Liang Wenchong’s wife Xiao Jiahui, they met at a youth golf training camp, when they were just an elder brother and a younger sister. The two later fell in love in 2003 and eventually got married two years later. Liang Wenchong is very grateful to his wife. He said: "She is very considerate and capable. The most important thing is that she supports the career I am engaged in. She has helped me do a lot of work so that I can play with peace of mind. She is my team member." I would not be here today without her. Even when I thought about leaving the court to take care of her, she never asked me to do so."
Liang Wenchong said frankly to his wife. I feel guilty because he spends most of the year on the court and only goes home once every three weeks on average. After the birth of his son in 2005, his wife's task of taking care of the children and family became even more arduous. Liang Wenchong also handed over all power in the family, including finances, to his wife. He joked that his wife was the boss at home and he could never refute or complain. However, A Chong always brings his wife with him when participating in major events. He had "another purpose" when he accepted the Sony Open invitation. "I happened to be able to take Jiahui to Hawaii that week. To be honest, I have been married for more than two years." , I haven’t taken her on my honeymoon yet, so I can take the opportunity to pay off this debt.” Hainan should host more international competitions
For the Chinese golf community, a major benefit in 2013 is golf. It will become an official event of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Liang Wenchong said that the inclusion of golf in the Olympic Games will help improve the level of competitive golf in Hainan and promote the popularization of golf among the people.
Liang Wenchong said that for a long time in the past, golf has been called an "aristocratic sport" and "the entertainment of the rich" in China; now, golf's entry into the Olympics has brought this sport back to sports. In itself, it proves that golf is a healthy, green and popular sport around the world. "I finally feel like an athlete now," he joked.
In Liang Wenchong’s view, Hainan should seize the opportunity of golf entering the Olympics and hold more high-level international competitions. This is his first move to support golf in Hainan. In 1998, Liang Wenchong came to Sanya to participate in a golf competition for the first time. In the past 11 years, Liang Wenchong has come to Hainan to participate in many domestic and foreign competitions. "In the past few years, Hainan has hosted high-level international competitions such as the Women's World Professional Tour. Such high-level competitions will attract world-famous players and play a great role in expanding the influence of golf in Hainan. "Starting the youth training program as soon as possible is Liang Wenchong's second strategy for Hainan golf. He said: "If Hainan wants to improve the level of competitive golf, there is no other way but to solidly catch young golfers and spend 10 to 15 years cultivating high-level golfers."
Liang Wenchong said: "Hainan can play golf all year round, and the venues are relatively concentrated." He told reporters that when communicating with many golfers from around the world who came to Hainan to compete, they all said they liked playing in Hainan.
Liang Wenchong said that the golf industry chain is very long, and it is not just as simple as charging for playing golf. If the golf industry is divided into "upstream and downstream", golf equipment, clothing, shoes and hats are the "upstream" products of the golf industry. The number of golfers in China is gradually increasing, and the demand for golf equipment, clothing, shoes and hats is huge. He said: "70% of the world's golf equipment is produced in Guangdong. Now Guangdong has taken the lead and seized this market. If Hainan can catch up in the future and get a share of the pie, the economic benefits will be considerable, and golf can also contribute to society. Provide many jobs.”
The economic benefits and social influence brought by hosting the competition are the “downstream” products of golf. He said: "In addition to the participating world stars, media reporters and fans from various countries will also flock to an international competition. These high-end guests can boost the local tertiary industry during the competition." He gave the example of a recent event in At the Golf World Cup held in Dongguan, Guangdong, golfers from dozens of countries came to Dongguan to compete, including many world-class players. Many golf fans from China fly to Dongguan to watch the game, which not only boosts the local tertiary industry, but also makes the city famous around the world with the global broadcast of the game.
I would like to come to Hainan to teach children how to play
In the past few years, Liang Wenchong has come to Hainan many times for training and competition. He enjoyed the feeling of swinging and hitting balls while bathing in the coconut breeze and sea charm in Hainan, and came up with the idea of ??"doing something" for Hainan golf.
"The improvement of China's golf level must start from childhood. If possible, I am very willing to come to Hainan to teach children to play golf and cultivate young golfers for Hainan." Liang Wenchong said.
31-year-old Liang Wenchong laughs at himself that he is a veteran on the golf course and has limited room for improvement. At the same time, he also feels that he shoulders the responsibility for the rise of Chinese golf: "I am a golfer trained by society, and it is my duty to cultivate new players." Liang Wenchong believes that after their group of golfers, there is a gap in Chinese golfers. Said: "The hope for the rise of Chinese golf lies in young people. I hope that after golf enters the Olympics, it can attract more young people to join this sport." In his view, Hainan has the conditions to become an important base for training Chinese young golfers and open golf courses. The academy not only trains golfers, but also courses management talents, grass cultivation talents, etc.
The level of youth golf in Hainan has improved rapidly in the past three or four years. There are about 100 young golfers who insist on amateur training and competition all year round. In the past two years of domestic competitions, young golfers from our province have won gold and silver medals many times. Among them, 13-year-old Li Yuan was also selected for the national youth training team. One of the reasons that restricts the progress of young golfers in our province is the lack of high-level coaches. Liang Wenchong’s ideas are undoubtedly exciting. Liang Wenchong said: "Hainan has unique conditions for playing golf. Compared with the conditions for playing golf when I was a child, the growing environment for young golfers in Hainan makes me very envious." On May 17, 2008, a famous Chinese golfer was participating in the Japan Tour event in Japan Golfer Liang Wenchong donated 250,000 yuan to people in the disaster area.
Liang Wenchong also actively appealed to colleagues and relatives and friends around him, hoping that everyone can do their part and strive to use their own resources and channels to provide more funding for the disaster area.
As of November 17, 2013, Chinese golfer Liang Wenchong, who was ranked highest in the world, revealed after winning the playoff in the first Manila Masters that he almost quit the game before the game due to exhaustion from continuous fighting and a hand injury. After the game, the three-time Asian Tour champion was so grateful that he donated half of his championship winnings this week to the disaster-stricken areas in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan. This week’s first prize is $135,000. Liang Wenchong, currently the world's highest ranked male golfer registered with the China Golf Association, was hired as the first Chinese golf ambassador of "The R&A" company in Scotland, England, known as the "Hometown of Golf" on July 8, 2013 to promote golf. The popularity and development of sports in China.
Liang Wenchong said: "I am very lucky to be a professional golfer and achieve something. Now this opportunity allows me to give back to this sport."
Liang Wenchong Later, in an interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, he said that golf has developed in China for less than 30 years and is still a very young sport. With golf entering the 2016 Olympics, golf needs better promotion in China.