Final Shot with Zac Purton

The reigning Hong Kong champion jockey, who carded 112 race wins last season, talks to Alex Jenkins about his love of playing at Fanling, his best-ever round and who would be in his dream fourball

New South Wales Golf Club

Do you have a favourite course?

Amber Heard

I love playing the Eden Course, it's a nice test without being too hard. I am also a member of New South Wales Golf Club in my home town of Sydney, and although it frustrates the hell out of me because it's such a tough course, I somehow really enjoy playing there. The want to conquer it keeps drawing me back and the guys that play there are such a great bunch it's always good to have a beer and a laugh after the round.

Who would be in your dream fourball?

Tiger Woods, because he's the best I've seen. Rory McIlroy, because I love the way he plays - he's an exciting player. And Amber Heard, because she's smoking hot!

What do you love most about the game?

I love being outdoors and love a challenge. I find golf very relaxing but also love the competitiveness of it: it's such a hard game to master it keeps pulling me back to want to get better. I always dream of being a pro golfer and then get a nice wake-up call when I shank one off the first tee.

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Written by Alex Jenkins

Photography by AFP

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