Overview
- The bogey-free 10-under on the par-70 Fanling course featured a front-nine 27 and a closing birdie.
- Jazz Janewattananond posted 61 to hold second, with Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Louis Oosthuizen and Thomas Pieters at eight under.
- The tournament offers OWGR points plus Masters and Open places for the highest finisher not already qualified, creating significant major opportunities.
- Patrick Reed’s 59 at Fanling in 2024 is not an official record because preferred lies were in effect under the R&A/USGA local rule.
- McKibbin, ranked 109th after joining LIV Golf’s Legion XIII in 2025, is seeking a result that improves his world ranking and major prospects.