Popular American television news program NBC Nightly News recently posted online two pieces on golf in China that feature interviews with Zhou Xunshu. The two NBC clips were influenced by Dan Washburn’s series of ESPN.com stories on golf in China:
美国知名的电视新闻节目NBC 晚间新闻最近在网上发布了两条关于中国高尔夫的新闻，其中以对周训书的采访为重心。这两条NBC的短片受到了丹在ESPN.com上发表的一系列的关于中国高尔夫的文章的启发。
From Shanghai-based Daedalum Films, a 17-minute documentary short on Zhou Xunshu and the Omega China Tour:
来自上海的戴达伦电影制片厂，一个17分钟的关于周训书以及欧米茄中巡赛的纪录片：
While Zhou Xunshu and the rest of the Mainland China’s pro golfers take a three-month competitive break (mandated by the Chinese government during the buildup to the Beijing Olympic Games), we thought we’d use the opportunity to give you a brief update on Zhou Xunshu’s 2008 season.
After starting the year with top-10 finishes in Guangzhou and Xiamen, Zhou struggled a bit in the Omega China Tour tournaments that followed. He placed 22nd in Kunming, 51st in Shanghai and 24th in Nanjing. He also finished 36th in the “International Wind Cup” China Pro-Am, a Beijing tournament not affiliated with the China Tour. The Chengdu leg of the China Tour, scheduled for early June, was postponed due to the devastating earthquake that hit Sichuan Province.
Zhou’s finish in Shanghai was one of his worst finishes since he joined the China Tour, and after the tournament, renowned Shanghai-based golf instructor Michael Dickie (pictured) of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy offered to help with Zhou’s short game and putting. The overwhelming majority of Chinese pros can’t afford a coach — they are the nation’s coaches — so having someone like Dickie on his side is a great luxury for Zhou. The two may meet up again in August prior to the relaunch of the 2008 China Tour schedule.
Zhou will spend most of the summer in Chongqing teaching at the Hao Yun Driving Range and enjoying the company of his wife and newborn son.
中国高尔夫球手的法定夏休
当周训书和其他的中国大陆职业高尔夫选手在享受他们的长达三个月的休息期时（北京奥运会期间中国政府的要求），我们觉得我们可以利用这个机会对周训书的2008赛季做个简短的更新。
在赛季的开始，周训书在广州和厦门站都以前十名完赛，在之后的中巡赛比赛中周训书却遭遇了一些曲折。在昆明站他排名第22位，上海站的51名和南京站的第24名。他还在“世界风杯”中国高尔夫职业-业余配对锦标赛中取得了第36名，这场在北京举行的比赛并不属于中巡赛。原定于六月上旬举办的中巡赛成都站，因为发生在四川省的毁灭性的地震被延期。
周训书在上海站的成绩是他参加中巡赛以来最差的成绩之一，在比赛结束后，来自大卫利百特高尔夫学院的知名的驻上海的高尔夫教练Michael Dickie（见图），表示愿意帮助周训书改进他的短杆以及推杆。绝大多数的中国职业选手是请不起教练的，而且他们自己本身就是教练，所以能有像Dickie这样的教练来帮助周，对周来说是个绝好的机会。他们俩可能会在8月，在2008中巡赛赛季重新开始前，再次见面。
周训书将会在重庆度过夏天的大部分时间，在好韵高尔夫练习场教球，享受有妻子和新生的儿子陪伴的日子。
Zhou Xunshu, who rallied Friday to make the cut, struggled again on Saturday in the Omega China Tour’s Shanghai Championship at Orient Golf Club in suburban Songjiang District. Zhou followed his second day even-par 72 with a 77, a frustrating round that included 41 putts. Zhou opened the tournament with a disappointing 80 in windy afternoon conditions. He is currently 13-over for the tournament, which puts him in a tie for 42nd place. His top-10 position on the Omega China Tour Order of Merit is in jeopardy.
Zhou tees of at 9 am on Sunday. Follow live scoring here.
周训书：上海的艰难前行
欧米茄中巡赛上海锦标赛继续在市郊松江区的东方高尔夫球俱乐部进行，周训书在周五的比赛中重整旗鼓顺利晋级到周末的比赛，在周六的比赛中再次遇到困难。在第二天的比赛打出72杆标准杆的成绩之后，周训书在周六打出了77杆的成绩，这轮成绩很不理想其中包括了41个推杆。在首轮的比赛中，周训书在下午风很大的情况下打出了同样很不理想的成绩80杆。目前他在此锦标赛的成绩是高于标准杆13杆，并列第42位。他在欧米茄中巡赛奖金榜上前十名的位置也岌岌可危。
星期天的比赛周训书早上10点钟开球。实时比分请点击这里。
Zhou Xunshu was featured in a preview story about the Pine Valley Beijing Open, the US$1 million Asian Tour tournament he will compete in this week. Zhou talks about how his expanding family has changed his approach on the golf course. And for you Zhou Xunshu trivia buffs out there, the piece mentions Zhou’s little-known and rarely used English name. Here’s a snippet:
Andy Zhou Xunshu, one of the most consistent performers on this year’s Omega China Tour, believes that seven or eight Chinese players could make the cut at this week’s US$1 million Pine Valley Beijing Open, which starts on Thursday.
The tournament marks the third Asian Tour event to be held in China in four weeks following last month’s US$2.2 million Volvo China Open in Beijing and the US$2.3 million BMW Asian Open in Shanghai, which were also sanctioned by the European Tour and China Golf Association. Five Chinese players made it through to the weekend in Beijing, followed by four in Shanghai the following week.
Liang Wenchong, who made the cut in both events along with eight-time Omega China Tour winner Li Chao and teenage amateur Hu Mu, will be missing this week due to his brother’s wedding.
However, despite the absence of China’s number one, Zhou believes his compatriots are ready to do their country proud at Pine Valley, which is hosting the first tournament to be sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour and the China Golf Association.
“This week, I think we’ll do better than we have in the past two Asian Tour events, so I think maybe seven or eight of us can make the cut,” said Zhou, who has finished sixth, eighth and 22nd in the first three events on this year’s Omega China Tour.
“And I think I should be one of those making the cut,” laughed Zhou, formerly a security guard at a Guangzhou golf course where he took up the game before turning pro in 2005.
Zhou has only twice before played in Asian Tour events, competing in the Crowne Plaza Open, where he missed the cut by one stroke, and the Volkswagen Masters in Sanya in 2006. However, he didn’t play either the Volvo China Open or BMW Asian Open last month as he was busy looking after his first child, who was born on April 5.
The birth of his son Yanhan was means Zhou has another family member to look after.
“I’m playing better this year than before. My mental game is stronger, partly because I got married last year, so I have to be more responsible,” said the 35-year-old.
“After I got married, I feel I became more mature as a person and a golfer. However, I also feel more pressure in tournaments because I have a family to look after, especially now that I also have a child. This has made me think much harder on the golf course, as it’s not just about me.”
华彬北京公开赛的赛前报道中，有一篇关于周训书的报道，这是总奖金为1百万美金的亚巡赛，周训书这个星期会参加这场比赛。这里还涉及了很少有人知道很少会用的周训书的英文名字，这是此文的摘要：
华彬北京公开赛本周四将在华彬庄园球场开杆，赛事奖金总额为100万美元，总共156名选手参赛。张连伟将领衔31名中国球员参赛，其中包括7名业余选手。
4月5日，周训书喜得贵子。结束昆明锦标赛后，周训书全心陪家人，放弃了参加中国公开赛。本周华彬北京公开赛是他在今年参加的首场亚巡赛，“今年我换了新的球杆，状态要比去年好。去年成家，今年有了孩子，自己感觉更成熟了，当然，压力也更大，因为要养家。这场比赛先看首轮的成绩，首要目标是获得晋级。”
周训书之前参加的两场亚巡赛是2006年的皇冠假日公开赛、大众大汽公开赛上周训书均未晋级，其中，以1杆之差未能入围皇冠假日公开赛，周训书至今想起仍唏嘘不已，“只差一杆呀。”
在今年4月举行的中国公开赛和亚洲公开赛两场欧-亚巡回赛上，分别有5名和4名中国球员晋级。梁文冲、张连伟、2007欧米茄奖金王李超、业余选手胡牧均在今年的两场欧-亚巡回赛上取得晋级。本周，虽然梁文冲因为参加哥哥梁文剑的婚礼未能参赛，但对于本周的华彬北京公开赛，周训书对中国球员的表现更为乐观，“我想这周晋级人数会多一些，7到8名吧。”周训书在今年的前三场欧米茄中国巡回赛上于广州锦标赛取得第6名、戴尔高尔夫锦标赛获得第8名、昆明锦标赛获得22名。本周北京公开赛，周训书表示，“我？希望应该在晋级名单里 。”
After flirting with his third straight top-10 finish to open the 2008 Omega China Tour season, Zhou Xunshu ended up 22nd in the Kunming Championship, which concluded Sunday at Lakeview Golf Club in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Zhou wasted solid rounds of 73 and 72 on Thursday and Saturday by sandwiching between them a 79 and a 77 to finish plus-13 overall. Zhou earned a before-tax prize of RMB10,800 (US$1,542) for his efforts, and fell five spots to No. 9 on the Omega China Tour Order of Merit.
Immediately after play on Sunday, Zhou raced off to Hengyang, in southeast China’s Hunan Province, to see his wife, Liu Yan, and their new son, born April 5.
Next up is the Shanghai Championship, May 15-18 at Orient (Shanghai) Golf and Country Club.
Photo of Zhou Xunshu at the DELL Championship in Xiamen, Fujian Province, by David Paul Morris of World Sport Group.
周训书在中巡赛奖金榜上落到第九名
欧米茄中巡赛2008赛季，周训书没能连续三站进入前十名，他在昆明站的比赛获得第22名，昆明站的比赛是在云南省昆明市滇池湖畔高尔夫球会举办的，周日结束。星期四和星期六的比赛中周训书打出了73杆和72杆的稳定成绩，却在星期五和星期日的比赛中打出了79杆和77杆的成绩，最终成绩是高于标准杆13杆。周训书得到了人民币10,800的税前奖金(约合美金1,542),在欧米茄奖金榜上后退了五位，落到第九位。
在周日的比赛结束之后，周训书立刻赶往衡阳市，位于中国东南部的湖南省，去看望他的妻子刘艳，和他们于4月5日刚刚降生的儿子。
下一站是于5月15日到18日在东方（上海）乡村高尔夫球会举办的上海站比赛。
周训书在福建厦门戴尔高尔夫球锦标赛，照片由 David Paul Morris of World Sport Group.
And reports from Lakeview Golf Club in Kunming, Yunnan Province, say it’s really windy. Lots of high scores so far today. Zhou is currently tied for 8th. Read yesterday’s report here.
周训书今天下午1点30分开杆
从云南省昆明市滇池湖畔高尔夫球会传来的消息说今天的风真的很大。今天到目前为止，出现了很多高杆数的成绩。 周训书目前处于并列第八位。更多关于昨天的报道请点击这里。
Zhou Xunshu’s wife, Liu Yan, gave birth to a baby boy at 7:32 pm on April 5 in Hengyang, Hunan Province. The baby weighs 3.25 kg (7.2 pounds) and is 50 cm (19.7 inches) long. He doesn’t have a name yet.
Meanwhile, the happy father is tied for 8th place after round one in the China Tour’s Kunming Championship in Yunnan Province. He’ll head straight to Hunan on Sunday after the tournament ends.
是个男孩！
周训书的妻子刘艳四月五日晚7点32分在湖南省衡阳市生下了一个男孩，宝宝重3.25公斤（7.2磅），身高50厘米（19.7英寸），他的名字还没决定．
同时，他的爸爸在云南省举行的中巡赛昆明锦标赛首轮之后并列第八名，他会在星期天比赛结束之后直接赶去湖南．
Zhou Xunshu shot a final-round 2-over 72 on Sunday in the Omega China Tour’s Dell Championship at Xiamen’s Orient Golf Club to finish in a four-way tie for 8th, eight strokes behind champion Li Chao, who finished with a 4-under 66 (story). Zhou earned RMB 13,750 (US$1,960, before tax), and maintained his No. 4 position on the Omega Order of Merit. Last year, he was No. 22 on the money list.
Next stop on the China Tour is Kunming, April 10-13, a tournament that just might coincide with the birth of his son.
Photo by 王述
厦门站的第八名让周训书在欧米茄中巡赛奖金榜上保持第四
星期天在厦门东方高尔夫球场举行的欧米茄戴尔锦标赛最后一轮的比赛中，周训书打出了７２杆高于标准杆两杆的成绩， 最终与三名选手并列第八名，周训书的成绩比取得冠军的李超落后了八杆，李超在最后一轮中打出了６６杆低于标准杆四杆的成绩（详情) .在本站中,周训书得到了人民币13,750元(美金1960, 税前)的奖金,得以在欧米茄中巡赛奖金榜上保持第四的排名.去年,他的排名是第22位.
下一站的比赛在昆明,4月10日到13日,可能正好是周训书的儿子出生的时间.
照片由王述提供
Zhou Xunshu is a 35-year-old pro golfer on the China Tour. Originally from a small mountain village in Guizhou Province, Zhou currently works as an instructor at a driving range in Chongqing, a municipality east of Sichuan Province in western China. More
