The Hong Kong Open has been testing the top golfers of both the Asian and European Tours for half a century and some pretty big names have snapped up the title in Fanling. Greg Norman, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer and Tom Watson have all added the elite Asian Tour title to their career resumes.
This year, however, the local giants of the game are hoping to break the twenty-year title duck with the number one Chinese golfer, Liang Wenchong, together with the first Chinese to win a European Tour event, Zhang Lianwei, leading the attack.
Other Asian Tour stars include Singapore Open hero, Jeev Milkha Singh and Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee, who must be kicking himself after a dismal final round in Singapore that effectively cost him the title.
South Africa’s Rory Sabbatini, who has had a good year on the PGA Tour, will be making his debut and is joining a strong field including defending champion, Miguel Angel Jimenez, losing Ryder Cup captain, Nick Faldo and his charge, Graeme McDowell, Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie, Germany’s pride and joy, Bernhard Langer and the bad boy of the greens, John Daly.
Leading Irish sports bookmaker, Paddy Power, is offering odds on 72 hole handicap betting, big 7 versus the field and outright betting. Current odds on a win are Graeme McDowell 16-1, Miguel Angel Jimenez 18-1, Rory McIlroy 20-1 and Jeev Milkha Singh 20-1.
Paddy Power offers a £25 free bet to all new punters.Tags: Asian Tour, European Tour, golf, Hong Kong Open
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