Golf: Hong Kong Open cuts prize money
Prize money for the prestigious Hong Kong Open has been cut $750,000 to $2 million.
HONG KONG:
Prize money for the prestigious Hong Kong Open has been cut $750,000 to $2 million, organisers said, blaming the state of the world economy. This year’s Hong Kong Open will be held between November 15 and 18. “It’s one of these things that have happened because of the downturn of the world economy,” said Hong Kong Golf Association Chief Executive Iain Valentine. Valentine, adding that he was hopeful Rory McIlroy, the world number one, will return to defend his title. “The Hong Kong Open has a very unique place in the European Tour schedule of events and people like to play because of the golf course and because of Hong Kong in general, they just like coming here.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2012.
Prize money for the prestigious Hong Kong Open has been cut $750,000 to $2 million, organisers said, blaming the state of the world economy. This year’s Hong Kong Open will be held between November 15 and 18. “It’s one of these things that have happened because of the downturn of the world economy,” said Hong Kong Golf Association Chief Executive Iain Valentine. Valentine, adding that he was hopeful Rory McIlroy, the world number one, will return to defend his title. “The Hong Kong Open has a very unique place in the European Tour schedule of events and people like to play because of the golf course and because of Hong Kong in general, they just like coming here.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2012.