GARY GILCHRIST APPOINTED
HEAD COACH OF HONG KONG TEAM
Gary Gilchrist is joining the Hong
Kong Golf Association as Hong
Kong Team Head Coach. In this role,
Gilchrist will be strengthening the
training and development programs
at Hong Kong Golf Association. The
appointment represents the HKGA’s
ongoing efforts to maximize the full
potential of talented young local
golfers, and to support them in their
goal of representing Hong Kong
at international tournaments such
as the Asian Games and Olympics
Games.
The goal of this partnership is to build
a training program for the HKGA that
mirrors that of the GGGA training
philosophy and the system of training
utilized at the Gary Gilchrist Golf
academy in Florida. In October,
Gary traveled to Hong Kong to work
with the coaching team of HKGA.
During this intensive week of training
and development, Gary worked
with the HKGA coaches and also
spent one-on-one time with nearly
60 students that are members of the
HKGA.
“Gary Gilchrist brings years of
experience coaching top players,”
remarked Mr. Nishi Yoshihiro,
President of the Hong Kong Golf
Association. “He has also been a
pioneer and driving force in the
training of junior golfers. We are
very happy that he has decided
to join us at the HKGA, where his
insights, well-tested methodologies
and international perspective will
help us train and develop our young
local golfers into regional and
international champions.” players receive best-in-class training,
the better the chance they will have
of making it to top-level international
competition.’
“The appointment of Gary Gilchrist
comes at an opportune time, when
there has been exponential growth
in the number of talented young
golfers in Hong Kong,” explained
Mr. Danny Lai, Chief
Executive Officer
of the Hong Kong
Golf Association. “To
further promote and
develop golf in Hong
Kong, it is important
that we offer our
young players
the opportunity
to tap into world-
class training and
development
resources without
having to leave
home. The earlier “It is an honor to be asked to be
part of impacting the future of
golf in Hong Kong and I am truly
excited by the commitment of the
association and the coaching team,”