The headliners for its return include current world number two and Shanghai native Yin Ruoning.
SHANGHAI -- International golf returns to China after a four-year pandemic hiatus when the LPGA Shanghai tees off on Thursday, Oct. 12, with the host city hoping a hometown hero might be crowned champion.China has thrown itself back into hosting major competitions since the abrupt end of its strict zero-Covid policy in December 2022 in an attempt to cement a reputation as a sporting superpower.
"Having Shanghai, one of our key marquee events, back on our schedule makes us feel we're whole again."It suffered the same fate as most other major sports events in China and was called off for the next three years.Yin, 21, won the Women's PGA Championship in June, becoming only the second Chinese woman to win a major title after Feng Shanshan in 2012.Vu's compatriot Danielle Kang, who won in Shanghai in 2018 and 2019, will defend her title.
The sport is now considered trendy, Pen said, with golf wear seen more on the streets and influencers flocking to courses.
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