GOLF.GARA.Emotional Taichi beats childhood hero Watson for Morocco title
Emotional Taichi beats childhood hero Watson for Morocco title
June 14: With just three bogeys in four days on a difficult golf course, Taichi Kho (main picture) added yet another feather to his cap when he secured his first International Series event and won the second title on the Asian Tour at the US$2 million International Series Morocco presented by Visit Morocco.
Kho, the 25-year-old who made history for Hong Kong by winning its first-ever gold medal in golf at the Hangzhou Games in 2023, was four-under par through 10 holes with five birdies to take sole possession of the lead, but struggled to find the sixth that would have given him the breathing space.
That birdie finally came when it was needed most – on the par-5 18th hole. Overnight leader and two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson (70), who was level with Kho after making a birdie from the bunker on the 17th hole, pulled his second shot from the fairway towards the LED screen, and could not make his up-and-down from there.









