China prodigy Zhang set to make Asia debut
Chinese wunderkind Andy Zhang, who at age 14 this year became the youngest golfer ever to compete in the US Open, will play his first Asian professional tournament this week at OneAsia’s Kolon Korea Open.
Chinese wunderkind Andy Zhang, who at age 14 this year became the youngest golfer ever to compete in the US Open, will play his first Asian professional tournament this week at OneAsia’s Kolon Korea Open.
Zhang, an amateur who turns 15 in December, is hoping to continue an incredible year that saw him play alongside the world’s best at the Olympic Club in San Francisco in June.
“It was a crazy time,” Zhang said of the experience, noting it was tough to keep his feet on the ground after the competition.
“I had my ups and downs. For at least two or three months I played tournaments and the results weren’t as good as I would have liked.”
At 14 years old, the Beijing-born, but Florida-based Zhang was the youngest player ever to compete in the US Open, which was first held in 1895.
In the first round he shot a credible nine-over par 79 – the same as US Masters champion Bubba Watson – but missed the cut after a second-round 78.
