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Golf tournament

Golf tournament
World City Championship
Tournament information
LocationNew Territories, Hong Kong
Established2023
Course(s)Hong Kong Golf Club
Par70
Length6,710 yards (6,140 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate198 Kho Taichi (2023)
To par−12 as above
Final champion
Hong Kong Kho Taichi
Location map
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The World City Championship was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour held at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong.

The inaugural tournament served as one of 11 events around the world in the Open Qualifying Series (OQS) for the 2023 Open Championship. Kho Taichi, Kim Bi-o and Travis Smyth qualified, after Michael Hendry withdrew for medical reasons.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
2023 Hong Kong Kho Taichi 198 −12 2 strokes New Zealand Michael Hendry

See also

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. Ball, Josh (28 February 2023). "Asian Tour: Poulter and Stenson to headline World City Championship as top-flight golf returns to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "The Open Qualifying Series / All You Need To Know". The Open. The R&A. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. Webeck, Tony (16 May 2023). "Hendry withdraws from The Open to fight cancer battle". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. "Newcomer Kho claims maiden Asian Tour victory for Hong Kong". France24. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links

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