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Zhang Jienalin received her first title within the latest mixed-field Hangzhou International Championships.© AFP
Zhang Jienalin will make historical past this week when she turns into the primary feminine golfer to compete within the 26-year historical past of the Volvo China Open. The match in Shenzhen normally has European Tour standing and is for males solely however the coronavirus and consequent journey restrictions sees it tweaked this 12 months right into a home occasion. The 24-year-old Zhang, who’s ranked 484th on the planet, received her first title within the latest mixed-field Hangzhou International Championships.
On that event ladies had been competing from ahead tees, however in southern China she is going to tee it up on the identical size course as her male rivals.
“For me this week it’s all about driving distance. I failed to hit the green in two shots on many of the par fours in practice today,” Zhang stated in a Wednesday press launch.
“The greens here are also very difficult and are playing quite fast.
“My major intention is clearly to make the lower.”
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Unlike earlier tournaments, this 12 months’s Open is being sanctioned as a China Tour occasion.
It has a complete purse of two million yuan ($300,000).
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