Golf News / CHN

McIlroy takes $2mn Shanghai Masters golf title

Sun October 30, 2011, 09:35 AM

Rory McIlroy enjoyed a $2 million pay day on Sunday after a nerve-shredding play off with American Anthony Kim who came within a whisker of claiming the lavish purse at the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters.

Rory McIlroy enjoyed a $2 million pay day on Sunday after a nerve-shredding play off with American Anthony Kim who…

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China golfer Wu wins in Xiamen

Sun March 22, 2009, 10:29 AM

China's Wu Weihuang shot a one-under-par 71 to take a four-stroke victory over fellow locals Alex Wu Ashun and Zhou Jun in the Dell Championship in Xiamen on Sunday. The 40-year-old's three-stroke lead over Wu Ashun at the start…

China's Wu retains golf lead

Sat March 21, 2009, 11:42 AM

Local favourite Wu Weihuang shot a two-under-par 70 to go 13-under and hold a three-stroke lead after the third round of the Dell Championship in Xiamen on Saturday. But the 40-year-old former martial arts star, who has recorded…

China's Wu storms into four-stroke golf lead

Fri March 20, 2009, 12:53 PM

China's Wu Weihuang fired a five-under-par 67 to surge four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Dell Championship in Xiamen Friday. Eleven under for the tournament, he is four strokes ahead of…

Sorenstam wins Suzhou Ladies golf open

Sun November 02, 2008, 10:42 AM

World number three Annika Sorenstam won her 89th career title when she clinched the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in a tense play-off with China's Ye Liying here Sunday. Sorenstam shot a seven-under 65 at the Suzhou Taihu…

Liao Guiming crowned China merit champion

Mon October 13, 2008, 04:54 AM

Liao Guiming became the third winner of the China Tour's order of merit as he dominated the end-of-season awards here, organisers said. Liao, who finished 17th at the Omega Championship on Sunday after suffering neck pain, was…

Young Zhou triumphs in Beijing golf

Sun October 12, 2008, 10:24 AM

Zhou Jun became the China Tour's youngest-ever champion on Sunday, easily winning the season-ending Omega Championship by seven strokes. The 24-year-old Zhou finished with a six-under total of 282, well ahead of Wu Kangchun, his…

Birthday boy Tsai wins again in Tianjin

Sun September 28, 2008, 04:39 PM

Taiwan's Tsai Chi-huang grabbed his second successive China Tour victory and an early birthday present, with a one-stroke victory at the Tianjin Championship on Sunday. Tsai stormed past teenager James Su Dong to become only the…

Chen leads in Shanghai golf Championship

Thu May 15, 2008, 12:47 PM

China's Chen Xiaoma shot an opening six-under-par 66 to take a three-shot lead in the Shanghai Championship on Thursday. Yuan Hao and 21-year-old James Yang Wenzhang, runner-up in last year's Buddha Cup, both shot 69 in the…

China's three 'generations' face off in Xiamen

Sat March 29, 2008, 11:28 AM

Big-hitting Yuan Hao, 18-year-old amateur Hu Mu and the legendary Zhang Lianwei will represent three generations of Chinese golf when they play together in Sunday's final flight of the 100,000-dollar Xiamen Championship, the…

China golf tour hits million-dollar mark: organisers

Wed December 19, 2007, 11:31 AM

China's domestic golf tour is to offer total prize money of more than one million dollars for the first time next season, organisers said on Wednesday. The China Tour will grow to 10 events in its fourth year, with purses…

Li leads in the Omega golf Championship in Beijing

Thu October 18, 2007, 02:34 PM

Rising Chinese star Li Chao grabbed a one-shot first-round lead at the Omega Championship on Thursday as he bids to round off his stellar season in winning style. Li, who has already secured the China Tour's Order of Merit…