https://www.scmp.com/rss/523938/feed The latest news and top stories on Carl Yuan. He is a Chinese professional golfer, 2021 National Games Champion, and PGA Tour player. Yuan won the 2022 Chitimacha Louisiana Open and the 2018 Qingdao Championship. He represented China at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics. He is known for his distinctive swing. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Josh Ball Josh Ball The reigning Asian Games champion, three-quarters of the Hong Kong men’s team that won bronze in Hangzhou, and home advantage, there are lots of reasons for the city’s golfers to feel optimistic ahead of the National Games next month. Even facing the likes of defending champion Carl Yuan and Li Haotong in the men’s competition, and former world No 1 Yin Ruoning and Lily Muni He in the women’s event, the eight-strong squad will fancy their chances at Hong Kong Golf Club. And it is not as though... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329228/national-games-home-advantage-gives-citys-golfers-reason-optimism-ding-yin-pose-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329228/national-games-home-advantage-gives-citys-golfers-reason-optimism-ding-yin-pose-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Four years ago, Sampson Zheng watched with a tinge of jealousy as his college roommate Aaron Du won bronze at the National Games in 2021. Next month, he will get a shot at winning a medal of his own. The 24-year-old will be part of the Shaanxi squad attempting to successfully defend the team title they won at their home Xi’an Qinling International Golf Course. Recruited by famed Chinese golfer Zhang Xinjun for November’s tournament at Hong Kong Golf Club, Zheng is originally from Tianjin, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3327923/left-out-4-years-ago-golfer-sampson-zheng-has-eye-national-games-olympics-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3327923/left-out-4-years-ago-golfer-sampson-zheng-has-eye-national-games-olympics-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:00:19 +0000