Chan Meng Kam gives away HKD1 million after hole-in-one

Legislator and businessman Chan Meng Kam celebrated a rare hole-in-one, also known as an “ace”, in a big way: he splashed out showering HKD1 million on dozens of caddies and staff at a mainland golf club.
Chan Meng Kam, president of the Golden Dragon Group, gave $100,000 each to his five caddies and $10,000 to eight others who were on the bags of his playing partners, Apple Daily reported yesterday.
And each of the 400 employees at the Chung Shan Hot Spring Golf Club in Zhongshan received $1,000.
Chan, 52, legislator and executive councilor, also serves on the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the mainland’s highest political advisory body. In the 2013 AL election, he received the highest number of votes.
Chan’s contingent of 12 players teed off as several smaller groups on Saturday morning.
According to the Apple Daily report, Chan punched his tee shot on the par-three 11th hole straight onto the green, the ball rolling some distance before disappearing into the cup.
Cheers were ringing all around as Chan reached for his mobile phone and over the din instructed his driver to take cash and “lai see” envelopes from his car, and to bring them over, the report read.
Still, some caddies were not impressed, saying that Chan “is a mediocre amateur player.”
Pro player Wong Woon-man, who has hit several “aces” in his career, said that they usually happen on par-three holes but that hitting one largely depends on luck. Experts put the odds of hitting a hole-in-one at 250,000 to one. PC/Agencies