A Special Foshan Open Week
2020-10-25 11:49:55

A Special Foshan Open Week

The week beginning on Monday, 19 October was supposed to be the 2020 Foshan Open, the most valuable tournament on the European Challenge Tour international schedule. Regretfully, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this international event was cancelled. In spite of the cancellation of the tournament, Foshan Golf Club, the host venue, provided a special week-long experience with innovation and hospitality for their club members and guests from home and abroad, to continue to deliver the spirit of the Foshan Open.

Inspiring Young People

Founded in 2013, the Foshan Open has introduced and promoted golf through a series of creative activities to juniors, ladies and families.

With the intention of promoting golf culture and to support the education in golf industry, the Club invited Dr. Chen Yibin, Deputy Director of Hotel and Club Management of Sun Yat-sen University-Institute of Tourism and more than 70 MTA Masters for a visit on 18th October. Taking Foshan Golf Club, Canton International House and Foshan Open as examples, Julian Small, General Manager of Foshan Golf Club introduced the tradition and culture of clubs and the exploration and programs of the Foshan Open in supporting cultural promotion and community development to the students.

An International Event

As a leading international golf tournament in the Greater Bay Area, the Foshan Open has always shown openness and inclusiveness, professionalism and innovativeness, and be very friendly to players and guests from all over the world.

Spanish Chamber of Commerce in South China and Spanish entrepreneurs in China organized a Spanish golf tournament on Monday, 19th October, the first day of the Foshan Open tournament week.

More than 60 worldwide guests attended the event, including Consul-Generals of Spain, Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy and Netherlands. They experienced the Foshan Open tees and pin locations on the quality course and they enjoyed a fun Spanish dinner party with delicious authentic dishes and Spanish entertainment.

Mr. Jesus Garcia, Consul-General of Spain in Guangzhou said, "In these difficult times, we had the opportunity to bring a bit of Spanish lifestyle to the south of China, and we hope that many players will have the chance to visit our country soon and enjoy the beautiful and challenging Spanish golf courses."

The First GEO-accredited Golf Tournament in Asia Pacific

The GEO Sustainable Golf Seminar was hosted on the second day of the week with members of GEO Oncourse, experts, journalists, club managers and guests from all over the country visiting the Club.

The concept of sustainable development has been paid more and more attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's not long since GEO has been introduced to China, but it has received responses from many golf clubs and 6 of them have been accredited by the organization. With the idea of protecting the environment, saving resources and supporting the community, GEO has offered a positive direction for golf development in China.

As a pioneer of sustainable development in the Greater Bay Area, the Foshan Golf Club has been accredited by GEO Foundation since 2013 and re-accredited in 2016 and 2019, becoming the first golf club to be accredited for 9 years consecutively in the area. 

The Foshan Open as well is dedicated in sustainable development. It became the first golf tournament in Asia Pacific to receive GEO accreditation and it is recognized as a green international event like The Open, the Ryder Cup and the Scottish Open.

LOVE LIFE, LOVE GOLF

Seven champions were born in the previous years. They come from different countries and regions and have left their marvelous stories and wonderful photos at the Foshan Golf Club.

A special welcome board had been placed at the entrance of the clubhouse, so that people would experience the atmosphere of the tournament the time when they come in. We reserved an exclusive area for people to take photos with the champions and the Canton Cup at the lobby. 

In addition, national flags of almost 30 countries were raised on the Practice Putting Green, and hole boards and tournament tees were placed on the beautiful course. The weather has been great and the green is fast. All these are to make people feel that they are playing in the Foshan Open!

"Although the 2020 Foshan Open was cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we wanted to keep the spirit of the tournament alive and invite members and guests to experience the tournament course and enjoy nature and the fun of golf with their family and friends in this special week." Julian Small, General Manager of Foshan Golf Club, said, “Here in China, following the decisive leadership of the government and the united self-discipline of the people, we are fortunate that our life is returning to normal. At these difficult times, our thoughts are with other countries who are trying to overcome the challenges cause by the pandemic and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to the 8th edition of the Foshan Open in 2021!”