Rose, of course, is a Major champion having won the 2013 US Open and becoming the first Englishman since Tony Jacklin in 1970 to win America’s national Open. A truly global player, Rose has won seven times on both The European and PGA Tours, as well as picking up titles in the land of his birth, South Africa, as well as Australia and Japan.
Rose said: “Hong Kong is one of my favourite cities in the world and Fanling is a great golf course. The tournament is close to the end of the Race to Dubai so I liked the idea of putting another tournament on the schedule near the end of the year to give myself as good a chance of possible of winning the Race to Dubai when we get to Dubai at the end of the season.
"I missed the cut by a shot in 2011 but I loved the course. I remember I made a late run of birdies to almost make the cut, but then missing that cut actually enabled me to spend a weekend in the city and really get to know and love the place.
"We stay in an awesome hotel in the middle of town and there are just so many great restaurants and so much to do - when you are away from the course you always feel you are somewhere very special and unique.
"But hopefully this year I can improve the golf side of things. Fanling is a very traditional, tree-lined, tight course. It’s not long but a great test of golf and not easy as the winning scores usually tell. It’s also great to have UBS back on board as title sponsor - they have a great association with the tournament and we are delighted to have them back.”
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