Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, April 23 (Reporter Zhang Zewei) The Tianjin Women's Open, the first regular event of the 2024 season of the China Women's Professional Golf Tour, kicked off on the 23rd at Tianjin Panshan Golf Club, where more than 100 female golfers competed.
The tournament will feature three rounds (54 holes) of individual stroke play, with the top 50 players (including ties) advancing to the final round after two rounds. The tournament attracted 118 players from 10 countries and regions, including defending champions Sui Xiang, Liu Wenbo, Tan Lingling and other powerful players, and professional newcomers such as Cao Xinyu, Wu Tianqi and Pang Runzhi will also appear on the China Tour for the first time.
Sui Xiang said that Tianjin Panshan Golf Course, as a mountain course, has large ups and downs, which is very challenging. "It was an honour to win the second women's China Tour title here last year, and I hope to continue to work hard this year, so that I can quickly find my good form, play at my true level, and achieve satisfactory results. ”
Wei Qingfeng, Secretary-General of the China Golf Association, said that China's golf has developed rapidly in recent years, and people's attention and participation have been rising. The China Golf Association will actively promote the stable and healthy development of the China Tour, especially the vigorous reform, the introduction of more subjects and resources, further expand the number and scale of the women's China Tour, and promote the healthy and rapid development of women's golf.
The tournament was hosted by the China Golf Association and Tianjin Sports Bureau, and organized by Tianjin Small Ball Sports Management Center and China Women's Professional Golf Tournament (Beijing) Co., Ltd.