Golfers may skip Hawaii event
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CHINESE golfers on the US women’s tour may decide not to play in a tournament next month in Hawaii sponsored by South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, a sign that fallout from a diplomatic row between Beijing and Seoul over a missile defence system is increasingly spilling into the sports world.
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Feng Shanshan decided not to play along with three other Chinese players — Feng Simin, Yan Jing and Lin Xiyu.
Feng Simin and Feng Shanshan Feng’s agent, both denied that the players were being pressured to pull out.
“The four of us were talking about it a little bit because now it’s such a sensitive issue,” said Feng Simin, who is in California preparing for the first major of the season.
The Orlando, Florida-based golfer, who finished in the top 10 in two Ladies Professional Golf Association events last year, said that she had yet to decide whether to play in the tournament on April 12-15.
“I’m really for my country and with the politics nowadays, both countries are not at a very good situation,” the 21-year-old said, adding, “No one really seriously came up to us and said, “you really shouldn’t play.’”
Ruby Chen, Feng Shanshan’s agent at global sports management firm IMG, said Feng “most likely won’t be attending” the US$2 million Hawaii tournament, an event which she has played in each year since it came onto the schedule in 2012.
“Yes she played that tournament last year but she’s always adjusting her schedule every year,” said Chen.
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