Colgate-Hong Kong Open
Encyclopedia
The Colgate-Hong Kong Open was a golf
tournament on the LPGA Tour played only in 1976. It was played at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club
in Hong Kong
. Judy Rankin
won the event by one stroke over Hisako "Chako" Higuchi
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the LPGA Tour played only in 1976. It was played at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club
Hong Kong Golf Club
The Hong Kong Golf Club is a private golf club, and is one of only a few in Hong Kong. It is home to the Hong Kong Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the European and Asian Tours....
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Judy Rankin
Judy Rankin
Judy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...
won the event by one stroke over Hisako "Chako" Higuchi
Hisako Higuchi
is a Japanese professional golfer.Higuchi won the LPGA Championship on 12 June 1977, making her the first Asian-born player to win a major championship for either men or women. She remains the only Japanese woman to win an LPGA major championship...
.