New-look China national team eyes Asian Games glory

China's national women's golfers were looking to make waves among a top pro field when the $50,000 Yantai Yangmadao Championship teed off in Yantai, Shandong province yesterday.

With seven national team members in the field for the second event of the new China LPGA Tour at Orient (Yantai) Sports and Country Club, head coach Gareth Winslow said he would be using the opportunity to gauge the progress of his players since taking over the squad in January.

As the first foreign coach of the national team, the 31-year-old New Zealander, a veteran of the China golf scene and a fluent Mandarin speaker, has totally revamped the squad's activities in emphasizing discipline and proper practice routines. American Luis Delcarpio is assisting the kiwi as a strength and conditioning coach.