Sebastian Cheng and Christy Chong underscored their status as two of Hong Kong's most rapidly improving juniors with fine showings at the Albert KW Lai Junior Championship, which was held over the Old Course at Fanling in the second week of July.
Cheng, a member at Discovery Bay Golf Club returned a tidy 33 points in the stableford format to win the overall Boy's event by a point from Lo Tsun in second place. Shinya Mizuno, the younger brother of Shinichi, the current Hong Kong Amateur Close champion, finished in a tie for third alongside Leon D'Souza and Bibendum Leung on 31 points.
In the Girls' division, Christy Chong picked up her second HKGA title in as many months thanks to a narrow one-point margin of victory over second-placed Carrie Ann Lee. Kelly Kung finished in third spot with 26 points.
It's clear that Chong, a seven handicapper, has a liking for stableford events. In June, she won the ladies' division at the bulthaup Stableford Tournament at Discovery Bay by three points.
Overall Boys' Standings
1 Sebastian Cheng 33
2 Lo Tsun 32
3= Shinya Mizuno 31
Leon D'Souza 31
Bibendum Leung 31
6= Andy Liu 28
Henry Au 28
Marcus Lam 28
Tong Siu-lun 28
10 Kenneth Heng 27
Overall Girls' Standings
1 Christy Chong 32
2 Carrie Ann Lee 31
3 Kelly Kung 26
4 Veronica Szeto 23
5= Emily Leung 22
Vivian Li 22
7 Andrea Au 21
8 Peony Tan 20
9 Estee Leung 18
10 Claudia Ng 14
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