Taiwan’s women’s golf team wins bronze, with Xu Weiling and Qian Peiyun tied for 11th place

Xu Weiling. (provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Reporting from Nagoya] This time, the Taiwan women's golf team was composed of three foreign players, Tseng Yani, Xu Weiling and Qian Peiyun, and the three of them won the bronze medal together. Xu Weiling, who has represented Taiwan in the past two Olympic Games, believes that this time the Asian Games is less stressful than before and can be considered "familiar", but her teammates are all very capable. She also laughed and said that she did not want to be a rat in the team.

Xu Weiling has qualified for the past two Olympic Games, but this is only her first time participating in the Asian Games. She said with a smile: "It's quite familiar! After wearing the Olympic jersey and then coming back to wear the Asian Games jersey, it seems that the pressure is not so great. Otherwise, I was very nervous before. Of course, I still hoped to win a medal in the individual part at the beginning."

Xu Weiling played a little high and low this time. She was tied for third in the first round, but there were some shocks in the third and fourth rounds. Today she made 5 birdies and 4 bogeys, and surrendered 69 strokes, ranking tied for 11th with a total score of 278. She also admitted that maybe it was because she was still adapting to the new irons, but her putting performance was pretty good this time.

Xu Weiling shared that the team atmosphere this time is very good, "Brother Chang (Zhan Shichang) is like our captain, he will speak confidently in the group, and Yani is more like the captain of the girls team. When we meet on the court, everyone will greet each other, pay attention to each other, and encourage each other."

Qian Peiyun participated in the Asian Games for the second time this time. She captured 5 birdies and 3 bogeys in this round, and shot 68, also tied for 11th with a total score of 278. But this time Qian Peiyun had just returned from a golf elbow injury. She revealed that the pain was so bad that she had to take painkillers every day and was unable to practice golf for nearly four months. She said, "I'm super depressed! Because I couldn't practice at all, I was under a lot of pressure, and I kept eating and getting very fat." It wasn't until two weeks before the game that she went to a nearby golf course to adapt.

However, to be able to perform like this after the injury, Qian Peiyun thinks that it is already pretty good. Although there are some mistakes and she is still a little unfamiliar with the course, of course it can be better. "If there is another time, I hope the performance can be better." Speaking of the chance to compete for medals after three rounds in this team competition, Qian Peiyun said: "Focus on every shot, because I also missed some birdie opportunities and made some mistakes. It is a pity, but I believe in my teammates and hope that I can carry them more."

Qian Peiyun. (provided by the delegation)