak declares

Fourth place finish for Hongkonger at 15-under as Li Haotong surges past Wu Ashun for silver as Yuan Yechun takes gold while 4-year-old Sophie Han finishes 10th above China’s former women’s world No 1 Feng Shanshan.

At six-under par, Hak is one shot off the lead at the end of day one, while Hong Kong teenaged sensation Sophie Han holds a share of fifth place in the women’s event.

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The 26-year-old Hak leaves Covid-19 chaos of US, making trek from family home in Florida to find playing opportunities in China, including the national Open.