{"id":10574,"date":"2012-10-05T08:55:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T08:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2012-10-05T08:55:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T08:55:22","slug":"filipino-hong-takes-charge-at-the-pgm-sarawak-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10574","title":{"rendered":"Filipino Hong takes charge at the PGM Sarawak Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kuching, Malaysia<\/strong>: Charles Hong of the Philippines charged into contention at the PGM Sarawak Masters with a second round score of three-under-par 69 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hong held a one-shot over Singaporean rising star Choo Tze Huang, who shot a 70 at the RM180,000 (approximately US$60,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight leader George Gandranata of Indonesia posted a 75 for a share of third place with Go Nakauchi (72) of Japan and Malaysian duo Jeremiah Kim (72) and Akhmal Tarmizee (73) at the Sarawak Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>Hong, who is a licensed civil engineer, got off to a hot start as he was five-under for the day before dropping late bogeys on holes 16 and 17 to settle for a two-day total of four-under-par 140.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t thinking about the score too much because I was trailing by three shots at the start of the day. The birdies kept coming and even though I finished with two bogeys, I\u2019m still happy with my round,\u201d said the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe course isn\u2019t that long and there\u2019s not a lot of trouble but the pins and greens are very tricky here so you need to stay patient,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hong had never plan to play golf professionally but decided to try his luck in the play-for-pay ranks after going through a golf training programme sponsored by ICTSI in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>His decision to turn professional was rewarded with a first career victory in a local event last month and he is now in the running of securing a dream win on the ADT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought of turning professional but after I graduated and passed my civil engineering exam, I told myself that I have nothing to lose and I can to be a professional golfer. I\u2019ve never had the experience of playing for my national team as an amateur so the ADT really helps me get an idea of what professional golf is all about,\u201d said Hong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning last month has boosted my confidence and if I do win here, it proves that it (win in the Philippines) wasn\u2019t a fluke and it shows that I\u2019m able to contend on an international level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The halfway cut was set at nine-over-par 153 with a total of 60 players making the weekend rounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuching, Malaysia: Charles Hong of the Philippines charged into contention at the PGM Sarawak Masters with a second round score of three-under-par 69 on Friday. Hong held a one-shot over Singaporean rising star Choo Tze Huang, who shot a 70 at the RM180,000 (approximately US$60,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. 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