Rewrite the history of Chinese golf! Former world first Feng Shanshan announced retirement
Beijing, August 2 (Xinhua) — Feng Shanshan, the world’s first female golf player and Chinese golfer, announced his retirement on the 2nd. In her 15-year career, she has rewritten the history of Chinese golf several times. Feng Shanshan said that he will continue to work hard in this industry as a “golfer” in the future, hoping to use his energy and experience to help younger and better players. Besides golf, she also hopes to explore more unknown fields and embrace a wider world.
Feng Shanshan won the Olympic women’s golf bronze medal in Rio
Feng Shanshan turned into a career in 2007. In the past 15 years, she has made several milestones and breakthroughs for Chinese golf.
In 2012, Feng Shanshan won the championship in the American women’s professional golf tournament, which was the first time that a registered player of the Chinese Golf Association won the championship in four Grand Slam matches. In 2016, Feng Shanshan won the third place in the Rio Olympics, which was the first golf Olympic medal in China. In November 2017, Feng Shanshan reached the first place in the world. According to media statistics, she won 22 titles in international competitions such as US Tour, European Tour and Japanese tour.
Data map: Feng Shanshan took Photos by Liu Guanguan, China News Agency reporter during the competition.
Feng Shanshan said in his retirement letter that he would continue to work hard in this industry as a “golfer” in the future, “I hope to use my energy and experience to help younger and better players, let the Chinese national team go higher and further on the Asian Games and Olympic stage.”
Feng Shanshan said that he will continue to devote himself to youth training and golf popularization in the future, so that more people can have the opportunity to try this beautiful sport, “I hope that in the future professional competition, we can also form the ‘Legion effect’ of Chinese players. Only when fresh forces continue to flow into the World Tour can we have more champions.”
Feng Shanshan retired letter
Besides golf, Feng Shanshan also hopes to explore more unknown fields and embrace a wider world.
“From teeing ground to green, it is a challenging and wonderful journey. I hope more people can join this journey, and I will also go to the next hole, looking forward to meeting you.” (Finished)