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Ou Zhijun takes Faldo Series Asia's Shanghai debut

Wednesday, 9th July 2008 ~ Chris ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

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Last Friday, Ou Zhijun emerged victorious from the first Faldo Series Asia event to be held in Shanghai. The 17-year-old Ou shot a 36-hole total of 149 at Shanghai Silport Golf Club to edge number two Hong Wei by one stroke.

In round one of the Shanghai Championship Ou totaled an impressive one-over-par 73 in wet conditions, the lowest round of the tournament, to lead Hong by two. On the second day, the two were pitted head-to-head in the final group with Ou remaining steady enough to shoot a 76, compared with Hong's second consecutive 75.

Ou's winnings include the boys' under-18 gold medal, the overall trophy and the opportunity to spend time with six-time Major winner Nick Faldo at the Grand Final.
Ou, who has a handicap of two, only began playing golf seriously three years ago at the age of 14. His next stop is the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen.

"Nick Faldo is my idol and I can't wait to meet him." Ou said. "I was a bit nervous this week and not happy with my game but I'm very happy to win."

Ou will be joined at Mission Hills in March 2009 with five other qualifiers from the field in Shanghai: Li Motao (boys' under-21 winner); Li Haotong (boys' under-16 winner); Zhao Peiyun (boys' under-16 runner-up); Yuan Xiaojun (girls' under-21 winner) and Yang Jiangxin (girls' under-16 winner).

The Shanghai Championship was the second of 12 Faldo Series Asia events in 2008/2009, including four in mainland China plus one each in Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

In addition to the series' Grand Final, Shenzhen's Mission Hills will also host the Faldo Series Asia on the club's Faldo-designed course during the 23rd and 24th of this month. Last August, the Faldo Series Asia also made a stop in the southwestern city of Kunming, where Yunnan's top golfers battled it out at Lakeview Golf Club.

Ou Zhijun image: Faldo Series Asia

Tags: Faldo Series Asia, golf, Hong Wei, Lakeview Golf Club, Mission Hills Golf Club, Nick Faldo, Ou Zhijun, Silport Golf Club

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