When the last women's Grand Slam of the year: AIG Women's Open is about to start at Muirfield, the famous links course in Scotland, a group of Chinese players represented by Lin Xiyu and Zhang Siyang have come to Scotland, looking forward to becoming Yani Zeng Then another Chinese champion to win the trophy.
Lin Xiyu
As the greatest Chinese golfer in history (both male and female), former world No. 1 Zeng Yani has won the Grand Slam 5 times, including winning the AIG Women's Open for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, Tseng won her third Grand Slam title by beating Australia's Katherine Hull by one shot at Royal Birkdale. The following year, the tournament was held at Carnoustie, one of the toughest links, and Yani Tseng defeated American Brittany Lang by 4 strokes to successfully defend her title and become the AIG Women's Open. The only player to successfully defend his title after the LPGA Grand Slam.
Over the years, Feng Shanshan has also sprinted for the AIG Women's Open trophy several times, and has entered the top ten three times in total. The closest one was at Royal Birkdale in 2014, when she lost to Mo Martin by one stroke. ).
Lin Xiyu
This year, Lin Xiyu, as the highest ranked Chinese player in the world (32nd), carries the hopes of Chinese fans, especially in the just-concluded Scottish Women's Open, where she won another stable and good ranking (T15). after.
In the past year or so, the 26-year-old player from Guangzhou has matured a lot. He has not been eliminated since the Pure Silk Championship in May last year, and has broken into the top ten many times. Among them, he has received special attention in Chonburi in March this year. Thailand LPGA at Siam Country Club. She lost to Nanna Koerstz Madsen, an eagle, on the second extra hole, narrowly missing her first LPGA victory. Lin Xiyu has won twice on the Women's European Tour and multiple times on the Women's Chinese Tour, including winning the China Women's Open in 2019.
This is Lin Xiyu's eighth time to participate in the AIG Women's Open. Her record in this Grand Slam needs to be improved, and she only entered the top 50 (T17) when she made her debut at St Andrews in 2013. Last year, she did not participate in the National Games because she was preparing for the National Games, and she was eliminated in 2020.
In addition to Lin Xiyu, there are also many Chinese professional players participating, including Chinese American Angel Yin (No. 97 in the world) and Malaysian Chinese Chen Yuezhen (Kelly Tan, No. 157).
Zhang Siyang
There is also an amateur teenager who has also received attention: Zhang Siyang, a student at Stanford University. Although she was eliminated in Carnoustie's first competition last year, the Chinese-American girl's strength as the double champion of the NCAA Championships individual and team championships cannot be underestimated, especially this year's US Women's Open (T40) and Evian Championship (T65) ) She has advanced to both Grand Slams and has been ranked No. 1 in the amateur world for a long time. The history of the
AIG Women's Open can be traced back to 1976. It became the LPGA Grand Slam for the first time in 2001. The total prize money rose to $6.8 million this year. It was held in Muirfield for the first time. The defending champion is the Swedish star Anna Nordquis. Special (Anna Nordqvist).
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