Missing seven straight cuts teaches Hong Kong golfer Motin Yeung how to be a winner, with victory at Zhuzhou Classic
- The 26-year-old says he struggled on his debut season at the Korn Ferry Tour but it helped him improve his game physically and mentally
- The Beijing-born Hongkonger wins his second title on the PGA Tour Series-China with his one-stroke victory in Hunan province
Two months ago, golf was a mental chore for Hong Kong’s Motin Yeung. He was missing cuts on the intensely competitive second tier circuit of the US PGA Tour, nothing he tried was working and he was about to lose his status on the series.
Those negative feelings did not last long, though. Yeung knew he was doing what he loved and, despite his struggles on the Korn Ferry Tour, his game was genuinely improving.
And it all came together for the Beijing-born Hongkonger, who celebrated his 26th birthday over the weekend with his second title on the PGA Tour Series-China after a one-stroke victory in the Zhuzhou Classic in Hunan province.
“I had some challenges, especially in July when I wasn’t doing very well mentally,” Yeung said from Beijing. “It lingered for like a week, maybe. I wasn’t very happy and was in a bad mood but I turned things around pretty quickly, telling myself just to be happy playing here [in the United States].
“It was something new, I love it out here, love travelling and love playing on this tour with the competition but I had no good results to show yet.