{"id":449713,"date":"2026-02-28T05:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/449713\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T05:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:01:09","slug":"2026-hsbc-liv-golf-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/449713\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HONG KONG GOLF CLUB AT FANLING<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PAR: 70\u00a0<br \/>YARDAGE: 6,711<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong Golf Club, established in 1889, has been a fixture in professional golf for more than six decades and has staged more elite-level golf tournaments than any other golf club in Asia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club has hosted the Hong Kong Open since 1959 and is part of the Asian Tour schedule as one of the 10 International Series tournaments\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong Golf Club and Augusta National are the only two golf clubs in the world that have hosted the same professional tournament for more than 60 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong Golf Club\u00a0is home to the oldest championship golf club in Asia. It has also received the prestigious Award of Distinction in the 2023 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conversation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fireballs GC\u2019s Abraham Ancer won the inaugural LIV Golf Hong Kong in 2024 in a three-many playoff against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livgolf.com\/ripper-gc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ripper GC<\/a> Captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livgolf.com\/players\/cameron-smith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Smith<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livgolf.com\/crushers-gc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crushers GC<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livgolf.com\/players\/paul-casey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Casey<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Garcia won last year\u2019s Hong Kong Open while his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livgolf.com\/fireballs-gc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fireballs GC<\/a> team completed the sweep of both trophies\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ian Poulter, Ben Campbell and Tom McKibbin all past champions of the Hong Kong Open that is also played at Hong Kong Golf Club\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf Hong Kong will utilize the same composite layout at Fanling that is used by the Hong Kong Open\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 529-yard par 5 13th was the equal easiest hole on LIV Golf in 2025, averaging 0.78 under par across the tournament. The other par 5 (3rd hole) was the 10th easiest hole in the league in 2025, averaging 0.48 under par\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The dogleg left 493-yard ninth, the longest par 4 on the course, has been the most difficult hole for the first two years of LIV Golf Hong Kong\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 288-yard par-4 fourth was the second easiest par-4 on the course and is drivable under soft conditions but has not yielded an eagle in the first two years\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The field stroke average for the par-70 course in 2025 was 67.846 \u2013 nearly a half-stroke better than the previous year (68.216)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 13th and 17th holes share a large double green, leading to potentially long putts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The par-4 16th is a slight downhill dogleg right \u2013 and offers players a blind tee shot. A nice high fade is usually the proper play<\/p>\n<p>FOX SPORTS BROADCAST IN U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Rd. 1 \u2013 Thursday, March 5 (12 a.m. &#8211; 1 a.m., FS2; 1 a.m. &#8211; 5 a.m., FS1)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rd. 2 \u2013\u00a0Thursday, March\u00a05\u00a0(11 p.m. &#8211; 1 a.m., FS2; 1 a.m. &#8211; 4 a.m., FS1)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rd. 3 \u2013 Saturday, March 7 (12 a.m. &#8211; 5 a.m., FS1)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rd. 4 \u2013 Saturday, March 7 (10:30 p.m. &#8211; 1 a.m., FOX One; 1 a.m. &#8211; 4:30 a.m., FS1)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WEATHER<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 \u2013 High of 69 degrees. Partly Cloudy. 11% chance of precipitation. Winds 10-15 mph East-Northeast\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Round 2 \u2013 High of 70 degrees. Partly Cloudy. 22% chance of precipitation. Winds 10-15 mph North-Northeast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Round 3 \u2013 High of 69 degrees. Partly Cloudy. 12% chance of precipitation. Winds 10-20 mph East-Northeast\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Round 4 \u2013 High of 70 degrees. Partly Cloudy. 4% chance of precipitation. 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