Olympic bronze medal a huge boost for Feng

Despite a flat start to the 2016 season, Chinese golf star Feng Shanshan looks set to finish the year strong thanks to the confidence she regained through her medal-winning Rio Olympic campaign.

Feng, who became the first golfer from the Chinese mainland to win a major title at the 2012 Ladies Professional Golf Association Championship, has cemented her status as her country's golfing trailblazer after winning a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

The tournament in Rio was the first time golf had returned to the Olympic program for 112 years. Feng's podium finish has resulted in a surge of attention in the sport in China that is comparable to that of her LPGA win in 2012.