PGA European Tour - Tournaments

UBS Hong Kong Open

Hong Kong GC, Fanling

Hong Kong, China

01 Dec 2005 - 04 Dec 2005

Montgomerie wins the UBS Hong Kong Open in dramatic fashion

04 Dec 2005

After an extraordinary and dramatic finish to the UBS Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf Club, Colin Montgomerie celebrated claiming his 30th European Tour title. The 42 year old Scot closed with a level par 70 for a winning nine under par total of 271 to relegate five players into second place, including the luckless James Kingston, who double bogeyed the last to lose his chance of the silverware. Montgomerie’s victory was worth €170,590 (£116,584) and moved him to fifth on The European Tour Order of Merit as well as consolidating his strong position in the race for places in next year’s Ryder Cup Team. But more importantly, it pushed him back into the top ten on the Official World Golf Ranking at number nine.

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Yates at the 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic

Yates and Montgomerie fly the Saltire in Hong Kong

03 Dec 2005

A Scot will lead the field into the final round of the UBS Hong Kong Open - but not the one most people expected. While pre-tournament favourite Colin Montgomerie remained very much in contention for his 30th European Tour title in a share of second place, it was fellow countryman Simon Yates who grabbed the plaudits after an enthralling third round in Fanling. Yates, a Thailand resident and an Asian Tour regular for the past decade was in scintillating form at the Hong Kong Golf Club, posting a sensationally flawless nine under par 61 for an 11 under par total of 199 to take a two shot lead over Montgomerie, who carded his second consecutive 66.

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Gibson leads but Montgomerie looms large in Hong Kong

02 Dec 2005

Canadian Rick Gibson may have had the honour of grabbing the lead at the halfway stage of the UBS Hong Kong Open but it was Colin Montgomerie who grabbed most of the attention in Fanling as the eight time European Tour Order of Merit winner moved menacingly into contention. After opening with an excellent 65, Gibson continued his solid progress with a second round 66 for a nine under par total of 131 and a one shot lead over his fellow Asian Tour regular Edward Loar of the United States, with Sweden’s Martin Erlandsson third on seven under par 133.

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Kang is King for the day in the UBS Hong Kong Open

01 Dec 2005

Korean golfer Kang Wook-Soon rekindled his love affair with the UBS Hong Kong Open when a sparkling opening round of six under par 64 at the sunkissed Hong Kong Golf Club gave him the first round lead. The 39 year old former two time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner was the last Asian golfer to win the co-sanctioned event between The European Tour and the Asian Tour at the course in 1998, and sparked memories of that day with a fine opening effort.

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Miguel Angel Jiménez wins the 2004 Omega Hong Kong Open

Jiménez looks to make history in Hong Kong

28 Nov 2005

Miguel Angel Jiménez will attempt to create a little piece of modern day golfing history this week when he aims for a successful defence of the US$1.2 million UBS Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling.The ponytailed Spaniard triumphed by one shot last year in a thrilling duel with the 2004 champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland and South African James Kingston and will be looking to get his hands on the silverware once again in this, the first year of a four-year sponsorship deal with new tournament backers UBS.

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