Boulet and Fung Share HKPGA Honours
Dominique Boulet and Derek Fung were declared joint winners of the HK$70,000 HKPGA Order of Merit - Leg Two event at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in late June after heavy rain caused the cancellation of the final round.
The Fanling duo posted matching first rounds of 70 over the scenic cliff-top layout before foul weather curtailed the event. Asian Tour player Timothy Tang finished in third after a 71.
"I played and putted reasonably well throughout and the course was in good shape," said Fung. "Bu it's a shame we couldn't finish all 36 holes."
The Ladies' division, which was played a week later at the same venue, experienced the other side of Hong Kong's notoriously unpredictable summer weather.
In sweltering conditions, first-round leader Sylvia Chan was forced to withdraw from the event due to heat exhaustion, which left the door open for Annie Lau and Jannet Sheng, who finished with two-day totals of 161, to take the event to a sudden-death play-off, which Lau won with a par at the demanding opening hole. Betty Ng placed third, a further two shots back.
"It was not easy to play well under these conditions," said Lau (pictured). "I had to tell myself to be patient and fortunately I was able to putt well over the final nine holes."
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