Teeing up for a Xiamen showdown

LPGA Tour-bound teenager Zeng Liqi headlines top field bidding to end year on a high at Women's China Open

Fresh from earning a full-time playing card for the 2024 US LPGA Tour season, Nanchang teenager Zeng Liqi is back home looking to add the Orient Women's China Open to her impressive resume.

Speaking on Monday at the Orient (Xiamen) Golf and Country Club in Fujian province on the eve of the national championship, which takes place from Tuesday to Thursday, the 17-year-old said she played solid at the grueling qualifying school in Mobile, Alabama, where she carded a six-round score of 16-under 414 to finish 14th.