HONG KONG TO FEATURE IN BONALLACK TROPHY FOR FIRST TIME

25 February 2014: Shinichi Mizuno will become the first ever player to represent
Hong Kong in the prestigious Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy following his
selection for the Asia Pacific team against Europe in India next month. In
another first for Hong Kong, the national coach, Brad Schadewitz has been
appointed Vice-Captain.

20-year-old Mizuno, a long-time member of the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA)
national squad commented: “I am thrilled to be selected for the Asia Pacific
team and to represent Hong Kong for the first time in the Bonallack Trophy. To
play alongside and against the best amateur golfers from Europe and Asia Pacific
will be a great learning experience. And to have Brad there in the team room –
who, along with the HKGA, has done so much for me as a golfer over so many years
– will make it extra special.”

Schadewitz added: “Shinichi’s selection for the Bonallack Trophy is just reward
for a strong 12 months during which he has climbed up the World Amateur Golf
Rankings and finished an impressive tied-eighth in the Nomura Cup in November.”
Schadewitz continued: “For me, the invitation to be Vice-Captain of the
Asia-Pacific team is a real honour and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I see
this as a strong endorsement of the hard work that we and our partners are
putting in at the HKGA and our growing credibility in world golf.”

Scheduled for March 26-28 at the Karnataka Golf Association course in Bangalore,
India, 12 of the best amateur golfers from Europe and 12 from Asia Pacific will
compete in a Ryder-Cup style format for the biennially-awarded Sir Michael
Bonallack Trophy. The matches are governed by The R&A, the European Golf
Association and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and the event namesake, Sir
Michael Bonallack, who holds one of the best amateur records in golf, will
attend.

The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) is supported by a number of brands and
businesses. Mercedes-Benz is the Exclusive Car Partner of the HKGA and EFG Bank
sponsors the HKGA Junior Development Programme.

The HKGA was formed in 1968 with a mission to govern, promote and grow golf in
Hong Kong. Responsibilities include Hong Kong national teams; junior and elite
player development; grassroots initiatives; a centralised handicapping service
for more than 15,000 subscribers; and the running of international and domestic
golfing events in Hong Kong – including more than 30 amateur tournaments each
year plus the Hong Kong Open, the city’s oldest professional sporting event.
As a National Sports Association, the HKGA works closely with the golf clubs of
Hong Kong (Hong Kong Golf Club, Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club, Discovery
Bay Golf Club and Shek O Country Club); the public golf courses at Kau Sai Chau
and Nine Eagles; Hong Kong’s public driving ranges; and governing bodies
including the Home Affairs Bureau, the Leisure and Cultural Services
Department, the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and the Hong
Kong Sports Institute.