Junior golfers enjoy the rub of the green

A new generation of enthusiasts is tearing up the fairways as China looks to become a major player in global golf. Xu Junqian reports from Shanghai.

When Zhang Lingxin was studying at the Hunan Golf and Tourism College in Changde, in Central China's Hunan province, his coach gave him a tip that changed his game: focus on the ball and aim long, but at the target, or the hole, not the ball.

However, last year, when the 23-year-old finished school and started looking for a job, he did the exact opposite.