Do you have a favourite course?
My joint favourites are Rye Golf Club and the New Course at the Hong Kong Golf Club. I’m a member at both. They’re very different courses but special in their own way. I would rate Danang Golf Club in Vietnam as the best new course in Asia.
Who would be in your dream fourball?
Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus and Glenn Hoddle. The first two are self-explanatory; they’re legends of the game. For my sins I am a Tottenham Hotspur fan and Hoddle was my footballing hero growing up.
How do you maintain focus during a round?
Maintaining focus was definitely not my strength when I was younger, though I am a lot better now. As the saying goes, I try and take it one shot at a time and not let a bad shot distract me – too much.
How would you describe your overall investment philosophy?
Generally conservative. It’s not that often that I invest for the short term; I normally look to the long term. The shares that I do buy are nearly always those of well-known multinationals, which I believe lessons the risk involved.
What key lessons have you learned through your personal investing experiences?
Don’t get too excited by so-called ‘hot’ tips. By all means get recommendations from professional consultants, but taking the advice of your amateur investor friends is probably not the best route to making a fortune.
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