Not bad at all. And I really enjoyed the whole time over there, but of course I missed play. BEDMINSTER, N.J.Shanshan Feng had her best round in the U.S. Women's Open, and the first-round lead. When she was a kid, Feng said, adults would marvel at her swing at the golf course because she was often the only youngster there. The Covid-19 pandemic extended Feng's career as the Tokyo Olympics were pushed back but, ultimately, her retirement announcement last week . In 2016, she made history once more as the first Chinese player, male or female, to win one of golfs major championships when she captured the KPMG Womens PGA Championship. Besides 10 wins, she was a bronze medalist in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and for several months in late 2017 and early 2018, she was No. Shanshan Feng of China poses with the trophy on the 18th green after her two-stroke victory at the Wegmans LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club on June 10, 2012 in Pittsford, New York. Due to the pandemic, I have never made an official farewell to people who support me on the golf course, she wrote. 1, First to win wearing cow pants (guessing here), Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland. So, I decided to extend my career.. A fit and happy Shanshan Feng had no regrets as she announced that she is officially retiring from professional golf to pursue other opportunities both in and out of the game. LPGA pro Shanshan Feng conceded her consolation match in the inaugural Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play on Sunday at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, citing a need to rest for next weeks U.S. Womens Open and giving up more than $23,000 in the process. Feng Shanshan (English) height. Shanshan Feng (@shanshanfengCHN) / Twitter I really gave 100 percent during my whole career.. If you take last year out, this is already my 13th year. 15. I had to really make out the path myself. Even though I won the bronze medal in 2016, I thought that maybe I should give myself another chance for a gold medal. Italian Wikipedia. Since taking the job she says she hasnt practiced at all. GolfWRX_Official Feng grew up in Guangzhou, in the Guangdong province of southeastern China, not far from Hong Kong. My plan is up to the Olympics. The 31-year-old says she contemplated retiring in 2020 when the Olympics were postponed, but decided to return in order to compete in the Games for the second time.