{"id":10941,"date":"2012-10-19T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T08:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10941"},"modified":"2012-10-19T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T08:19:14","slug":"ryder-cup-stars-heading-for-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10941","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup stars heading for Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hong Kong:<\/strong> Europe\u2019s victorious 2012 Ryder Cup Captain Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal has confirmed he will play in next month\u2019s UBS Hong Kong Open, where he will be joined by defending champion Rory McIlroy and Paul Lawrie, both members of his magnificent team, and Miguel Angel Jim\u00e9nez, who was a Vice Captain at Medinah Country Club.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The triumphant quartet have turned their attentions back to The Race to Dubai after winning what was arguably the greatest Ryder Cup in history, producing a miraculous comeback on the final day to snatch victory from the Americans\u2019 hands.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Lawrie, who defeated American Brandt Snedeker in the Sunday Singles, said: \u201cI always look forward to the Hong Kong Open, it\u2019s a great tournament in a fantastic city, so it\u2019s a fun week on and off the course. My record in the event isn\u2019t quite as good as I would like, but the way I\u2019ve been playing this year I feel very confident of giving a good account of myself.\u201d<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>With Matt Kuchar, who won two points from three for the USA team, also in attendance, the UBS Hong Kong Open will boast a star-studded field for the penultimate event of the 2012 season, where a US$2million prize fund is on offer. The championship is sanctioned by The European Tour, Asian Tour and Hong Kong Golf Association.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Kuchar has won four times on the US PGA Tour, including at The Players Championship this year, and the World Number 13 will go in search of his maiden European Tour title when he makes his debut in Fanling next month. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>He said: \u201cI\u2019m very excited about making my debut at the Hong Kong Open, I\u2019ve heard a lot of good things about the tournament and the city, so I look forward to finding out for myself what all the buzz is about. The strength of the field is impressive and Rory\u2019s record in the tournament is even more impressive, so it\u2019s going to be tough to win my first European Tour title but I\u2019m certainly going to give it my best shot.\u201d<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Ms Kathryn Shih, CEO UBS Wealth Management Asia Pacific, commented on the star-studded field for this year\u2019s UBS Hong Kong Open saying, \u201cUBS is delighted to welcome members of the Ryder Cup squads from both sides of the Atlantic to the UBS Hong Kong Open in 2012.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cEuropean stars like Rory McIlroy, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal, Paul Lawrie and Miguel Angel Jim\u00e9nez have long been favourites of the galleries in Hong Kong, while Matt Kuchar making his debut at the UBS Hong Kong Open this year will only add to the excitement. It was a thrilling Ryder Cup and I am confident that golf enthusiasts from Hong Kong and around the region will be keen to show their appreciation for these players in person next month.\u201d<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Funding from the Mega Events Fund (MEF) has helped bring the world\u2019s leading players to the UBS Hong Kong Open from November 15-18, and their presence will significantly boost the profile of the tournament as a major sporting event. The star names will not only support the promotion of the tournament, but will help promote Hong Kong as a tourist destination and engage with the local community.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cThe MEF funding will also be used to facilitate other additional activities for Hong Kong, such as photo shoots with players at the city\u2019s iconic landmarks, a golf clinic for local school children and to support the Urban Golf Challenge, a specially-created par three hole in the centre of Hong Kong which the top players will attempt to master,\u201d said Mr Jeffrey Lam, Chairman of the Mega Events Fund Assessment Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong: Europe\u2019s victorious 2012 Ryder Cup Captain Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal has confirmed he will play in next month\u2019s UBS Hong Kong Open, where he will be joined by defending champion Rory McIlroy and Paul Lawrie, both members of his magnificent team, and Miguel Angel Jim\u00e9nez, who was a Vice Captain at Medinah Country Club.&nbsp;The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[466,7018,651,5900,765,2553,7019],"class_list":["post-10941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-jose-maria-olazabal","tag-miguel-angel-jimenez","tag-paul-lawrie","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-ryder-cup","tag-ubs-hong-kong-open"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ryder Cup stars heading for Hong Kong - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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