Gary Gilchrist isnt at the Blue Bay LPGA in China this week, but his heart is there.Gilchrists role in the rise of golf in that nation looks as if it is about to grow substantially larger.Gilchrist told GolfChannel.com that the China Golf Association has informed him that he will be named the Chinese Olympic golf coach.I will be going to Tokyo in 2020 representing China as the head coach of the mens and womens Olympic teams, Gilchrist said. Its a huge honor, to be a part of that.Gilchrist first made his connection with China 11 years ago, when an agent following Shanshan Fengs domination of junior golf in China passed along the discovery to Gilchrist. Feng was 17 when Gilchrist offered her a full scholarship to his golf academy, which was then located in Hilton Head, S.C.Six months later, Gilchrist was caddying for Feng at the second stage of LPGA Q-School. She would earn her LPGA tour card in her first try, becoming the first Chinese player to become a member of the tour. She would go on to become the first Chinese golfer to win a major championship, the first to win an Olympic medal (bronze) and the first to ascend to world No. 1 in the sport.Feng did all of that with Gilchrist as her coach.Their rise together led Gilchrist to become involved in Chinas instructional programs, where he helped Feng and her father, a golf coach who worked with the Chinese Sports Bureau.Four years ago, Gilchrist began coaching the Guangdong provincial team, in the region where Feng grew up. For the last three years, the Guangdong team has been traveling to Gilchrists academy for an annual winter program at Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Last year, Gilchrist helped Feng open her own golf academy in Guangzhou, Fengs hometown.This all comes out of the relationship Ive had with Shanshan, Gilchrist said.Gilchrist said he expects to travel to China four to six times a year as he helps create a system of training for eight national coaches within the China Golf Association.There is an explosion in golf in China right now," Gilchrist said. Theres such amazing talent coming through. The challenge is taking that talent to the next level.Im trying to support the growth of golf in China, to grow and build a coaching staff and system.Haotong Li is the highest ranked male player from China in the Official World Golf Ranking at No. 42. Hes a two-time European Tour winner who finished third at The Open last year.Dou Zecheng and Xinjun Zhang became the first Chinese players to earn PGA tour membership a year ago.
"Golf has never been a major sport in China because it's never been an Olympic sport," Gilchrist said. "China sports are all about the Olympics, so a lot more people are excited about golf
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Gary Gilchrist told GolfChannel.com that the China Golf Association has informed him that he will be named the Chinese Olympic golf coach.
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Gary Gilchrist to be Chinese Olympic golf coach Golf Channel. Gary Gilchrist told GolfChannel.com that the China Golf Association has informed him that he will be named the Chinese Olympic golf coach. Golf Channel Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT
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Gary Gilchrist told GolfChannel.com that the China Golf Association has informed him that he will be named the Chinese Olympic golf coach.
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Gary Gilchrist, the world #1 golf coach, spent January with the top professional women golfers from China in preparation for the 2020 Olympics. The top Chinese women golfers were, currently ranked world #1, Shanshan Feng, Simin Feng, Yuting Shi and Weiwei Zhang contending for the Olympic team in 2020.
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Helping these young golfers and the sport grow, and having the government support all of this, would be a huge boost to Chinese golf." One example of how serious the Chinese government is taking golf was evident in a Beijing meeting Gilchrist had with Zhang Xiaoning, vice president and secretary general of the China Golf Association.
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When Feng was in high school an agent discovered her, at a tournament in China, and this led to her meeting coach Gary Gilchrist. When Feng was 17 years old, Gilchrist offered her a full scholarship to attend his junior golf academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
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