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Golf-Recovering Lu grabs share of Hong Kong lead (Reuters)
Taiwan's Lu Wei-chih, who almost quit golf three years ago after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, upstaged a high-quality field to grab a share of the lead at the European Tour's Hong Kong Open on Thursday. The 36-year-old fired eight birdies on the way to a six-under-par 64 to sit level with Italian Andrea Pavan in the co-sanctioned Asian Tour event. To be heading a field featuring major winners Justin Rose (65), Graeme McDowell (66) and Padraig Harrington (70) is a fantastic achievement for world number 786 Lu, who endured a slow recovery after having a non-malignant tumour removed in 2012. More...
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