Huang Tao fired a brilliant three under par 69 in torrential conditions to win a weather-affected Faldo Series Chinese Taipei Championship at Sunrise Golf and Country Club.
With the fifth edition of the Chinese Taipei event reduced to 18 holes because of flooding, 19 year-old Huang came out firing with five birdies in a round of 69 to win by five and secure his spot in the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills Golf Club in China on March 2-4.
Also returning to the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event hosted by Sir Nick Faldo will be Faldo Series Europe Girls’ champion Liu Yi-Chen. 17 year-old Liu, who became the first Asian winner of the European girls’ title at Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland last September, returned a three over par 75 at Sunrise to win by a massive ten shots from her nearest rival in the Girls’ Under-21 category.
The other two Taiwanese teens to join the line up at the fifth Grand Final in Shenzhen are Lee Chieh-Po and Wang Chi, winners of the Boys’ and Girls’ Under-16 categories respectively.
Underwritten by Faldo himself, the Faldo Series Asia is supported by major partners ISPS, Mission Hills and The R&A, together with official golf wear partner UFL and official equipment supplier TaylorMade. It is endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Federation (APGC).
Further to the success of the Faldo Series Europe, launched in 1996, the Faldo Series Asia was established in 2006 to help develop the region’s next generation of champions. Over 30 Faldo Series tournaments now take place in more than 25 countries across the UK, Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia and former winners include Rory McIlroy, Nick Dougherty, Marc Warren, John Parry, Melissa Reid, Florentyna Parker and Yani Tseng, all of whom have since won on Tour.
The 2010/2011 Faldo Series Asia schedule features a record 17 tournaments in 12 different countries including six in mainland China plus others in The Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Thailand.
For results and more information on the Faldo Series visit www.nickfaldo.com or follow the Faldo Series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faldoseries.
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