Hong Kong star Tiffany Chan hoping to be a cut above her rivals after LPGA Tour struggles
- Three missed cuts on the elite tour fail to dampen Chan’s spirits on her return to Fanling for the US$150,000 tournament
- The 25-year-old arrives back home buoyed by a five-shot victory in qualifying for the US Open
Hong Kong favourite Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching brushed off the disappointment of three missed cuts on the LPGA Tour as she prepared to take centre stage at the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open, starting at Hong Kong Golf Club on Friday.
An early exit from the Mediheal Championship in San Francisco last weekend turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it allowed her to get in a practice round for the US Open qualifying in Hawaii on Monday, where she blew the field away by five shots.
Chan, 25, then made the dash across more time zones to arrive in Hong Kong for the fifth edition of the Fanling tournament that she won in spectacular style as an amateur in 2016.
With jet lag as her companion, Chan was in good spirits despite her travails in her second year on the LPGA Tour.
“It’s been a little bit up and down in the past three weeks, missing cuts, but my game is feeling better than ever,” she said.
“I don’t want to look at it [missing cuts] as such a big deal. I won the US Open qualifier so that’s a little confidence booster. I played phenomenal. I’m really excited to see how I perform this week.”
