Hong Kong Golf Association joins forces with world-renowned coach Gary Gilchrist – ‘this is huge’
- The South African is working with the territory’s coaches to put a programme in place to ensure young players are given the best possible chance of reaching the top
He’s worked with a host of world number ones and now world-renowned coach Gary Gilchrist is teaming up with the Hong Kong Golf Association.
He is working with Hong Kong’s coaches to create a foundation for developing the future of golf in the territory in a partnership the HKGA’s high performance manager Tim Tang says is “huge”.
“He’s coached so many number ones on the LPGA Tour, the PGA Tour, so this is huge, I feel privileged to get to learn from someone like Gary,” Tang said.
“What he has brought is a system, we are trying to lay down the foundation for the future of developing Hong Kong golf.
“His system is proven over 20 years of experience and it’s something that’s never been done here in Hong Kong, someone like Gary with a system where not only he teaches the players but he’s improving all the coaches. The most important part is the coaches.”
Gilchrist has worked with world number ones Lydia Ko, Feng Shanshan and Ariya Jutanugarn in recent times and has also worked extensively in some of the world’s best academies.
