Even Hsieh agreed with the Taipei Times at the awards ceremony last August, when he said the situation had to be remedied. "Young players haven't improved that much. In particular there is a need for more corporate support."
Hsu, who will head up the Junior Golf Program with the Golf Association of the ROC (GAROC), said, "The training and development of junior golfers is probably the most important mission for GAROC at the moment.
More the merrier
"We firmly believe a well-planned and implemented training program will significantly help our potential young golfers, not only in enhancing their skills, but also in gaining experience through playing different courses under different pressure."
Young golfers and their parents attended the launch of the program yesterday and gave their unreserved support.
"Academic success is not the most important thing. It's health, so we will support this initiative," said mother Wu Shu-wan (
As for the kids, they all said they wanted more cheap golf and competitions. "I want to be Tiger," said one. "I want to be David Duval," said another and so it went on, through the PGA roster.
The Taiwan Open will play through Sept. 19 to Sept. 22 at the Sunrise Golf and Country Club in Taoyuan, near Taipei.
Sixty-five local and the same number of international players on the Asian and PGA tour will play at the event, in addition to 14 sponsor invitations.
They will play for prize money of US$300,000 in a 72-hole stroke-play format.
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