Chinese golfer Liu Yu was just 13 when she first played at the 2009 HSBC Women's Champions pro-am alongside former world No. 1s Lorena Ochoa and Tseng Ya-ni in Singapore as part of the HSBC Junior Programme. Then, she was in awe of them. Now, at least for a day, people were...
Having picked up golf as a nine-year-old because her parents played it, Liu was not interested in becoming a professional athlete because"it was tiring, I hated waking up early and I didn't like travelling".
So she started learning English because she wanted to play college golf in America, and eventually won the 2013-14 national championship with Duke University. As a rookie, she made 21 cuts in 27 events, including three top-10 finishes and ending up seventh at the Women's British Open. But Liu also displayed her own mental fortitude as she rebounded from bogeys on the first and 17th holes to make six birdies, the most by any player yesterday.She will need to keep her focus for the rest of the week, with Ariya serving notice of her intention to win in an LPGA Tour event in Asia for the first time with a flawless 68.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cohen: Trump ordered him to make 500 threats over 10 yearsU.S. President Donald Trump ordered his personal attorney to make threats for him about 500 times over the last 10 years, former lawyer Michael Cohen told lawmakers on Wednesday. During testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight Committee, Trump's longtime 'fixer'
Read more »
9 in 10 graduates of Singapore's top universities hired within 6 monthsThe average gross monthly salary of those in full-time permanent employment rose to $3,733 from $3,613 in 2017.
Read more »
Doc jailed 10 years for sexual assault, molestGeneral practitioner Wee Teong Boo was sentenced to 10 years' jail yesterday for sexually assaulting and molesting a 23-year-old patient at his Bedok clinic during two medical examinations, a month apart, in 2015. Wee, 68, was also ordered to pay compensation of $1,200 for...
Read more »
Doctor gets 10 year's jail for sexually assaulting and molesting patient in his clinicSINGAPORE - General practitioner Wee Teong Boo was sentenced to 10 year's jail on Wednesday (Feb 27) for sexually assaulting and molesting a patient at his Bedok clinic during two medical examinations, one month apart, in late 2015.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Fire at Cairo's main train station kills at least 10CAIRO (REUTERS) - At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt's capital on Wednesday (Feb 27), two medical sources said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »