SO THERE IT IS, 10 examples of every dog having its day. The danger of such musing is that non-dead players can pop up and do it again. The surprise 1975 US Open winner Lou Graham would have been a prime candidate for this list, but having won only two other events, he suddenly hit form 15 years later and won three events in 11 weeks.
Similarly, it is tempting to say that 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman and Asia’s own 2009 US PGA Championship winner YE Yang are pencilled in for a future version of this list.
However, one must remember a similar surprise winner of the 1968 US Open. Many wrote him off as a fluke, but Lee Trevino went on to win five other majors in a spectacular career...
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These are golden days for Asian golf and it would be natural for expectations to rocket sky-high as we embark on a hectic summer season that includes The Open and culminates with golf’s long-...
When did you start playing - and where?
I was brought up in Gullane in Scotland, which is home to many great courses, including Gullane Golf Club and Muirfield is very close by, so golf was very...
When did you start playing - and where?
I started playing at the age of eight, here in Hong Kong.
How often do you play?
I generally play once a week and try to practise once midweek...
How special was it for you to win your national Open?
I’ve always really liked the Volvo China Open. It means a lot to me. I can’t even explain how much, especially because I won the Volvo...
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If you haven’t heard much about Bryson Dechambeau, you will soon enough. After a historic 2015 as an amateur, Dechambeau turned pro following last month’s Masters. In his very first event in the...
Fowler, 26, has been credited with infusing golf with a youthful attitude that is somewhat at odds with the sport’s country club image. His good looks have earned comparisons to Zac Efron and...
Bubba Watson knows a good thing when he sees it - and in young rising talent Dou Zecheng, the two-time Masters champion believes China has a definite star of the future.
Dou, who played the...
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On 20 July, 2015, a 22-year-old amateur called Paul Dunne was the last player to tee off in the final round of The Open. Playing alongside the 2010 winner, Louis Oosthuizen, Dunne had become the...