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VW donates US$15,000 to China junior programme

Volkswagen has donated US$15,000 to the China Golf Association's (CGA) Junior Golf Development Fund.

Following the conclusion of a Junior Skins Challenge this morning at Sanya's Yalong Bay Golf Club to coincide with the staging of the US$300,000 Volkswagen Masters-China, a cheque presentation was made by Klaus Schadewald, Chief Operations Officer, Volkswagen China to the CGA.

Gao Jian-yuan, 12, won six of the nine-hole skins challenge, outscoring fellow juniors Luo Yo-sheng, eight-years-old and Li Xin-yang, who is also 12.

It will be a day to remember for the Chinese juniors as world number seven Retief Goosen, former US Open champion Michael Campbell, European Tour star Phillip Price and Chinese ace Zhang Lian-wei were present during the ceremony and handed autographed Volkswagen Masters-China shirts and caps to them.

Gao, who lives in Haikou, said: “I played good this morning, the course was a bit wet and I felt the greens were quite fast and the rough is very thick. It was difficult for me.

“I’ve played golf for more than a year now. I like the game a lot and among the big names whom I like are Ernie Els and Tiger Woods. Ernie has a beautiful swing and as for Tiger, it’s enjoyable to simply watch him play. These two are the role models for me.

“I felt great to win the game this morning. Hopefully, I can turn pro as early as possible.”


October 11, 2006