On December 16 Beijing time, Zhou Ziqin, a 16-year-old amateur golfer from Shenzhen, hole-in-one at hole No. 8 of the Xiamen Oriental Golf and Country Club (6928 yards, par 71). tied with She Zihan, second on the China Tour money list, to lead the 54-hole China High Association Championship.
Hainan Open and Chinese High School Association Olympic Dream Team champion Bai Zhengkai burst out in the second half, catching 7 birdies in the last 10 holes and delivering 65 shots on the day. three rounds were 203. Sen Shou (72) and Xiao Bowen (69) tied for third place.
34-year-old Jiangsu golfer Shen Nannan played a wonderful round of 6 birds and 0 bogeys. The highlight included the 14th hole and a 16-yard long putt from the green to catch the bird. With a total score of 206 in three rounds, he is only in sixth place.
Today, the ranking of the China High Association Championship ushered in a major reshuffle once again. 16-year-old amateur golfer Zhou Ziqin started 6 strokes behind in the penultimate group After starting with a bird and a bogey, the 16-year-old Guangdong teenager started from the No. 1 hole. , catching three consecutive baby birds and moving up.
After 36-hole leader Cao Sen’s first consecutive fall, Zhou Ziqin tied the score after hitting his fifth career hole-in-one on the eighth hole, a 178-yard par 3 hole with 8 iron tees. “It was windy on the left side and I didn’t see the ball go into the hole after I hit it. This was my first and longest hole in one in five years,” he recalled.
As Xiao Bowen reached the 12th hole and joined the leading group, the event once showed four players tied for the lead. The scrimmage ended on the 15th hole and She Zihan advanced to the sixth birdie of the day and single-handedly made the leader position.
On the 17th hole, Zhou Ziqin cut 3 yards from 20 yards, advanced to catch a bird, and once again tied for first place. Also on this hole, She Zihan, who started in the latter group, made a tee shot error. After the poached egg was cut out of the bunker, there were 230 yards left. Ren finally shared the 54-hole lead on 201 strokes in three rounds.
Learning from the previous round of inaccurate long shots, Zhou Ziqin practiced for an extra hour after the game and regained his iron confidence on the court today. “The overall play was very smooth and the short iron created a lot of opportunities within 3 yards.”
He affirmed his progress: “Obviously I will try my best to win the championship tomorrow. Xiamen East Golf Course must be patient and hit every shot well. I will try my best to play at my own pace.” the first time Zhou Ziqin will enter the China tour as the championship group leader.
Another 54-hole tie-leader and Shenyang International Open champion, She Zihan, was also pleased with her performance today.
“I attacked well all day and the iron game is within expectations. The 6 birdies I took were all relatively short putts.” He said, “Compared to Shenyang, I shouldn’t be very nervous tomorrow. .Keep sticking to the strategy correct and seize more opportunities!”
Bai Zhengkai
Bai Zhengkai, the champion of Hainan Open and Olympic Dream Team of Chinese High School Association, showed his courage and determination to win consecutively today in Xiamen: 7 birds and 1 bogey, with a total score of 203, only 2 shots behind .
The eighth hole bogey did not trap Bai Zhengkai, who, although the second shot on the last hole before the transition was not ideal, made a 9-yard birdie putt on the green, which greatly boosted his confidence .
The regret of not being able to make a short putt on the 10th hole did not last long. Bai Zhengkai ushered in the turning point of the whole day on the 11th hole: with the precise cooperation of iron and putter, he hit the 140 yards 50 4-degree shot at 4 yards, made a hole mid-throw and then Catch a bird. “It was a post-flag position. I played relatively conservatively, and obviously felt the putter was better after the advance,” he said.
Xiao Bowen
Putt and strategy are the key to Bai Zhengkai’s winning streak tomorrow. “I didn’t put it well in the front nine, but I kept my emotions and didn’t let myself get particularly depressed. I was able to hit back in the back nine. I hope I can keep feeling the putt tomorrow and continue to implement my strategy. ” said Bai Zhengkai.
Tomorrow, the China High School Association championship will usher in the final round Who will win the championship check of 144,000 yuan and win the key battle for the European tour ticket? Let’s testify together!
The China Golf Association Championship with a total bonus of 800,000 yuan is sponsored by the China Golf Association, co-organized by the Fujian Golf Association and the Xiamen Golf Association, certified by the China Men’s Professional Golf Tournament, and undertaken by the China Women’s Professional Golf Tournament (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Xiamen Oriental Golf and Country Club is the sponsor course, and Xiamen Haicang District Culture and Tourism Bureau is the lead unit.Come back to Sohu to see more
