Big-hitting Yuan aiming high in Hong Kong
"Carl" Yuan Yechun learned to play golf by "trying to smack the ball into two pieces".
Now the big-hitting 21-year-old from Dalian, ranked No 3 in China, is determined to crown his first visit to Hong Kong with a victory at the PGA Tour Series-China's season-ending Clearwater Bay Open this week.
Yuan won July's Qingdao Championship to become just the second amateur champion on the tour, then launched his pro career with a runner-up finish at the Suzhou Open last month, having joined the play-for-pay ranks after helping China win a team silver at the Asian Games in August.
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