Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, October 19 (Reporter Wang Hengzhi) The China Professional Golf Tour mitsubishi electric Automation Open kicked off at Taihu International Golf Club in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province on October 19. Yuan Tian, a 41-year-old veteran, and Zhou Yanhan, a 15-year-old teenager, and Yang Xiaowei, a player from Hong Kong, China, led with a score of 66, 6 under par.
Zhou Yanhan made a blockbuster at the Chongqing Open at the end of 2022, becoming the third young player to win the China Tour that year. On the 19th, he caught birds continuously in the second half of the game, and finally scored 66, 6 under par. After the game, he bluntly said that the hitting quality was "lower than expected".
Yuan Tian, 41, is a contemporary of Zhou Yanhan’s father, Zhou Xunshu. Now Zhou Xunshu plays with his son, and Yuan Tian tied for the lead with Zhou Yanhan on the first day of the game with his excellent performance in the first half.
Tied for the first place with the two men is China Hong Kong player Yang Xiaowei. At the age of 21, he hit the Tour for the first time. Yang Xiaowei said after the game: "I’m not so familiar with the grass seeds on the court here, but I think I should get better with more time to adapt." I want to win every game, and I made a good start today. "
As the only female player in the competition, Ni Zixin, a female double champion in China Tour and an amateur player, shot 79 and tied for 95th place temporarily. After the game, she rated herself 70 points, but in the game, "I was not really nervous, just excited, because this was my first time to play a men’s professional game."
Ni Zixin also hopes that playing in the men’s middle tour will inspire more young players. "I think I should make the children more confident. Don’t feel that girls will not work hard if they can’t beat boys. I also believe that this competition will be of great help to my confidence."
The tournament was hosted by China Golf Association, co-organized by Jiangsu Golf Association and Suzhou Taihu National Tourism Resort Management Committee, supported by Suzhou Sports Bureau, certified by China Golf Tour, and jointly hosted by Mitsubishi Electric Automation (China) Co., Ltd. and China Women’s Professional Golf Tournament (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (End)
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