Feng eyes third Dubai crown

Chinese LPGA Tour star and defending champion Feng Shanshan has already won the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit crown, and is now aiming for a third Omega Dubai Ladies Masters title this week.

The lucrative tournament, the season-ending championship on the Ladies European Tour, opened on Wednesday at the famous Majlis course of Emirates Golf Club, with Feng the highest ranked player in the field at world No 6.

In her previous three visits to Dubai, the 26-year-old from Guangzhou has won twice and finished inside the top 10 in 2014, when another LPGA Tour star, Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum, won the event.