Newcomer Kho upsets Filipino Tabuena and claims maiden Asian Tour victory for Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Taichi Kho posing with the winner's trophy during round three of the World City Championship presented by the Hong Kong Golf Club on Sunday, March 26, 2023. - AFP

HONG KONG, March 26, 2023 (AFP): Taichi Kho overcame final-round nerves to become the first Hong Kong player to win an Asian Tour event at a rain-shortened World City Championship on Sunday.

Kho only turned professional in January but held off New Zealand's Michael Hendry to win by two strokes at a soggy Hong Kong Golf Club and claim a place at this year's Open Championship.