20-08-2016 22:42 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Feng wants first medal to boost game in China

By Liana B. Baker RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Shanshan Feng is hoping that by winning a bronze medal, China's first ever in golf, she can make the sport more popular in her home country. Feng grew up in Guangzhou, China's third-largest city, and now lives in Hilton Head, South Carolina, in the United States. The 2012 LPGA championship winner took up golf at age 10 in Guangzhou and turned pro in 2007.
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