LIV Golf: Ogletree believes he and HyFlyers are on verge of ‘great things’, despite struggles ahead of Hong Kong event
- Andy Ogletree, who won twice on the Asian Tour last season, says he’s ‘really close to playing some great golf’
- The American is back at Fanling just months after sealing the International Series order of merit at the Hong Kong Open
There are not many times in a professional golfer’s career when failing to win means popping open the champagne, but Andy Ogletree’s performance at the Hong Kong Open was one of those rare occasions.
The 25-year-old did not even finish in the top 10 when he broke open a bottle of bubbly last November, but coming 12th sealed last year’s International Series order of merit title, paving the way for him to join Phil Mickleson’s HyFlyers GC team.
Ogletree is back at Hong Kong Golf Club this week, as the team competition makes its debut in the city and said the Fanling course was “a special place” for him.
“Yeah, I’ve never been more excited to finish 12th in a golf tournament in my entire life,” he said. “This is the place that officially got me on to LIV Golf for this season, I’m happy to be back, and looking forward to the week for sure.”
The American though has not had the best start to the year, with a tie for 41st in Las Vegas his best result so far and only Anthony Kim sits below him in the standings.
Meanwhile, the HyFlyers, who also count Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale among their number, have struggled to get off the ground, with Mickelson’s tie for sixth in Jeddah on Sunday the best individual finish of the season.
