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Here’s an interesting article on the progress of professional golf in China. I’d assume given the size of the population that sooner rather than later some truly incredible golfers will emerge from the middle kingdom. To quote the article:
Meanwhile, the country has seen the number of golf fans swell from a mere 1,000 a decade ago to more than one million enthusiasts today. A home-grown pro tournament has risen to become the fastest-developing event in Asia.
A group of Chinese caddies were even catapulted to star status, highlighted by the 2003 Open champion Zhang Lianwei and Liang Wenchong who became pro tour competitors and title contenders in world-class events.
Pyatt has witnessed the development of the tournament and also the increasing popularity of sports in China over the past twelve years and now has his eyes set on the coming decade.
“In the next 10 years, we will raise the prize money significantly to make the event one of the world’s major golf events,’ said Pyatt, adding that Volvo has put forward a request to the CGA to extend the sponsorship contract, which ends in 2009, to 2015.
Source: China Daily
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