Season finale for amateur golf tour tees off

BEIJING - China's most promising golfers will slug it out in the season-ending showdown of the China Amateur Golf Futures Tour (GFT), which will tee off at Genzon Golf Club in Shenzhen and run from Wednesday to Friday.

This year's season finale will see 117 young golfers - 87 male players and 30 females - step on the course to swing off for the national championship and possibly a bright future in the game.

The GFT is in its third edition and features five tournaments as well as the upcoming national final. Since its debut in 2009, the GFT has enjoyed smooth development with an increasing number of participants. Each stage has boasted an average of 140 entrants, with the Beijing leg at 162, a tour record.