On September 24, the “GAC Honda·2021 China Amateur Open Series·Jiangxi” game ended successfully at Nanchang Cuilin Golf Club.
After 10 additional holes, Pan Jiehong defeated Zhang Yahui and won the women’s team championship. She scored 224 strokes in three rounds (71-76-77, +8), Zhang Yahui handed over 74 strokes in the final round, and the total score of three rounds was 224 strokes (74-76-74, +8). Wan Yuanyuan turned over in this round. Out of 75, he won the third place with a total score of 230 (80-75-75, +14). 10 additional holes to determine the winner set a record for the tournament.
In the men’s category, Wang Zifan handed over 77 in the final round, with a total score of 227 in the three rounds (76-74-77, +11), winning the first GAC Honda·China Amateur Open series championship with a one-shot advantage. . Deng Tao won the second place in the men’s group with a total score of 228 (77-78-73, +12) in the three rounds. Wang Xinxing surrendered 76 strokes for three consecutive days and won the third place with a total score of 228 (+12).
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Pan Jiehong, the 36-hole leader who started with a three-shot advantage, did not expect a protracted battle in the final round.
In the first 14 holes, Pan Jiehong caught three birdies. On the 15th hole, the situation changed suddenly. Pan Jiehong missed the par-4 hole by 5 feet and swallowed a bogey. She bogeyed again on the next 17th hole, and her dominant position was eroded bit by bit. And Zhang Yahui calmly surrendered 9 pars in the back nine holes.
Coming to the key 18th hole tee, Pan Jiehong’s lead was only one shot. In this extremely difficult par-5 hole, she bogeyed and was tied by Zhang Yahui.
The two can only decide the outcome through an extra play. The extra play starts from the par-4 hole of the 10th hole. The first extra hole, both of them surrendered their par. The second extra hole continued on the 10th hole. Zhang Yahui hit the ball near the flagpole with a second shot. Pan Jiehong needed to take a 24-foot long putt to catch the birdie to allow the game to continue. She did it, and Zhang Yahui also caught a birdie in the hole.
Subsequently, the extra play continued until the 18th hole.
When Pan Jiehong came to the 18th tee for the second time this round, it was the 10th extra hole. On this par 5 hole, her fourth shot went straight to the flagpole from 60 yards away, and the ball stopped 7 feet from the hole cup. She took it with a push and succeeded in paring. Zhang Yahui pushed into the hole three times, swallowed a bogey, missed the championship and missed three consecutive championships.
At the moment of victory, Pan Jiehong hid her face and cried, crying with joy. She said: “Today is definitely the most memorable match of my golf career so far, and it is also the most memorable day. My longest extra play record was 3 holes before, with more losses and less losses. This time it broke the record, and It is not easy to win.
“At the beginning of the extra play, I kept cheering on myself and couldn’t give up. The downhill push on the second hole of the extra play was particularly critical. At that moment, I felt that the balance of victory was tilting towards me. The 10th extra hole was the winner. At that moment, all my pressure was released. I will definitely not forget the Cuilin Stadium, nor will I forget the GAC Honda·China Amateur Open Series.”
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Relatively speaking, the situation of the men’s competition is relatively clear.
In the highly difficult Cuillin Stadium, the 36-hole leader Wang Zifan basically controls the progress of the event. Starting with a two-shot advantage, despite the tenacious resistance from Deng Tao and Wang Xinxing, with the help of a precise kick-off, Wang Zifan birdied the 8th and 13th holes respectively.
Coming to the 18th tee, Wang Zifan held a three-shot lead, and the championship was already in sight. In this par-five hole, he swallowed a double bogey, and Deng Tao took the birdie, but the overall situation was determined. Wang Zifan secured the victory and won by one shot, winning the first GAC Honda·China Amateur Open series in his golf career. Championship.
Wang Zifan said: “It is very encouraging to be able to win. This is a long-awaited victory and an affirmation of the hard work in the past period of time. It is not easy to win the championship. The event has strengthened my mentality and become more confident. .”
This victory also allowed Wang Zifan to qualify for the annual finals. He said: “I participated in the annual finals in 2019. The lineup is very strong. I hope I can have a good performance at the end of the year.”
Wang Yixiang surrendered the only scarlet 71 in this round, which made his ranking jump and tied for fifth with 236 (81-84-71, +20).
After the game, a warm award ceremony was held in Nanchang Cuilin Golf Club.
Xiong Shengwen, former vice governor of the People’s Government of Jiangxi Province and honorary chairman of the Jiangxi Golf Association, presented the women’s team champion Pan Jiehong, and Li Dan, the vice chairman of Cuilin Investment Group and honorary chairman of the Jiangxi Golf Association, presented the men’s team champion Wang Zifan. Guangdong Province Wang Chaofeng, vice chairman of the Golf Association, presented the prize to Zhang Yahui, the runner-up of the women’s group, Zou Bo, general manager of Guangqi Honda Nanchang Guofeng store, presented the prize to the men’s runner-up Deng Tao, and Liu Tao, deputy general manager of Cuilin Jiangxi Industry Group, presented the prize to Wan Yuanyuan, the second runner-up of the women’s group, Jiangxi Zhou Shishan, full-time vice chairman of the Provincial Golf Association, presented the prize to Wang Xinxing, the third runner-up of the men’s team.
The event is sponsored by the China Golf Association, undertaken by the Guangdong Golf Association and the Guangdong Golf Sports Center, co-organized by the Jiangxi Golf Association, and exclusively operated by Guangdong Zhongao International Sports Promotion Co., Ltd., and the general title of Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. It has won the support of many brand sponsors such as China Sports Lottery, TaylorMade, Ya Shiwei, School Sports Link, C’estbon, Shanghai Football Association, Mei Erpu, Helix, Diaoyutai Fengshun, Number and many other brand sponsors. Next week, the game will move to Hunan, so stay tuned.
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