In the qualifying tournament on Monday, the 14-year-old Xin Wong and 11-year-old Minting Shi entered the elite tournament as No.1 and 2. Minting Shi participated the tournament with the recommendation from China Golf Association. She entered the final with a ranking of 45 which gained her a name of “child prodigy” given by the media. Even the champion of the tour station Shanghai, Ping Huang, admired her skills, saying “her putter is very precise.”

The three little pretty girls, Jiaxin Yong, Yu Liu, Xiyu Lin, have been the heated topic in the competition. Jiaxin Yong and Yu Liu had experience in Oriental Female Tour; they straightly entered the elite tournament. Xiyu Lin’s achievement also surprised the audience. Finally, Jiaxin Yong won the Award of Best Amateur Player with a ranking of 12. Yu Liu ranked 29 with a steady performance. It is reported that Jiaxin Yong and Xiyu Lin will attend the France Evian Teenager Masters Golf Cup on July 18th and 19th. This elite tournament played the role of warming up for them before France.

These teenager players are not to be ignored, for their marvelous achievements and adept skills. However, being young and short results in serving balls in a short distance. The 6399 yard in Shanghai Oriental Field is still too long for these young players. Critics say their lack of strength explains their disadvantages. Though these young competitors cannot match the adult professional players, their courage and perseverance make us believe that golf will have a bright future as a sport in China.

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2009中国女子职业高尔夫巡回赛青少年成最大主角

近日，2009中国女子职业高尔夫巡回赛在上海如火如荼的进行，在这场激烈的角逐中，青少年参赛者却成了比赛的最大主角，石昱婷、杨嘉欣、林希妤、刘钰、王欣等优秀的青少年选手在这几天的比赛中均表现不俗，她们在赛场上出色的发挥也成为媒体追逐的焦点。

在星期一资格赛上，14岁王欣和11岁石昱婷分获一、二名，拿到了进入资格赛的两个名额，携手打入精英赛，石昱婷是由中高协推荐来参加中国女子巡回赛的，也成为东方女子巡回赛历史上资格赛最小的通关选手。就在昨天的比赛中，石昱婷以排名45的优异成绩成功打入决赛，媒体纷纷以“小神童”称呼她。但是她的魅力远不止此，其扎实的球技也着实出色，就连本站冠军黄萍也想学她的长推，在第三轮的比赛上她们同组，黄萍觉得这个小妹妹非常出色，不禁赞叹说：“她的推杆非常棒，几乎都是一切一推。”

在此次比赛中，杨嘉欣、刘钰、林希妤三个小美女也成了大家谈论的话题，杨嘉欣和刘钰两人已经有参加东方女子巡回赛经验，并获得直接进入精英赛的资格，而林希妤的成功晋级也让大家眼前一亮。最终，杨嘉欣以其出色的发挥，取得第12名的好成绩，并荣获了最佳业余选手大奖。刘钰三天发挥稳定，获得第 29名。据悉，杨嘉欣和林希妤两人将会在7月18-19日代表中国青少年参加法国依云青少年高尔夫大师杯比赛，所以此次参加精英赛也算为他们的法国之战做一个提前热身了。

年龄小、成绩高，这些小选手成为2009中国女子职业高尔夫巡回赛赛场上一道独特的风景。据悉，她们都是国内顶级的青少年选手，在青少年赛场上战胜众球手，获得冠军无数，在球技上也各有所长，而且经常有机会代表中国青少年队参加国性际比赛，也算各方面都经验老道的小选手。但是参加职业比赛与成年人竞争，年龄小、个子矮、发球距离短也成了他们最吃亏的地方，尽管上海东方球场只有6399码，对于十几岁的小选手来说还是太长了。职业球员评价她们说：“她们主要还是力量不够，如果一进长草，就会比较麻烦”。不过看这些小选手这几两天的表现，她们都打得非常顽强。 这些小选手的优异表现无遗成了本站女子巡回赛上一道独特的风景线，虽然这些小选手从身量和技术方面还不能与职业球手完全抗衡，但是她们所表现出来的坚毅与勇气足可以让我们相信中国高尔夫运动的明天更美好。

edited by Fanja