- Title: HONG KONG: BRIAN WATTS WINS HONG KONG GOLF OPEN
- Date: 14th February 1993
- Summary: HONG KONG (FEBRUARY 14, 1993) 1. TOM WATSON (PURPLE SHIRT) TEES OFF 2. CUTAWAY 3. WATSON MISSES PUTT ON ELEVENTH HOLE 4. CHEN TSE-CHUNG (PINK SHIRT) USES AN IRON ON THE FAIRWAY OF THE 14TH HOLE, BALL LANDS ON THE GREEN 5. CUTAWAY 6. CHEN PUTTING 7. CHEN SINKS THE PUTT 8. BRIAN WATTS (WHITE SHIRT) USES IRON ON FAIRWAY OF THE 18TH HOLE 9. CUTAWAY OF MOBILE LEADER-BOARD 10. WATTS PUTTS AND MISSES THE HOLE 11. WATTS SINKS PUTT AND WAVES FIST IN THE AIR 12. WATTS ACCEPTS TROPHY AND CHEQUE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: HONG KONG
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- Country: Hong Kong
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- Story Text: In windy conditions, Brian Watts of the United States captured the 250,000 U.S. dollar Hong Kong Open Golf championship on Sunday (February 14) just one stroke ahead of Taiwan's Chen Tze-chung.
Watts scored a 10-under par 274 after a 3-over par 74 in the final round. Watts got birdies on the second and third holes at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club links, but then went on to bogey the fifth and sixth holes and was set back by three more bogeys on the final nine.
In the final round, Chen, who was eight strokes behind Watts, scored a 4-under-par 67 in the final round for 275. Chen had seven birdies but also three bogeys.
Britain's David Feherty ended one stroke behind Chen at 276 after shooting 68 on the final round. Defending champion Tom Watson finished with 281.
Watts won a 41,650 U.S. dollar purse.
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