Ng Shows His Class

Amateur talent impresses against the pros

Local amateur talent Terrence Ng put in a brilliant performance to finish second at the le coq sportif Golf Championship, a professional event, in late June. Terrence Ng

Ng, a member of the Hong Kong international team, fired back-to-back rounds of 71 over the Diamond/Ruby layout at Discovery Bay Golf Club to finish on a two-day total of 142, seven strokes behind winner Scott Barr. The Australian, an Asian Tour regular, blitzed the field with his nine-under total and collected a cheque for HK$100,000 as well as le coq sportif apparel to the value of HK$50,000.

Being an amateur, Ng, who is a product of the HKGA's junior development programme, had to forgo the second-place earnings of some HK$30,000.

In the ladies' division, Hong Kong amateurs Tiffany Chan and Isabella Leung tied for second behind Sheung Qiu Yan. Tiana Gwenn Lau, another young amateur, placed solo fourth.