Twelve-year-old girl is tearing up China's junior circuit and is tipped to become a major star in the sport, as Chen Xiangfeng reveals.
Shi, in Chinese, means stone or rock, and young Shi Yuting is as steady as that. Shi, at the ripe old age of 12, has been recognized as the best golfer of her generation in China and shows great strength, consistency and maturity on the golf course. "Players my age tell me they feel scared when they play against me," said Shi, who was born in Japan but returned to China at the age of five.
"Maybe I look very serious and sometimes play aggressively. I'm great at adjusting play and don't want to let my opponents catch up."
In the eight junior events she has competed in this year, she has won six.
"I like the feeling of acquiring trophies. It's like receiving lots of gifts from your parents after you excel in an academic course."
Her mother, Liu Yuejin, said Shi becomes more mature in the sport than her peers.
"She is both smart and stable. She has got a talent for the sport," said Liu.
"I ask her what she wants most from me after winning a tournament and she just says the trophies are the best reward."
The increasing number of trophies is not only the motivation for Shi.
"I have won so many trophies that my sister also desires for some. She picked up the golf clubs and is now learning the sport in the same school as me," she said of her eight-year-old sibling.
While some of the other children Shi's age enjoy winning toys and other small prizes at skills competitions, her focus is on winning tournaments.
"She is a very active but sometimes a crazy girl in daily life," said her mother. "
Shi's glittering career on the junior circuit has allowed her to take the big step into China's LPGA Tour and she made history by becoming the youngest player to make a cut in a pro tour event, in Shanghai last year. She made a bigger splash in June of this year when she finished third at the CLPGA's Shanghai event.
"No one expected me to finish so high. It was also a big surprise to me and my mum."
"I have to practice three hours every day. The coaches at the school help me a lot," she said.
To further test and hone her skills, Shi last year flew to Japan and took part in three competitions in her age group. She finished third, second and tied for seventh.
"In Japan, many girls her age are able to play golf," said Shi's mother. "I think she will try to play more there as long as she has the time. It's a great experience as the competition in Japan is of a much higher standard than China and Japan also has some of the best golfers in the world." By the way, I want to introduce some information about one golf product to you: callaway ft irons
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