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Isaac Lam and Leon D’Souza grabbed the two Link Hong Kong Open spots up for grabs at local qualifying on Friday – with some help from two players already in the field.
Asian Tour star Taichi Kho carried the bag for Lam, who carded a final-round three-under-par 67 to finish on six under, which was one ahead of D’Souza, who shot a level-par 70.
Kho is making a habit of helping others reach the city’s Open, having been alongside Terrence Ng when he won last year’s qualifier.
Ng, who has already qualified through the HKPGA Order of Merit, put in a shift for D’Souza at Hong Kong Golf Club.
Lam said he was “feeling over the moon” and credited Kho with helping him focus “just on the shot in front of me, rather than the shot before”.

“It is a great honour to play this year’s Hong Kong Open,” said Lam, who made his debut at the tournament as an amateur in 2020. “I know my game is up there to compete and I know I belong on the Asian Tour, despite not being on the Asian Tour yet. I definitely have a goal in mind and I will be working towards that later in the year with my coach.”
D’Souza said he had been struggling a bit with his game, but he finished fourth on the China Tour last weekend, and that had “definitely helped coming into this week”.
With a place in the 2026 Masters and the 154th Open Championship going to the winner of the Hong Kong Open in November, D’Souza said it was hard to set goals when it was likely to “get crazy with expectations”.
“But you know I just want to focus on what I can control with my game, keep building from here, keep working on things,” he said. “Because there are a lot of things I do need to work on and hopefully by then I’m a little better than I am now.
“But you know, I want to be a lot better than I am now. So, that’s my goal from here.”


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They do so helped by two others who have already qualified for the November event, which carries entry to Masters, British Open for winner


They do so helped by two others who have already qualified for the November event, which carries entry to Masters, British Open for winner.


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Hong Kong Open golf: Isaac Lam, Leon D’Souza clinch local qualifier spots

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They do so helped by two others who have already qualified for the November event, which carries entry to Masters, British Open for winner