Back to its Best

This year’s Hong Kong Open has been boosted by the return of UBS as title sponsor as well as the inclusion of Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose in what is expected to be a stellar Fanling field

Rory McIlroy won in 2011

The UBS Hong Kong Open will take place at the Hong Kong Golf Club from 22 to 25 October 2015. The return of UBS as title sponsor for the first time since 2012 has seen the prize purse for the tournament, Hong Kong’s oldest sporting event, increased to US$2 million in 2015 from US$1.3 million last year, helping to attract some of the world’s premier golfers like Johnson and Rose to the Hong Kong Golf Club in October.

Past champions include Peter Thomson, Greg Norman, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson, José Maria Olazábal, Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Miguel Angel Jiménez and Colin Montgomerie. Another all-star field is expected to assemble in Hong Kong for the UBS Hong Kong Open 2015.

HKGA cardholders will be entitled to a 20 per cent discount off standard ticket prices.

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Written by Alex Jenkins

Photography by Charles McLaughlin

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