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Zhou Xun Shu’s impressive 2007 campaign hit a high note at the China Tour’s stop in Guangdong \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the province in which Zhou, formerly a security guard, first learned of golf … at the age of 25. At Dragon Lake Golf Club, outside of Guangzhou, Zhou finished eighth<\/a>, his first top-10 finish and the best final ranking of his career. He earned RMB 13, 325 for his efforts and rose to No. 16 on the 2007 China Tour Order of Merit<\/a>. He is No. 17 on the order of merit that includes all tournaments played in China in 2007<\/a>. To attain pro player status (he is currently a pro coach), Zhou needs to finish in the top 12 of the China order of merit, or place in the top 3 in a single China Tour event. (There is also an annual test for pro player status, but it is extremely difficult \u00e2\u20ac\u201d no one qualified this year.)<\/p>\n While happy to be in the top 10 in Guangzhou, Zhou couldn’t help but think things could have been much better. He worked at Dragon Lake for a year, and prior to the opening round said he expected to finish on the top 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d he had a home course advantage (and he had hit a 4-under 68 during a practice round just two days before the tournament began).<\/p>\n But, with several friends watching him play, Zhou began the Guangzhou Leg with an 8-over 80, and in 83rd place was at risk of not making the weekend cut.<\/p>\n “I didn’t play very well the first round,” Zhou said. “But I just figured out what I was doing wrong and changed it.”<\/p>\n