Reed aims for back-to-back wins at Fanling
The defending champion is fired up to win again at the Link Hong Kong Open 2025
[October 17th , 2025: Hong Kong] Patrick Reed plays to win. That’s been evident over the course of his colourful career and a lengthy list of tournament victories, including the 2018 Masters Tournament.
The spirited American will have added incentive for victory at the Link Hong Kong Open 2025 as he attempts to defend the title he won in such dominant fashion less than a year ago. Should he succeed, Reed will join an elite list of players who have won back-to-back titles in the event’s storied history. Only Chinese Taipei legend Hsieh Yung-yo (1963, 1964) and the enigmatic Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez (2012, 2013) have triumphed in successive years.
“It would mean everything to me to win again at Fanling. Especially as defending champion, you always feel confident about the place, confident about your game. To go out and get another win right off the bat would mean a lot, especially towards the back end of the season this year. It'd give me that kind of momentum and confidence going into the other four events I'm playing as well. Into next season, to come off feeling like you're playing strong, playing well, and to get a win means a lot - especially at a place with such great history and at a place that's special to me,” said Reed.
Reed’s love affair with Fanling dates back to 2015 when he made his maiden Hong Kong Open appearance, finishing joint third. Three subsequent forays followed in 2016 (T43), 2018 (T45) and 2023 (T15), before Reed’s march to a three-shot victory last year when he shot a stunning third round of 11-under-par 59 to take a stranglehold on the tournament.
Reed also played Fanling twice in LIV Golf Hong Kong events, finishing T20 in 2024 and T10 this year. The 35-year-old Texan has a strong affinity indeed for the tight, tree-lined layout, which demands accuracy and creativity from tee to green.
“The golf course is a full true test of not only how your mental game is, of being able to think your way around a course, but also how sharp your game is, to be able to hit all the different golf shots, because you can't overpower the course. At the same time, you still have to take on certain risks in order to win. You have to know when to pick your battles. I just feel like it shows everything - not just the technical side of your golf game, but also your mental side as well,” noted Reed, who plays for the 4Aces GC team on the LIV Golf League.
However, Reed will have his work cut out for him. As part of the elevated International Series on the Asian Tour for the third successive year, the Link Hong Kong Open 2025 boasts one of its strongest fields ever. The star-studded line-up includes Reed’s fellow Major champions and LIV Golf colleagues Graeme McDowell (Smash GC), Louis Oosthuizen (Stinger GC), Charl Schwartzel (Stinger GC), and Martin Kaymer (Cleeks GC).
Add in the cream of the Asian Tour and the LIV Golf League, along with young emerging talents from across the region, and you have the perfect recipe for a week of riveting, world-class golf.
Prize money aside, an historic new incentive for the players at the Link Hong Kong Open 2025 is that the champion will receive coveted starts at the 90th Masters Tournament at Augusta National and The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 2026. As the seventh of nine International Series events on the 2025 Asian Tour season, the tournament will also have a huge bearing on which player tops the final International Series ranking and earns a ticket to the lucrative LIV Golf League.
Reed, being Reed, is looking forward to the challenge. His form this year has been impressive, highlighted by a third-place finish in the Masters at Augusta National, just two shots shy of the Rory McIlroy-Justin Rose playoff. He also bagged his maiden LIV Golf victory in Dallas, edging Oosthuizen, England’s Paul Casey (Crushers GC) and Japan’s Jinichiro Kozuma (Iron Heads GC) in a playoff. Casey and Kozuma are also competing in the Link Hong Kong Open 2025.
“It just speaks volumes of the tournament, to be able get an opportunity to play in the Masters and The Open. It just shows how great the golf tournament is, that they're able to give a spot to the winner. For me personally, I'd love to, unfortunately, spoil it for all those guys and go ahead and win and take away that spot. It's just one of those things that, for me personally, I want to come back and defend my title and get another win,” noted Reed.
One of the longest-running sports events in Asia, the Hong Kong Open has been played at Hong Kong Golf Club since its inception in 1959. The Link Hong Kong Open 2025, which tees off from October 30-November 2, is the 64th edition.
The Link Hong Kong Open 2025 is proud of being an “M” Mark event that helps enhance the image of Hong Kong as Asia’s sports event capital. The “M” Mark is awarded by the Major Sports Events Committee, symbolising intense, spectacular and signature events in the territory’s sports calendar.
In keeping with the event theme of the Link Hong Kong Open 2025 – Open For All – admission is free for the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday. Season passes, including the final two days on Saturday and Sunday, cost HK$300 for a weekend pass or HK$200 per day. Fans aged 18 and under will enjoy free entry across all four days when accompanied by a ticketed adult or by providing a photo ID showing the date of birth.
For more information, please visit www.thehongkongopen.com. Purchase tickets from https://www.ticketflap.com/lhko2025
