HONG KONG: GOLF - Mark Aebli of the U.S. Wins Cathay Pacific Open Championship

Record ID: 534565

  • Title: HONG KONG: GOLF - Mark Aebli of the U.S. Wins Cathay Pacific Open Championship
  • Date: 4th March 1985
  • Summary: FANLING, HONG KONG (3 MARCH, 1985) (VISNEWS - GARY LING) 1st Hole Norman tee shot (beige trousers), Peter Senior of Australia tee shot (grey trousers), leaders scoreboard, Aebli tee shot (white sweater), Chen tee shot (brown trousers) (5 shots) 3rd Hole Crowd, Aebli very good putt for birdie four, crowd react (3 shots) 18th Hole Norman 3rd and 4th shots for par four, scoreboard shows him tying for second, at this stage (4 shots) Chen 2nd shot onto green, Aebli 3rd shot, Chen holes long putt for birdie 3 to put Norman into 3rd, Aebli holes 4th shot to finish winner. Aebli congratulated by Chen (5 shots)
  • Embargoed: 19th March 1985 12:00
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  • Location: FANLING, HONG KONG
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAAPJT08YIKY58QD59KLJQY4IMF
  • Story Text: Mark Aebli of the United States won the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Gold Championship at the Fanling course on March 3. Aebli, an unheralded 27-year-old from Texas, pulled away from former champions Greg Norman and Chen Tsw-Ming in impressive style. Carrying a two-stroke lead over Norman into the final round, he chipped in for a birdie at the second and knocked in a 10-metre (30 feet) putt at the third to give himself a strong start. Norman was never able to mount a serious challenge and Aebli showed character to avoid any catastrophes -- giving him the 25,000 US dollar first prize. The new champion, whose score was 270, had previously won only four small tournaments. Chen snatched second place four strokes behind, by sinking a 4-metre (12 feet) putt for a birdie on the final green. The shot, which only just made the distance, meant he pipped Norman for the runner's-up prize of 16,660 dollars by just one stroke. Norman, who failed to produce the electrifying strokes that have swept him to world prominence, had to be content with third place and the 9,390 dollars prize.
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