Liang in the hunt for Order of Merit Down Under
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December 1, 2010, Wednesday
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CHINA'S No. 1 Liang Wenchong continues his Order of Merit chase as he heads Down Under for the Australian Open, co-sanctioned by OneAsia and the PGA Tour of Australasia this week.
Liang, the highest-ranked Chinese player in the world, is OneAsia's most successful player with three championship victories to his name. He was OneAsia's first Chinese champion when he won last year's Midea China Classic, and has triumphed twice this season at the Luxehills Chengdu Open as well as the Thailand Open.
Currently second on OneAsia's Order of Merit with winnings of US$520,200.00, the determined 31-year-old is confident of putting up a good fight in order to overtake South Korea's Y E Yang who took the lead after winning the Korea Open in October.
Liang has had a frenzied globetrotting season, playing in Europe, the United States, as well as all over Asia with seven top ten finishes on the PGA Tour, Japan Tour and OneAsia. His performance at the US PGA Championship in August boosted his confidence, when he finished eighth in an elite field after shooting a course record 8-under-par 64 in the third round.
"I am looking forward to playing my best at these tournaments. It is coming to the end of the season so I've been feeling a bit tired. But I hope I will be able to cope with the mental challenge," said Liang.
"And as for the Order of Merit, I had set my sights on it before and I will try my best to win it."
The Australian Open will be played in Sydney from tomorrow, offering a prize purse of AU$1.5 million (US$1.48 million).
Liang, the highest-ranked Chinese player in the world, is OneAsia's most successful player with three championship victories to his name. He was OneAsia's first Chinese champion when he won last year's Midea China Classic, and has triumphed twice this season at the Luxehills Chengdu Open as well as the Thailand Open.
Currently second on OneAsia's Order of Merit with winnings of US$520,200.00, the determined 31-year-old is confident of putting up a good fight in order to overtake South Korea's Y E Yang who took the lead after winning the Korea Open in October.
Liang has had a frenzied globetrotting season, playing in Europe, the United States, as well as all over Asia with seven top ten finishes on the PGA Tour, Japan Tour and OneAsia. His performance at the US PGA Championship in August boosted his confidence, when he finished eighth in an elite field after shooting a course record 8-under-par 64 in the third round.
"I am looking forward to playing my best at these tournaments. It is coming to the end of the season so I've been feeling a bit tired. But I hope I will be able to cope with the mental challenge," said Liang.
"And as for the Order of Merit, I had set my sights on it before and I will try my best to win it."
The Australian Open will be played in Sydney from tomorrow, offering a prize purse of AU$1.5 million (US$1.48 million).
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