The first round of the Reignwood China Women's Elite Tournament: Liu Wenbo, Han Zilin and other four people lead

Beijing, June 27 – The first round of the Reignwood China Women's Classic was interrupted for about 2 hours and 20 minutes due to a thunderstorm, and the first round could not be completed as scheduled when it was dark. A total of four competitors appeared at the top of the rankings, among which only 17-year-old Han Zilin from Hong Kong, China, finished the race because of the morning start. She shot a 68 to lead the race along with Beijing's Liu Wenbo, Thailand's Shang Rada and qualifier Kan Bonnaburti.

Han Zilin

Liu Wenbo had one hole left and also shot a 4-under par. While Chanrada has 3 holes left and Kan Bonnaberti has 5 holes left.

"Hunan Girl" Qin Min shot a 70, and the other two Thai players: Kautidah and Pimpisa, were two strokes behind and tied for fifth.

The weather in Beijing was fine in the morning, and the players kept catching birdies at the Golden Bear Course in the pine trees and green grass of Reignwood Ecological Park, among which the best performance was Hangzhou Asian Games player Han Zilin, who participated in the women's China Tour for the fifth time in her career, caught four birdies, and handed over zero bogeys for the first time on the tour.

Han Zilin went out of the No. 1 hole and caught a birdie. Downhill from 157 yards out, she hit a 6-iron into the green, hit 6 feet and birdied her first. She then had a "windfall" on the seventh hole, holting in a 30-foot putt from the green ring, followed by an 8-iron to 12 feet to the side of the flagstick on the ninth, and then holed in the putt for birdie. After the turn, she holed again from the green ring and made a 15-foot birdie.

Han Zilin video

"Personally, I feel like I'm playing above average. I'm referring to all the clubs played, not any one that stands out. But all 80 points, add up to 90 points," Han Zilin said, "I think we should focus on the court strategy, today I have a better understanding of this court, try to put my ball in a relatively safe position, not to put myself in a dilemma." So whether it's catching birdies or paopa, I've created a lot of opportunities for myself to not put myself in that very difficult situation where I need to make amends. It made me feel a lot less stressed, so the momentum was very smooth and the momentum was very good. ”

Han Zilin was born in Hong Kong, but has lived in the mainland for most of her life, so she speaks fluent Mandarin. She had a dad who loved golf, so she played golf as well. Since the age of 10, she has represented Hong Kong in many international and domestic competitions, the highlight of which was the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year. She is currently in her second year of high school and plans to study in the United States in the future, where she will carefully evaluate her strengths and see if she can pursue a career path next.

In 2021, Han Zilin participated in the women's China Tour competition for the first time in Zhuhai Oriental. The Reignwood China Women's Classic is her third event of the year, and if tomorrow's rematch is over, she will still be at the top of the rankings, which will be her first time leading on the women's China Tour.

Liu Wenbo

But judging from the current situation, maybe someone can surpass her from behind. Former prize winner Liu Wenbo of the women's middle tour had to return to the hall to rest after completing nine holes today, waiting for the delay to end. However, the suspended event at 14:57 did not resume until 17:15, and at 19:15 in the evening, Liu Wenbo heard a whistle from a timeout while putting on the green on the 17th hole.

Liu Wenbo returned to the court after a delay, and on the 14th hole, he went to 3-foot birdie, and on the 16th hole, the par-5 hole cut from the green bunker to 6 feet to score again, tying Han Zilin.

"Actually, the front side is in a good state, although the wind is very strong, but I played very well," Liu Wenbo said, "After the suspension went back, the first two holes were very good off the tee, creating opportunities, but because of the rest for too long, there was no feeling, the wedge did not play well, and I kept playing the pad, and the back was slightly hot, and then I started to catch birdies again." ”

Shangrada

Shang Lada finished in the top five at both the Golf Wine Guangdong Ladies Open and the Singapore Ladies Masters, making four birdies over 15 holes. Can-Bonnaberti topped the qualifying exam, made zero mistakes on 13 holes, and also made four birdies.

The total prize money of the Reignwood China Women's Classic is 1 million yuan, which is the highest prize money in the first half of the regular season of the women's China Tour. The first round will resume at 6:30 a.m. on Friday. The second round will start at 7:10 a.m. at the same time.

Second round of grouping tables

Stadium Shadows

Photographers: Liu Zhuang, Wang Liming