Milestones of the Hong Kong Open

The 2015 Hong Kong Open, which saw Justin Rose engaged in a thrilling tussle with Denmark’s Lucas Bjerregaard, provided tremendous drama. But Hong Kong’s oldest professional sporting event has a habit of producing more than its fair share of memorable moments

2015

UBS returned as the title sponsor of Hong Kong’s oldest professional sporting event since

2012, renewed its backing of the event with a multi-year commitment to support the Hong Kong Open.

Justin Rose became the 11th major champion to win the UBS Hong Kong Open after an enthralling final-day duel with Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark. The pair had been neck-and-neck for two days at Fanling, coming into the final day with a share of the lead and they still could not be separated as they stood on the 12th tee on Sunday. But a double bogey from Bjerregaard on the 14th proved crucial and Rose came home in 34 to get to 17 under and win the title.

“When you separate yourself from the field like we did, it’s probably a tough one for him to lose. But he didn’t lose it, just both of us played incredibly well and separated from the field.” The Englishman, a former US Open winner, would go on to win the Olympic gold medal in Rio the following year on golf’s return to the Summer Games for the first time in more than a century.

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