Liang Jiekun’s Grand Final Win Secures Dream Spot in Foshan Open
2019-09-04 12:27:28

With a round of 74, Liang Jiekun from Peach Garden Golf Club won the Golf Liquor 2019 Southern China Golf Club Members’ Ranking Tournament Grand Final held at Foshan Golf Club. His win earns him a dream start in the international field in the upcoming Foshan Open, one of the premier events on the European Challenge Tour. 

“I’m very happy to qualify for the Foshan Open. Thank the Guandong Golf Club Managers Conference for holding the event. Thank the Foshan Golf Club and the sponsor Golf Liquor for their great support! ” said a delighted Liang.

Mr. Feng Xiong, Director of Guangdong Golf Sports Center, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Guangdong Golf Association, Mr. Fu Yongjie, President of Guandong Golf Club General Managers Conference, Mr. Julian Small, General Manager of Foshan Golf Club, presented the 2019 Foshan open Qualification to the Gross Champion

Also three spots in the hugely popular Foshan Open Pro-Am went to runner up, Li Zhongqiu, third placed, Liu Ting, from Agile Golf & Country Club, and fourth placed He Lida from Lakewood Golf Club. Bottles of Golf Liquor were also awarded to the leading three gross and leading three net scores.

Mr. Zhong Rongguang, Deputy Secretary-General and Director of the Guangdong Golf Association, Ms. Linda Liao, Executive General Manager of Foshan Golf Club, presented 2019 Foshan Open Pro-Am qualification to the runner up, the third place and the fourth place 

This year, a record 321 golfers from 23 clubs in the southern China area entered with 71 qualifying for the Grand Final at Foshan.

Mr. Feng Xiong, Director of Guangdong Golf Sports Center, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Guangdong Golf Association, said, “The Southern China Golf Club Members’ Ranking Tournament offers a great opportunity for golf club members to meet each other and make friends. It also offers an rare opportunity for outstanding amateurs to play with the emerging pros in the Foshan Open. Congratulations to the winners! Thank all the participating clubs for their great support to the Association and golf development in Guangdong Province ”

“We’re now into our fourth year of organizing the event and, looking at the list of clubs that participated, it’s great to see that virtually all of them are from the key cities of the Greater Bay Area - Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoxing,” said Mr. Fu Yongjie of organizer, President of Guandong Golf Club General Managers Conference. “There’s some good relationships being established across the Bay Area between not just the golf clubs but also their many members and I’m sure that this will lead to closer cooperation in both golf and other projects for the Bay. We’re especially pleased that, these years, we have the highly prestigious brand, Golf Liquor, as our sponsor. It’s thanks to them that we’ve been able to bring together all these golf club members from around the Bay area.”

In a symbolic gesture towards the building of golfing relationships across the Bay, a separate and informal ‘9+2’ Challenge was held on the tiny 19th hole in front of the clubhouse at Foshan Golf Club. Two circles were marked on the green – one 9 feet in diameter and the other just 2 feet in diameter – representing the 9 Guangdong cities plus Hong Kong and Macau that together form the infrastructure of the Greater Bay Area Initiative. For Rmb100 each, golfers tried to land their tee shots inside one of the circles.  

“It is an aim of the Foshan Open to involve the whole golf community in the Greater Bay Area. We also want to reach out and care for the community. RMB8000 was raised today and will add up to the Caring for the Community Programme and be given to Foshan Red Cross Hospital School and Guangzhou Huiling Special Education School. The ‘9+2’ Challenge will remain active right through to Foshan Open on 24-27 October.” Mr. Julian Small, General Manager of the Foshan Golf Club added.

“We’re very pleased with the outcome of the Grand Final,” said the Golf Liquor representative. “We hope that our sponsorship has helped to play a part in the establishing of lasting friendships among the golfing community throughout the Greater Bay Area. What better way to build friendships than by toasting the occasion with a sip of Golf Liquor!”