On July 18, Beijing time, the 2018 HSBC National Junior Golf Championship Shenzhen Station started today at xili golf and country club, two friends who are also 15 years old Chen Guxin and Fu Yekai both shot 75 (+3), jointly leading the first round of the U18 men's group, and Song Jiabao won the lead in the U18 women's group.
Song Jiabao
After Typhoon "Mountain God", Shenzhen got rid of the hot heat of the past few days, and the tee off ceremony was held in cool weather. Mark O'Connell, General Manager of Xili Golf and Country Club, Xiao Yufeng, Event Director of HSBC National Junior Golf Championships, and player representatives Wang Yiwen and Fu Jiabao, the 2017 Shenzhen Champions, attended the grand kick-off ceremony. With the beautiful color balls fired by the kick-off guests, the 2018 HSBC National Junior Golf Championship Shenzhen Station was officially launched.
Group photo of all guests at the kick-off ceremony
In the first round of the U18 men's and women's groups that began today, the young players competed fiercely. Guizhou youngster Fu Yekai, who has just finished the middle school entrance examination, is very happy to compete with Chen Guxin, a small partner who has known him for 5 years. Although the two of them chatted about their favorite mobile games along the way, they were not comparable in the score, and finally played a draw, handing over 75 and ranking first together with a two-shot advantage.
Chen Guxin
Fu Yekai, who was affectionately called "Lao Fu" by his peers, said easily after the game: "I came to Shenzhen to play the game during the holidays, because of the relationship between the middle school entrance examination, I did not invest a lot of time in the first half of the year to play, I feel that I played today, the No. 1 wood and the short pole still have room for improvement, and then I want to play steadily and try my best." The teenager, who is about to turn 16 in September, hopes to build on last year's 4th place in the men's U15 group in Shenzhen, pointing to the championship of the men's U18 group.
Fu Yekai
However, if Fu Yekai wants to win the championship, he must also defeat Chen Guxin, a good buddy who is also tied for the lead with himself. Chen Guxin, who came to Xili Golf and Country Club for the first time, believes he needs to improve his putting. 'My long club play today was unstable, the putting route wasn't very good, it wasn't a problem to shoot three strokes less than that, I also needed to be familiar with the pitch. Zeng Zhicheng and Chen Zihao both shot 77 (+5) to tie for 3rd place.
Chen Zihao
In the women's category, narrow fairways and difficult greens challenged the female players, and Song Jiabao shot 80 to get the lead. After the game, the third runner-up in the women's U15 group of shenzhen last year was not satisfied with this result, and smiled embarrassedly, "I feel that today's game is not so easy... Mainly the wooden pole is not very good, and it still needs to be refueled in the next two days. After a brief interview, 16-year-old Song Jiabao then returned to the driving range and seized the time to adjust his wooden poles. Chinese Taipei's Zhang Xinqiao, who competed as a world amateur points player, finished second with a one-stroke difference.
Zhang Xinqiao
Tomorrow, the 2018 HSBC National Junior Golf Championships Shenzhen will enter the second match day, the men's and women's U18 groups will continue to play the second round, and the men's and women's U15, U13, U11, U9 groups will also start the first round of competition, hoping that the young players can overcome the various challenges on the court and strive to play their best level.