Tom McKibbin of North Ireland talks to media during the post match press conference after finished the first round at -10 in the Link Hong Kong Open at Hong Kogn Golf Club on October 30, 2025 in Hong Kong, China.
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Um your question um you know I think I just sort of like the sort of old school nature of this this golf course. Um the tend that that obviously suits me quite quite well and the holes that you have to hit driver on I think sort of suit my eye and the holes that you don’t um I think suit me as well. So I picked that that that first round in in March. I didn’t finish it very good. Um which was which was obviously very disappointing and then wrapped it up with with two nice rounds. So I think sort of to come to a place that I liked and uh was looking forward to coming here and sort of put all those happy happy thoughts and go out and have a good round. Yeah, I think it’s um it’s always nice coming back to a golf course that you know that you’ve uh that you’ve played well around and um I think sort of playing yesterday sort of familiarizing yourself again with um with the golf course and sort of seeing how it’s flying. I think the greens are maybe a little bit faster this this time and uh sort of getting used I forgot sort of how slowly the greens were. So, um, yeah, sort of once you once you get yourself back out there, it’s, uh, it was nice to be back. Um, yeah, I I want to say yes. I mean, golf’s a golf’s a crazy game. Anything can sort of happen, but, uh, over the last sort of 6 weeks or so, I’ve been playing some very nice stuff, very consistent. Um, everything’s felt pretty good. Um so I think sort of just taking the positives those results and um having um you know coming here off have a good li result I think sort of put all those things uh together nicely then have a hopefully have a good week here. Is this your low round like ever practice and you have 59s or no uh this is my this is my lowest 62 I think it’s 62 maybe four times before. Um, yeah. So, this was this was uh definitely my my thoughts. I think it might be it hard to be. What was your favorite shot of that? Was it the one on three or you got it? Um, no. It wasn’t it probably wasn’t as good of a of a shot. Um, I hit a lot of nice shots. I hit I hit a really good bunker shot on the on the ninth that um, you know, saved me from having a bogey. So, I think that was probably my favorite shot. Nearly held that up. I hit a lot of quality iron shots to sort of six five six feet. Um so those were probably my favorites. How much is the absolutely you know the for these events to have those those spots up for grabs? I mean um yeah definitely um motivates you to to go out and play well knowing uh what’s uh sort of on the on the table come the end of the week. So um yeah definitely definitely a good motivator. Um I think around here everything sort of has to be pretty good. Um you know I think if you don’t drive the ball well it obviously in very tricky spot. So I think sort of maintaining sort of each each sort of part of your game um I think ultimately when it comes time to trying to win for moments the the putters got to stay uh relatively warm and and obviously those uh help take off the shots and the scorecard. So hopefully um I can keep pulling some nice putts. You were too for um I don’t know. I sort of came in with with the mindset just the game with every flag. Hope for the best. So obviously that worked today. Um whether or not I keep deciding to do that and um we’ll see. But obviously um my game feels nice and maybe just keep on that mentality and and just sort of go for it and and wherever that leaves me at the end of the week is is where I finish. Uh I don’t know maybe if I shot 59. Yeah. But uh I didn’t. So um no, I mean you know obviously there’s there’s a ton of amazing players playing here. So um yeah, I’ve got to just keep keep trying to play well and and see what that is at the end of the week. But we’ve had shot 59. There’s a little bit more more pressure. Absolutely. You know, at the table this week is is amazing. I think there’s like 31 31 the players playing. Um so yeah, that to come back and and play against those guys and also play against guys I’ve never never played against before. Um it’s been good and um you know to come back to a place like here and this golf course um and Hong Kong. It’s it’s great to be here. I enjoyed it um a lot the last time I was here. It was great food course. Um good fans. It um it sort of made for a very easy decision. Um I think that that has this won at the end of the year. Um yeah, it’s uh I think with sort of the history of this tournament and all the people that have uh have won it before, you know, it’s a very sort of cool tournament to be able to play. Can I have a Yes. Um yeah, I think I think sort of having that good good finish um at the live event um made me want to come back and play again. Um I think I really enjoy the golf course and in the city in general, you know, that everything’s been been so good about it. It’s uh it’s an amazing place to be and um I think that sort of made it very easy that I choose this one to be my first one. Um, my favorite thing is I don’t know, there’s a lot of good restaurants. Um, we went to a lot of good restaurants the last time we were here and hopefully uh go to a few more this week.
