Dou Zecheng, Wang Ziyi win at China Amateur Golf Championship
By Agencies Published: Sep 29, 2013 07:48 PM
Dou Zechang shot a two-under 70 for a four-day total of 284 and defended his Fangshan-Changyang China Amateur Golf Championship on Sunday at the Beijing California Country Golf Club.
Wang Ziyi, 2013 BMW Junior Open champion, won the girls' crown with an even-par 72 performance on Sunday to edge out overnight leader Shi Yuting for the trophy. Shi had a 3-over 75 to lose by two shots, 215to 213 for a three-day total.
"My performance today was all right, if not fantastic," Dou said. "Hopefully I can keep my form in the next months for the China Nanshan Masters, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and the Australian amateur golf tournament."
At 16, Dou, who started golf at 5, became the youngest player to make the cut at the 2013 Volvo China Open.
Second in the men's play was Zhang Jin who had a one-over 73 on Sunday for a four-day total of 292. Jin Cheng, who had led the first two days, collapsed on the final day with a four-over 76 and a total of 293.
The best foreign player was Australian Brett Coletta who was tied for the 10th place with a four-day total of 304.
As for the women's champion Wang, the past week has been spectacular and did not expect her father would come to see her play the past two days.
"The birdie I had on hole 15 was the turning point in the rivalry with defending champion Shi," Wang, 15 said. Before that, Shi had a two-shot advantage but hit a double on the hole.
"I need to be totally focused as Shi is a great player. I won because I had better luck while Shi was unlucky today," she added.
Third was China's Ye Ziqi, the only women's player to go red in the final round with a one-under 71 and a three-day total of 221. Tied at third was China's Du Mohan.
The best foreign player was Chika Sawada, tied fifth with three other Chinese at 225 strokes.
The China Amateur Golf Championship, being held for the third time, is China's most open and highest-level amateur competition organized by the China Golf Association, aiming to build up golf reserves and talent for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.