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Teenager Guan to play another PGA event

HONG KONG, May 22 - Chinese wonder boy Guan Tianlang, who first shot into the limelight at OneAsia's Volvo China Open last year, has accepted an invitation to take part in the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance on the U.S. PGA Tour next week.

Guan, 14, last month became the youngest player to make a cut in a Major championship when he finished 58th at the U.S. Masters with a 12-over aggregate of 300. He made it to Augusta by virtue of winning the 2012 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.

A native of Guangzhou, Guan first came to international attention when he took part in the OneAsia and European Tour co-sanctioned Volvo China Open at Tianjin Binhai Lake Golf Club last year aged just 13 -- becoming the youngest player ever to start on either tour.

His record lasted less than a year, as Ye Wocheng started the 2013 edition of the tournament earlier this month aged just 12, having made the field via regional qualifying.

OneAsia's Chu to speak at key golf summit

HONG KONG, July 5 - OneAsia Secretary-General Tenniel Chu will be a keynote speaker at a major regional golf summit in December, and sit on a panel exploring how professional golf tournaments can benefit clubs.

Chu, who is also the Vice-Chairman of China's Mission Hills Group, will be a special VIP guest speaker at the 2012 Asia Pacific Golf Summit, to be staged in Brunei from December 11-13.

"Tenniel is an old friend of the Asia Pacific Golf Group (APGG) and we are very honoured to have him speak at the Summit," said Mike Sebastian, Chief Executive Officer of APGG, the owner and producer of the Summit.

The APGG said Chu was part of a very impressive list of international speakers drawn from all over the world who will be speaking on a variety of important issues which impact the day-to-day operations of the thousands of golf clubs in the Asia Pacific.

Griffin benefits from mist opportunity

JEJU ISLAND, Korea, May 19 - Australian Matthew Griffin won his second OneAsia title in less than a year on Sunday when the final round of the one billion won (U.S. $900,000) SK Telecom Open was called off without a shot being played because of thick fog at Pinx Golf Club on Korea's Jeju Island.

Griffin can credit a spectacular 40 foot putt from off the back of the 18th green on Saturday for the win, as it meant he held a one-shot lead over Korean veteran Kang Wook-soon at the end of three rounds.

The tournament ended in similar circumstances in 2011 when Kurt Barnes was declared the winner after fog prevented any play in the final round.

OneAsia appoints Chu Secretary-General

HONG KONG, April 11 - Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman of Mission Hills China, has joined OneAsia as a senior official as the golf tour embarks on its fourth and biggest season yet.

Chu (right), who has extensive relationships in golf throughout the world, joins as Secretary-General, reporting directly to OneAsia Commissioner and Chairman Sang Y. Chun.

He will handle an array of responsibilities including working with national golf governing bodies, professional golf associations, tournament sponsors and course and resort owners to develop additional events for an OneAsia platform that has already seen extraordinary growth since its launch in 2009.

OneAsia already boasts the national Opens of five countries -- Australia, China, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand -- among its 14 tournaments, and with a total purse of over US$16 million is the most lucrative regional tour in the Asia-Pacific.

"It is an honor to have Tenniel Chu join the OneAsia team,” said Sang Y. Chun.

“Mission Hills and OneAsia share a common vision about the enormous potential of golf in Asia, and both are pioneers in elevating the status of the game in the region.”

Chu hails from a family that put golf on the map in China. The conglomerate founded by his father, Dr. David Chu, owns and operates Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen and Dongguan southern China, which with 216 holes is listed by Guinness World Records as the world’s biggest golf club.

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