‘It was fun until golf wasn’t fun,’ says Jason Hak as Chinese prodigies Jin Cheng and Lin Yuxin upstage local hope at Clearwater Bay Open
The 23-year-old refuses to blame a sore neck for his five-over 75 as Australia’s David Lutterus takes the lead on opening day
He enjoyed going around with two of China’s most promising young golfers but that was where the fun ended for local hope Jason Hak Shun-yat on the opening day of the Clearwater Bay Open.
Hak, playing with Jin Cheng and Lin Yuxin, finished on five-over-par 75 after four bogeys and a triple bogey on a day that saw Jin shoot five under to be just one stroke behind leader, Australia’s David Lutterus.
“It was fun until golf wasn’t fun. But I love playing with them, they’re great kids and they’re playing really well,” Hak said, refusing to blame neck soreness for his tough round.
“The way I hit it and the way I putted, I tried my best but some putts didn’t go in. As long as I’m still in it I can always do better, I’ll maybe go and hit a couple more balls and make myself feel good and then I’ll wake up tomorrow and do what I need to do.”
Jin, who won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Clearwater Bay two years ago, was the star of the grouping, nailing seven birdies to share second with New Zealand’s Campbell Rawson.
