Another Chinese young player has created a miracle in the golf holy place in the United States!
On August 16, Beijing time, the 118th American Amateur Championship held a top 64 match match at Pebble Beach, California. The only Chinese player who was shortlisted for Bai Zhengkai, used 56-degree wedge to hit a stunning hole in the game, and advanced strongly!
American fans cheered for the Chinese teenager in one hole
Pebble Beach Golf Links is the number one public course in the United States and will host the US Open for the sixth next year. Bai Zhengkai scored the Hole-in-One hole, which was the most iconic hole in the stadium and one of the most famous par-3 in the world, the 110-yard hole. No wonder USGA staff said excitedly after the game: They "want to collect this ball and put it in the museum of the American Higher Education Association."
Relying on this Condor, Bai Zhengkai also successfully won the record of 4 holes and 3 holes left, defeating the No. 37 seed American player Travis Vick and advanced to the top 32.
The bottom of the picture is the most famous No. 7 hole of Pebble Beach
Bai Zhengkai will turn 21 this Sunday. He is from Shantou, Guangdong. He won the fourth place in men's individual at the Incheon Asian Games. Bai Zhengkai is currently studying at the University of Florida (UCF) and is training at the Eagle Dream Golf Academy, which is opened by the Chinese. He is a former swing coach of Tiger Woods, Sean Foley, . He has won the American amateur championship twice at last year's Palmetto Amateur Tournament and this year's Boilermaker Invitational.
Bai Zhengkai advanced to
The US Amateur Championship was founded in 1895 and had a high status as a golf Grand Slam in the early days. The current competition is divided into two parts: the match and the match. The championship will be decided only after 7 days of hard work. The champion of the US Amateur Championship will be qualified for the US Masters, US Open, and UK Open, and the runner-up will also be invited to participate in the Masters and US Open. 1994-1996, Tiger Woods achieved an unprecedented "three consecutive championships" in the US Amateur Championships, and since then he moved to the path of the king of football.
Tigers have dominated the US Amateur Championship for three consecutive years
In the Minnesota qualifiers last month, Bai Zhengkai won the championship in one fell swoop, thus entering the US Amateur Championship for the first time. In the two rounds of stroke competitions that started on Monday, Bai Zhengkai scored 70 and 74, and successfully ranked last 64 by tied for 24th, ranking No. 28. After advancing with one shot, Bai Zhengkai will face the No. 5 seed, American golfer William Gordon, in the round of 32.
In addition to Bai Zhengkai, Chinese Taipei teenager Yu Junan, who participated in the U.S. Open this year, was also shortlisted for the top 32. Let us wish the Chinese teenager to continue his efforts and achieve another success on the highest stage in the United States!
Chaoshan famous Chinese player and golf star - Bai Zhengkai
Excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia:
Bai Zhengkai, a Shantou native, a little shy golf boy.
2014 China Amateur Championship Golf people second place. On January 5, 2015, the General Administration of Sports of the State Administration of Sports of China proposed to award Bai Zhengkai the title of "Sports Sports Athletics".
Bai Zhengkai started to get involved in golf at the age of 8. This age is considered to be a late entry among teenage golfers. What he is most proud of now is winning the 2012 Youth Golf Match Championship. In his opinion, this is due to special training in the United States.
Two years ago, due to his poor condition, his performance was unstable and he always missed the championship. So he chose to go to Florida, USA to find a coach and conducted a one-month special training. During the special training period, he competed with American teenagers and corrected his posture through game video. "The coach plays a key role, mainly because of himself. Short shots are my weakness and need to be improved. In addition, it is the rhythm of playing." Zheng Kai smiled shyly, "There was no improvement at the beginning, but after another month of this year, the improvement effect was more obvious. I took videos during class and passed many equipment training."His victory in the
game, he thought he mainly won in his mentality.
From the moment he picked up the golf club, Bai Zhengkai fell in love with this sport. "My father loves to play golf, so he took me to play. When I touched the club, I fell in love with it. "He said, "I like the feeling of competition very much. I usually train very hard, and I won't feel tired no matter how long the competition takes. "
Diligence is the advantage
Seven days a week. After school, Bai Zhengkai would spend 40 minutes training in the practice field, and he gave all his time to golf on the weekend. "I think compared with foreign players, the biggest advantage of our players is diligence. "
2012 HSBC National Youth Golf Championship Finals Championship;
2014 Incheon Asian Games represented China in the golf event, winning the fourth place in the men's team and fifth place in the individual golf competition;
2014 China Amateur Championship Golf Individual;
On January 5, 2015, the Sports Department of the General Administration of Sports of China proposed to award Bai Zhengkai the title of "athlete athlete".
(Source: Xiaoniao Sports, Internet)
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