Gavin Eckford, director of Golf-Sheshan International Golf Club, in Shanghai's Songjiang district, gave an interview to describe his busy life during the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions held by the Club on Nov 6th to 9th.
He said that the 1st HSBC Champions held in Sheshan's club in 2005 was upgraded to be a world championship in 2009. Golfers such as Philip Alfred Mickelson from the United States, winner of 34 PGA Tour events, praised the club as the best in Asia.
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World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions is held by Golf-Sheshan International Golf Club, in Shanghai's Songjiang district, on Nov 6th to 9th.[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] |
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The enchanting scenery in Golf-Sheshan International Golf Club, in Shanghai's Songjiang district, where the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions is going on.[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] |
He joined in the Sheshan's club in 2012 after he worked for the Nicklaus North Golf Course in Canada for 10 years. He was excited by saying, "I am really happy to be working in Shanghai. The golf course here is the best in China."
He looked so proud when describing his love for the club, "I get up early and stay up late every day, but it deserves so much attention as the Asia's top-level golf championship is being held on our beautiful golf course."
In commenting on China's golf development, he expressed his confidence, saying that China is cultivating ever more excellent young golf players, even golf lovers are becoming more professional than ever before.
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Audiences are watching the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions held by Golf-Sheshan International Golf Club, in Shanghai's Songjiang district.[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] |
Nicklaus North Golf Course is only the second Canadian course designed by Jack Nicklaus and, of the 150 courses he's designed worldwide, this is the only course to which Jack has been compelled to add his name. Designed with an awareness and sensitivity towards the area's natural habitat and nestled between Green Lake and the River of Golden Dreams, Nicklaus North features impressive glacial mountain views.
