Chinese golf star Feng Shanshan retired as the head coach of the national training team women’s team
China News Agency, Beijing, August 2 (reporter Xing Yi) Chinese golfer, Grand Slam champion and former world first Feng Shanshan announced his official retirement on the personal social media platform on August 2. Next, she will lead the Chinese national team to the Asian Games and the Olympic Games as the head coach of the Chinese national team.
Feng Shanshan was born in Guangzhou on August 5, 1989. In 2007, she passed the qualification examination and obtained the membership of the American women’s professional golf tour (LPGA). She is the first LPGA full card player in mainland China, during her 15-year career, she made several landmark breakthroughs in Chinese golf.
Feng Shanshan won the championship in the LPGA Championship in 2012, which was the first time that a registered player of China Golf Association won the championship of four Grand Slam matches. In 2016, she won the bronze medal in Rio Olympics, which was the first golf Olympic medal in China. In November 2017, Feng Shanshan reached the first place in the world and won the “after the ball” for 23 weeks. During his career, Feng Shanshan won 22 championships in international competitions such as US Tour, European Tour and Japanese tour, including 10 LPGA Championships.
Looking back on her whole career, Feng Shanshan said she was proud and would score 100 points for herself. “In the past, I usually gave 85 points to this year, up to more than 90 points, leaving some space for myself, because golf is such a need to constantly surpass myself, constantly pursue to become a better sport. But when I started playing, my goal was to get into LPGA. I am went all the way to the present after constantly completing the goal and refreshing the goal. So I am very proud of my whole career, and now I will give myself 100 points.”
At present, Feng Shanshan has officially served as the head coach of the women’s team of China’s national training team and has led the team to participate in two training sessions. She said that she would combine international experience with the situation of Chinese golf, gradually sort out a training system that is most suitable for Chinese players.
“Now as the head coach of the national women’s training team in preparation for the Hangzhou Asian Games, I will cooperate with the national team to arrange the training time to help them approach their respective goals. I hope that more excellent players in China can go abroad, and there will be more world first and Olympic medal winners from China, even gold medals.” Feng Shanshan said.
In addition, Feng Shanshan said that she would continue to work on youth training and golf popularization, so that more people could have the opportunity to try golf. “I hope that in the future professional arena, we can also form the ‘Legion effect’ of Chinese players ‘.” (Finished)