Thirteen-year-old golfer Arianna Lau out to follow idol Tiffany Chan’s LPGA Tour and Olympic footsteps as she sets world No 1 blueprints
- Lau eyes path to Los Angeles 2028 Games and LPGA Tour card, just like history-making ‘role model’ Chan
- From her mother sacrificing her career, to training six times a week between school, Lau’s journey has already not been easy
While Hong Kong golf whizz Arianna Lau’s dreams of being the world number one may initially appear far away, the 13-year-old’s trajectory has shown the sky is the limit.
In 60 local junior and amateur squad tournaments thus far, Lau has won 57, finishing second in the rest. She has multiple top-three finishes at international events, and already boasts a handicap of four.
“Tiffany has always been my role model because she was the first person to get to the LPGA (Tour). She represented Hong Kong at the Olympics, too,” said Lau, fresh off the back of being announced as the winner of a HK$250,000 scholarship grant funded by the EFG Young Athletes Foundation.
“I’ve played around with her. She’s very hard-working and determined, and sets a lot of goals for herself to achieve, so I’ve learned a lot from her and I really want to be like her. To turn pro, achieve good results, and represent Hong Kong.”
