Golf Zhang, 14, Is Youngest Qualifier For China Open Posted By: lanyu
The Beijing teenager handled the wind and lightning-fast greens at Honghua with a maturity that belied his years and completely dominated the Northern Qualifying event by adding a 77 to his 76 to finish at nine-over par, a full eight shots ahead of his nearest challenger.
Second was Chen Haibao while Wang Huiqiang took the third and final qualifying spot after a three-way sudden death playoff.
As with round one, the challenging Honghua course bared its teeth as fierce winds whipped across the Nick Faldo-design layout and scores skyrocketed. It didn't appear to cause Zhang a problem, however, as he started straight out of the blocks in style to stand one under after three holes.
However he stumbled at the treacherous par-three 4th hole where he found the water and ended up with a double bogey. After that the young amateur navigated his way around in impressive fashion, dropping only another four shots to par which, given the conditions, would have pleased most top-ranking pros.
"I was very pleased that I held it together today," Zhang said.Cobra S2 Offset Driver on sale at wholesale golf shop
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