From Zhang to Kuang: Golf’s remarkable journey in China
Zhang Lianwei of China watches his shot during the first round of the China Open golf tournament in Shenzhen May 2, 2019. — AFP pic
Zhang, the only man to have played in all 25 editions of the China Open, winning it in 2003, is now the daddy of Chinese pro golf, the precursor of a wave of young Chinese players hoping to make it big. “They have a better chance to learn the game, but they have much tougher competition than I did. When I began there was no professional golf in China.”
“But I had to wait a very long time to turn professional. It took 10 years because of procedures with the China Golf Association and the government.”Chinese golf is now undoubtedly on the rise: Feng Shanshan has won a women’s major, an Olympic bronze and been world number one. This week’s China Open is the first full-field European Tour event where more than a quarter of the players are Chinese.
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