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Martial artist turned golfer Wu wins at Xiamen

Monday, 23rd March 2009 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

Wu Weihuang
Wu Weihuang
The China Tour, China's professional golf circuit since 2005, wrapped up its first tournament of the season Sunday, with Xiamen-based Wu Weihuang (吴伟煌 ) winning for his first time ever. The 40-year-old Wu, a six-time provincial martial arts champion, notched a 274 (66, 67, 70, 71) over four rounds at the Dell Championship in Xiamen. He takes away 180,000 RMB and a new Dell laptop.

"When I holed the par-putt on 18, I just felt so relieved that I'd finally done it. I've waited 10 years for this moment and it's a great feeling," Wu said. He cited time in the gym during the off-season as a big factor in his win. He had to hold off runners up (Alex) Wu Ashun (吴阿顺 ), from Fujian, and 2008 Omega Championship winner Zhou Jun (周君) for the win. Wu and Zhou each took home 90,000 RMB and a Dell laptop. Also competing in the tournament was Wu Weihuang's son, Wu Jianlong, who shot a 75 and a 78 in the first two rounds.

Here is how some other golfers on CST's radar finished:

Zhang Lianwei 张连伟 (Omega Order of Merit winner 2006, runner-up in 2007 and 2008; first Chinese player invited to play in The Masters Tournament): 282, tied for 7th place

Lu Wen-teh (Taiwan-based Asian Tour player; winner, 2008 Kunming Champioship) 284, 9th place

Li Chao 李超 (winner, 2008 Dell Championship; winner, Omega Order of Merit 2005 and 2007): 287, tied for 14th place

Liao Guiming廖贵明 (Omega Order of Merit winner 2008; winner, 2008 Sofitel Golf Championship): 292, tied for 25th place

Zhou Xunshou 周训书 (16th in 2008 Omega Order of Merit, featured in upcoming book Par for China): 305, 58th place

The tour's next event is the Sofitel Zhongshan IGC Open, at Zhongshan International Golf Club in Nanjing, April 23-26.

Image: World Sport Group

Tags: China Tour, Dell Championship, golf, Li Chao, Liao Guiming, Lu Wen-teh, Omega China Tour, World Sport Group, Wu Ashun, Wu Weihuang, Xiamen, Zhang Lianwei, Zhou Jun, Zhou Xunshou