Bringing young players to the fore

The HSBC National Junior Golf Championship is teeing up promising young Chinese talent for success on the pro circuit.

With an exciting format designed to test their mental mettle and golfing craft, the Beijing leg of the HSBC National Junior Golf Championship has teed up young golfers for their progression to the pro circuit.

So raw, yet so serious — a group of fresh-faced golfers, all primary or high school students, have impressed their parents, event organizers and spectators alike at north Beijing's Topwin Golf and Country Club, displaying focus, competitive drive and composure beyond their years during the championship tour's fourth stop last week.

The Beijing tournament was the only one among all seven events on the circuit, including the season finale in September, that has adopted a match-play format, where players compete head-to-head in hole-by-hole contests, with a winner declared when a golfer leads their opponent by more holes than remain to be played.