In the first week of golf in February, Chinese golfers performed well everywhere. Li Haotong tied for 3rd place in the DP competition, the best result since 2019. Yuan Yechun lost only 1 stroke at the Korn Ferry International tournament and tied for 2nd place. Dou Zecheng, who competed together, tied for 5th place. Lin Xiyu handed over the lowest score of her career at the LPGA to finish tied for 4th place.
DP Race Li Haotong broke out T3 in the final round
The DP World Tour (European Tour) celebrates its third consecutive stop in the Middle East, the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.
WeChat signing li Haotong captured 1 eagle in the first round, but swallowed 1 double bogey and 2 bogeys, falling outside the promotion zone. However, in the second round, he still withstood the pressure, caught 7 birds, only 1 bogey, and advanced to 40th place.
Li Haotong's fourth round performance card
Coupled with the four small birds without mistakes on "Mobile Day", the 26-year-old former Chinese brother continues to make great strides in the leading list. On Sunday, Li Haotong continued to erupt in the final round. On the 2nd hole, he began to catch five birds in a row, and after the transfer, Li Haotong successfully cashed in on 4 more birdie opportunities, delivering a best all-day record of 63.
Li Haotong finished in 3rd place with a total score of 74-66-68-63 -17. This is the best result li Haotong achieved on the European Tour since the runner-up of the 2019 Saudi International. This season, Li Haotong has 196 points on the DP Tour, ranking 25th.
Li Haotong grade card
Danish player Hoigard shot a 24-67-65-64-68 to win the second tour title.
Light Tour Yuan Ye Chun T2 Dou Ze into T5
The Korn Ferry Tour– Panama Championship is caught up in a big scuffle. After 54 holes, the top 12 players in the leading table are no more than 2 strokes apart.
Yuan Yichun, who tied for no. 2 in the first round, is one of the crowded leading group players. In the final round, Yuan Yechun, who was 2 strokes behind, grabbed a bird on the 3rd hole, but made a mistake on the 7th hole and swallowed a double bogey.
Towards the end of the race, Yuan Yichun began to catch three birds in a row on the 15th hole, and the result returned to the top of the leading table. Dalian's overall score was 65-69-71-68 -7, and he lost only 1 stroke and tied for 2nd place. This is the best result achieved by Yuan Yechun on the Light Tour, and he currently has 353.33 points in the Light Tour season standings, ranking 5th.
Yuan Yechun's fourth round performance card
Yuan Yichun once again surpassed Dou Zecheng in the world rankings and returned to the first place in China.
Dou Zecheng also handed over -2 in the final round, tied for 5th with a total score of 69-67-71-68. It was his second consecutive week in the top five. His Light Tour season scored 424.25 points, dropping one place to 4th.
Dou Zecheng (data map)
Zhang Xinjun, who failed to save the PGA Tour, scored a 77 in the third round, but the 67 in the fourth round made up for it. He tied for 25th place with a par of 68-68-77-67. He currently ranks 65th on the Light Tour with 38.25 points.
Carson Young, an American who played on the Light Tour in his first year, shot a 68-65-71-68 -8 to win his first victory.
LPGA Lin Xiyu made a career low in T4
The Endurance Championship at the Royal Colony Golf and Country Club is a three-round 54-hole matchup.
After two rounds, He Muni (74-72, +2) and Liu Yu (73-74, +3) both missed the -1 promotion line.
After the second round of strong winds, Lin Xiyu, who worked hard to put the putter in the offseason and just updated the club, had a surprising performance. She signed nine birdies and nine pas (63 strokes) of a scorecard in the third round, setting a new record for the lowest stroke on the Tour.
Lin Xiyu
The 25-year-old Lin Xiyu finished in 4th place with a 68-72-63 -13. This is the second best ranking of Guangzhou girls in the United States in 8 years, after last year's tie for 3rd place at the HSBC Women's World Championship.
Liu Ruixin, who won two wins in the LPGA Second Division last year, shot a 71-72-68 -5 to tie for 41st place.
With a total score of 66-65-67-18, Leona Maguire became the first Irish champion in LPGA history.
The Asian Tour's Wu Ashun did not qualify
Due to the disputes caused by the Super League, the Saudi International Tournament was transferred from the European Tour to the Asian Tour.
Fujian star Wu Ashun handed over a 74-71 +5 at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, missing the +4 promotion line with a 1 stroke.
American Harold Varna III advanced the stunning 92-foot Eagle on the final hole of the fourth round to win the first Asian Tour victory with a 64-66-68-69 -13-13 and one-shot defeat of Baba Watson.
Preview of this week's game:
DP Race - Ras Al Khaimah Classic: Li Haotong, Wu Ashun
Light Tour - Bogotá Country Club Championship: Yuan Yechun, Dou Zecheng, Zhang Xinjun
China Men's World Ranking:
1. Yuan Yechun(267)
2. Dou Zecheng (284)
3. Li Haotong(293)
4. Wu Ashun (331)
5. Ding Wenyi(407)
6. Chen Guxin(455)
7. Ye Wocheng (494)
8. Liu Yanwei (527)
9. Luo Xuewen(614)
10. Zhang Jin(623)
China Women's World Rankings:
1. Feng Shanshan(31)
2. Lin Xiyu (52)
3. Liu Yu(105)
4. Lu Wanyao(187)
5. Liu Ruixin(237)
6. He Muni (258)
7. Yan Jing(293)
8. Liu Wenbo(304)
9. Shi Yuting(305)
10. Zhang Weiwei (338)