Hong Kong Open (golf)
The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is played on the Asian Tour, and formerly on the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and in 1962 was one of the five tournaments that made up the inaugural Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit. It remained part of the circuit until 1996, before joining the Asian Tour, then known as the Omega Tour, in 1997. It became co-sanctioned by the European Tour in 2001, as part of the 2002 season.
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Established | 1959 |
| Course(s) | Hong Kong Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,710 yards (6,140 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 258 Ian Poulter (2010) |
| To par | −22 José María Olazábal (2002) −22 Ian Poulter (2010) |
| Current champion | |
| Ben Campbell | |
| Location map | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港高爾夫球公開賽 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港高尔夫球公开赛 | ||||||||||
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The Hong Kong Open was played in spring from its inception until 1994, but since 1995 has usually been played towards the end of the year, in November or December, and as a result has often fallen into the following year's European Tour season.
Since taking its place on the European Tour the event has always been held at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Sheung Shui, New Territories. The Hong Kong Golf Association, Hong Kong PGA, and Chinese PGA receive a limited number of exemptions into the tournament for their members.