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Chongqing News

China Tour Men's Professional Golf Tournament starts

2018-11-22 10:08:03

Press conference of the Chongqing Kingrun Open.

Players are in a warm-up exercise in the course.

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Chongqing Kingrun Open, one of the 2018 China Tour Men's Professional Golf Tournament with a total prize pool of CNY 700,000 (appx. US$ 100,786), will be held at Kingrun Nanshan Golf Club from November 22 to November 25, attracting some 80 golfers from 10 countries or regions.

It’s a national sports event recognized by the General Administration of Sport of China, and the tournament enjoys the highest level of competitiveness and has the largest number of events among men’s professional golf tournaments in China. The Chongqing Open, which has been successfully held for the past three sessions, is joined by former champions of the event as well as excellent players from different countries among them, who will try their best to claim the first prize.

Promotion of a national fitness campaign coincides with the fantastic golf tournament. The event committee is to initiate a Jiangnan Newtown Jogging Event — part of the 2019 Chongqing International Maratho n— on November 24 and the following day. To popularize golf as a sports activity, a youth training program for teenagers that have some or no experience in golf will be available for free, to provide them with a unique golf training experience.

According to the head of the committee, apart from having the high-level golf event successfully held, they aim to increase the popularity among teenagers, “For that, we have been hosting golf summer and winter camps as well as youth golf tournaments, hoping to popularize the sport and make it no longer a sport for the few.” (Translated by Yang Lifu, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei