A selection of the best shots from round one at the Aramco China Championship at Mission Hills in Shenzhen. Featuring Muni He, Alison Lee, Ruoning Yin, Shannon Tan, Perrine Delacour and Chiara Tamburlini.
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Shot of the day so far at least goes to Dortea Ferbrick. Here she is. Par 38 121 yards nine iron in hand. And she would have had a beautiful view of this T-shot as well. Picture S par three. It only needed one shot. A hole in one from the Norwegian, helped the team, also helped her own campaign as well. Fantastic start. Yeah, Dad on the bag amongst those very happy, but no one happier than Dortea herself. She’d open it up with seven pars and that’s one way of getting off the mark. First hole in one of the week and playing alongside Captain Houston. They were making moves up the leaderboard as well. Look at that from Dong May Lee chipping in at the 18th. Part of team Alice Houston. She smashed a driver down here. Got inside 100 yards, but the ball’s miles below her feet. So, this one’s going to want to hang out to the right. Yeah, tough start for her. Only 18, but hopefully that settles her down. That’s a delightful shot from Sing. Ronn’s got a pitching wedge. She’s got 120 yards. This is the perfect number for her. Ball slightly below her feet. Attack and this is her strength. 100 to 150 yards for Ronnie. That’s where she can be deadly. You were in Malaysia last week, Kate, and and she you feel like with Ronnie, you know, she took a little bit of time out, but going through the gears now. And with her partner on the bag, Trey has come over with her to Caddy. He’s a good golfer in his own right. Oh, and he would have liked that. And so would she. That’s wonderful. Yeah, that’s how she uh got herself to one under part. Winner of the team event last year was Kiara Tambellini. Not got off to the best of starts on this front nine, but she has a habit of doing that sort of thing. Kiara Tambellini. It’s 121 yards. Exactly the same yardage as what she had on the seventh. But this is a nine iron for Ronnie. Oh, she’s found the radar now, hasn’t she? running in. Even par today for Shannon, 21 years old. This part will break away. You can see it moving from left to right. Oh, she sneaks it in the side door. That is lovely. So, she’s one under part. Worth noting that Mimi Roads right now, she’s just birded 11. You know them so well. But still, it’s got to be daunting, especially in that final group. Meanwhile, well, Olivia Cowan. Oh, that would be useful for Cowan cuz it’s been a struggle today. Part of team Sabbron Galves. So Luna’s four under. Liz is three under. And that gives you a little hint of why this team is at the top of the leaderboard. That was a nice looking swing from Mooney. Nice looking shot. Wonderful. Hopefully that’ll get her in the red. Is their penultimate hole of the day. They started at 10 and going about her business very well today. This has been a lovely Thursday for Sabbron Gal especially player with her distance as well. That will help. Ulish she from 130 yds. Just a grip down nine into this 10th hole. And it’s a very good one, Amy. Oh, excellent touch there from the Chinese player. She gave it a good go at seven. There’s Young for another birdie. She’s had no drop shots. Three birdies so far today. Make that four birdies today. And another one for team Sabbron Gomez who are the leaders one of the year’s winners from France Pin Deor at the par 51 18. Yes. So a winner in South Africa trying to get home in two and does just that. Look at what a shot. My goodness me. That very nearly went in for a two. Oh, barely thought about an eagle then as well. Oh, was close to bouncing in. Great shot from Ronnie. Donappa zukonic with her chip shot here. Part of team Alav and it’s a another big moment for the team thanks to Don Nappa. 152 yds left. Good angle though. That’s wonderfully played. That’s an excellent shot from Chloe Williams. Well, the front of the green is 139 yds and that is the yardage that these players want to hit. Mini here also with a tai in should breathe a sigh of relief as that was a fortuitous bounce inching ever closer. Tough pin just down the hill or fumbles towards this front pin. What a great What a great part that is. Looks like another one right at it. And it really is. Well, she hit a stunner into 12. Ditto 13. Starting to swing. Will it settle down? And that is a classy shot. Absolutely brilliant touch. I mean, maybe this is something Sophie can pick up in a little bit, but you look at Chloe Williams, the way she’s hit those balls into 12 and 13. Then you look at that touch there. Mentioned one of those players at two under. Here she is. Mooney her and a rather nice shot in for Mooney. Creates another opportunity for a birdie. No wind. Couple of huge bunkers to fly it over. That’s not a factor for Lee. Good for distance. That’s a solid shot in Ma has it. This would be useful if it went in and it does and gets back to even par for the player from Morocco. Final hole of the day for the leader Moa Faler. And another birdie opportunity coming up. That’s been a good fight back today from Olivia Cowan. And it’s got even better. She’s got herself under par. She was three over early on in this round. Out in 39, but four unanswered birdies now coming back. She’s still got the par five 18th to come. She’s another one. Minimum pitch is 50 yards to get it onto that back level. And it will be kicking from right to left and releasing away from her. Brilliant.
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So many talented players. It's harder to predict a winner in any tournament. Women's golf has come a long way and it's been impressive. ❤
Unlike the LPGA, LET shows more players in their videos where the LPGA is selective on who they show…unfortunate for the rest of the field.
Because of having more children than allowed, the whole family fled their hometown to escape persecution.
Xuefeng, a Han Chinese living in Tibet, said, “I fled here with my parents when I was young to avoid the chaos. To this day, I don’t have a registered household and am a ‘black person’ facing discrimination everywhere. We haven’t committed any crimes, we haven’t done anything wrong. Who would want to leave their fellow villagers and the mountains and rivers of their hometown? Just because I had more children than allowed, violating the so-called family planning policy…”
Xuefeng recounted, “My parents told me that in our hometown, the forced family planning was truly inhumane. Houses were demolished, furniture and appliances were taken away, people were imprisoned, fined tens of thousands of yuan, and some were even beaten to death. A person’s right to life was taken away. This is the so-called ‘harmonious society’ that the CCP keeps shouting about. Besides those like me who had more children than allowed, farmers, workers, business people, intellectuals, students, practitioners, ethnic minorities, etc., who isn’t persecuted?”
Xuefeng frankly stated, “Tibetans believe in Buddhism and know the principle of karmic retribution. They all believe that the CCP has done so many evil deeds that it will surely be destroyed by Heaven.” "Today, I declare my withdrawal from the Young Pioneers organization, not for any other reason than to stay away from evil and protect myself."
"Wooden Man from China: 'I suffered greatly from the one-child policy. As a child, I had to hide and run, which deprived me of a normal childhood. Now I withdraw from the Communist Youth League.'
"Good Deeds from China: A government official who has just entered society, he frankly stated: 'To be honest, in mainland China, which family hasn't been persecuted by the evil policies of the CCP? Because of the CCP's one-child policy, my parents were forced to leave their hometown to have my younger brother. They were terribly harmed! Hereby, I declare my withdrawal from the CCP.'
"Suiyuan from Henan still feels indignant when recalling the past. He frankly stated: 'I hate the CCP. I felt the CCP was evil even as a child. The one-child policy almost killed my aunt. She ran around hiding, and ended up with a concussion… Not only did her child die, but my aunt almost became a vegetable… Our whole village surrounded the family planning office… Everyone in the family planning office ran away… Later, when the police came, it was like the Japanese invading the village… They committed all sorts of evil!'" "The CCP's atrocities are countless," Suiyuan continued, "Later, I learned of the live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and people from Xinjiang and Tibet, the sale of national territory, the massacre of June 4th students, and so on… The persecution that killed hundreds of millions of people made me feel nauseous from the bottom of my heart… This regime won't last long! Don't be so happy today; be careful, they'll hold you accountable in the future!"
Finally, Suiyuan solemnly declared: "I withdraw from the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers of the evil CCP, to do my humble part in dismantling this most disgusting, incompetent, and brutal organization since the beginning of the earth!"