Golf fans in Hong Kong will be offered a glimpse into the future of local golf as the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open tees off from 9-11 June.

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The contest will feature some of Hong Kong's up and coming amateur golfers including Kitty Tam Yik-ching and Chloe Chan Cheuk-yee, who won the Girls' 13-14 category of the 2016 HKGA Winter Junior Championship last December.

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Tam, 20 and Chan, 13 will be sharing the course with a pool of more experienced golfers such as Michelle Sun and Jannet Sheng Qiu-yan as they vye for the US$150,000 prize purse. 

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“This is the most important local tournament on our calendar and something we look forward to every year because we have home support, and a course we are most familiar with," said Sun, who turned professional in 2011 after completing the Hong Kong PGA Training Programme.

 

"It is a tournament I want to do well.”

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Chan was part of a select group of 3 amateur golfers to gain qualification for last year's Rio Olympics and too expressed her anticipation at playing in the event that paved her rise to stardom.

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“I’m really looking forward to coming home and defending my title at the Hong Kong Ladies Open," said the 23-year-old, who will compete for the first time as a professional.

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"It all started at Fanling when I came through a tense finish to win, which gave me a lot of confidence."

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