{"id":1331,"date":"2025-09-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.34.14.113\/en\/2025\/09\/02\/golfzon-wraps-up-2025-golfzon-china-open-successfully-as-chinas-zhao-zixu-wins-tournament-concludes-amid-cheers-from-on-site-galleries-and-a-cumulative-160000-live-stream-viewers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:09:58","slug":"golfzon-wraps-up-2025-golfzon-china-open-successfully-as-chinas-zhao-zixu-wins-tournament-concludes-amid-cheers-from-on-site-galleries-and-a-cumulative-160000-live-stream-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/golfzon-wraps-up-2025-golfzon-china-open-successfully-as-chinas-zhao-zixu-wins-tournament-concludes-amid-cheers-from-on-site-galleries-and-a-cumulative-160000-live-stream-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLFZON Wraps Up &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217; Successfully as China&#8217;s Zhao Zixu Wins ..Tournament Concludes Amid Cheers from On-Site Galleries and a Cumulative 160,000 Live-Stream Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span>From August<\/span><\/strong><strong><span><span> 28<\/span><span> to<\/span><span> 31<\/span><span>, the<\/span><span> &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217;<\/span><span> with a total prize purse of<\/span><span> 1.9<\/span><span> billion KRW<\/span><span> was held at GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location<\/span><span>, hosted by GOLFZON China<\/span><span> and<\/span><span> organized by the China Golf Association<\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span><span>China&#8217;s Zhao Zixu won with a final total of<\/span><span> 5-over-par<\/span><span> 293<\/span><span>, while Thailand&#8217;s Patcharajutar finished<\/span><span> 2nd<\/span><span> (7-over-par<\/span><span> 295<\/span><span>) and Korea&#8217;s<\/span><span> Choi Un-jung finished<\/span><span> 3rd<\/span><span> (8-over-par<\/span><span> 296<\/span><span>)<\/span><span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span><span>Major Chinese media outlets including Xinhua News Agency<\/span><span> and<\/span><span> People&#8217;s Daily reported on the tournament&#8217;s opening, focusing attention on GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location and the event<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span><span>The live broadcast drew a cumulative 165,000 viewers across China&#8217;s WeChat GOLFZON China, Sina Golf, golf magazine, and Satellite TV Golf accounts<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><br><br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/144-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"[\u65b0\u6d6a\u8d22\u7ecf] \uace8\ud504\uc874\ucc28\uc774\ub098 \uc624\ud508, \uc790\uc624\ucbd4\uc26c 293\ud0c0 \uc6b0\uc2b9\u2026 2026\ub144 \uc0c1\uae08 2,000\ub9cc \uc704\uc548\uc73c\ub85c \ud655\ub300\" class=\"wp-image-2924\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/144-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/144-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/144-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/144-720x480.webp 720w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/144.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span>(<span>Photo 1) Champion Zhao Zixu poses for a commemorative photo at the &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217; held at GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No. 2 Yanji location from August 28 to 31<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1099\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a-1440x960.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_b92bf83601e5a81a.jpeg 1609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span>(<span>Photo 2) A view of GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No. 2 Yanji location, where the &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217; was held from August 28 to 31<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1334\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1-1920x1457.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_002_4c8676180828cd9a-1.jpg 1942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>(Photo 3) Galleries and participating players at the &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217; held at GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No. 2 Yanji location from August 28 to 31<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>GOLFZON Co., Ltd.<\/span><span> (<\/span><span>Co-CEOs Park Kang-soo<\/span><span> and<\/span><span> Choi Deok-hyung<\/span><span>)<\/span><span> announced on the 1st that the<\/span><span> &#8216;2025<\/span><span> GOLFZON China Open&#8217;<\/span><span>, held at GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location from August<\/span><span> 28<\/span><span> to<\/span><span> 31<\/span><span>, concluded successfully amid enthusiastic response<\/span><span>, with China&#8217;s Zhao Zixu taking the title and<\/span><span> 160,000<\/span><span> viewers watching the live broadcast on local channels<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>The &#8216;2025<\/span><span> GOLFZON China Open&#8217;<\/span><span> is the second tournament held since the inaugural event at CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span> Tianjin location last year, organized by GOLFZON China<\/span><span> and<\/span><span> hosted by the China Golf Association<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>This year, the prize purse was roughly doubled to a total of<\/span><span> 10<\/span><span> million yuan<\/span><span> (<\/span><span>approximately<\/span><span> 1.9<\/span><span> billion KRW<\/span><span>), and over about<\/span><span> six<\/span><span> months starting in March, the tournament progressed through qualifying and<\/span><span> the main rounds to the final, which determined the overall champion<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>GOLFZON CITY GOLF<\/span><span> (CITYGOLF)<\/span><span>, where the tournament was held, is an innovative indoor golf facility that combines the strengths of screen golf and field golf based on cutting-edge digital golf technology<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>It features the world&#8217;s first<\/span><span> 18-hole<\/span><span> digital golf course that recreates an environment similar to an actual field, characterized by playing tee shots and iron shots on the screen<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and short games around the green in the putting green area<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Through digital simulation technology, it replicates the terrain of traditional golf courses while allowing players to deliver their best performance without being affected by weather<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>In particular, this tournament drew attention as it was held at the recently opened GOLFZON CITY GOLF China No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location in Yanji City, Jilin Province, China<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location is a complex space spanning approximately<\/span><span> 25,000<\/span><span> sqm<\/span><span> (<\/span><span>about<\/span><span> 7,500<\/span><span> pyeong<\/span><span>) including commercial amenities, and it gained local attention as major Chinese media outlets such as Xinhua News Agency<\/span><span> and<\/span><span> People&#8217;s Daily evaluated it as an innovative digital sports platform and reported on its strengths in space efficiency and accessibility<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Designed and built as a dedicated CITY GOLF venue, the No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location offers an even more vivid and thrilling course experience with features such as open sightlines and island greens<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>The tournament was conducted as<\/span><span> 4<\/span><span> rounds of<\/span><span> 72-hole<\/span><span> stroke play on the Masters Club Lake Course<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>A total of<\/span><span> 120<\/span><span> players competed across<\/span><span> 4<\/span><span> rounds of intense play, including<\/span><span> 100<\/span><span> qualifiers who advanced to the main draw, along with players invited from domestic and the Asia Golf Leaders Forum<\/span><span> (AGLF), <\/span><span>the China Golf Association<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and official tournament partner FILA<\/span><span> Golf<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Players teed off in screen booths equipped with GOLFZON TWOVISION<\/span><span> NX <\/span><span>simulators<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and once the ball came within a certain distance of the hole after a tee shot, the screen opened so players could move to the green area to perform approach<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>putting, and other green play<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>The title was claimed by China&#8217;s Zhao Zixu with a final total of<\/span><span> 5-over-par<\/span><span>, 293<\/span><span>, while Thailand&#8217;s Patcharajutar finished<\/span><span> 2nd<\/span><span> (7-over-par<\/span><span> 295<\/span><span>), <\/span><span>and Korea&#8217;s Choi Un-jung finished<\/span><span> 3rd<\/span><span> (8-over-par<\/span><span> 296<\/span><span>)<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Champion Zhao Zixu shared her thoughts: &#8220;<\/span><span>Over the<\/span><span> 4<\/span><span> days of play, the pace was much faster and tighter than outdoors, so there were many tense moments<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Competing alongside many overseas players made me nervous, but at the same time it was a joy, and it was a precious opportunity to learn from skilled players.&#8221; She added, &#8220;The Yanji CITY GOLF course was even more innovative and challenging than Tianjin<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>The bunkers<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>hazards<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>rough<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and fairways of an actual course were well recreated, which was fascinating, but the greens had steep slopes and severe undulation, with complex speed and lines, so I felt it was much harder than actually being outdoors.&#8221;<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Pro<\/span><span> Choi Un-jung, who finished<\/span><span> 3rd<\/span><span>, said, &#8220;I had good memories of competing in a GOLFZON tournament<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> years ago, so I&#8217;m grateful to be invited again, and it&#8217;s even more meaningful to take part in this tournament as I prepare for my long-awaited return after giving birth.&#8221; She added, &#8220;This CITY GOLF had far more precise sensors than the screen golf I had experienced before, reflecting even small miss-shots exactly and demanding honest play<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>I&#8217;m amazed every day, competing in a challenging environment with green speed<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>undulation, and even wind just like a real course.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>In addition, Pro Choi Na-yeon, who participated as a Korean invited player, said, &#8220;I&#8217;m happy to compete in a tournament for the first time in a while after my retirement<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and I experienced thrilling play for the first time in a long while in this novel format that combines the screen with an actual short game.&#8221; She added, &#8220;Since Korea has a vibrant screen golf culture<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>if CITY GOLF venues were to open, I think many golf fans would take on new experiences and challenges.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>The matches were broadcast live on Naver Sports and the GOLFZON YouTube channel<\/span><span>, and the SBS<\/span><span> Golf channel also scheduled a recorded broadcast<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>The live broadcasts carried on China&#8217;s WeChat GOLFZON China<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>Sina Golf<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>golf magazine<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and Satellite<\/span><span> TV<\/span><span> Golf drew<\/span><span> 165,000<\/span><span> viewers, generating great interest in this unique large-scale golf tournament held at CITY GOLF, and tournament highlights are also scheduled to be aired on China&#8217;s state broadcaster CCTV<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>GOLFZON Group Chairman Kim Young-chan said, &#8220;Following last year, I find it meaningful to open the No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location of &#8216;CITY GOLF,&#8217; an eco-friendly urban golf course, and to host a CITY GOLF tournament where even more players can showcase their skills,&#8221; adding<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>&#8220;Building on CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 1<\/span><span> Tianjin location and China&#8217;s No.<\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> Yanji location, we will do our best to expand the foundation of indoor golf<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and to introduce CITY GOLF, an innovative urban golf course model that combines the strengths of the screen and the field, to various countries.&#8221;<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOLFZON Co., Ltd. (Co-CEOs Park Kang-soo and Choi Deok-hyung) announced on the 1st that the &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217;, held at GOLFZON CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No. 2 Yanji location from August 28 to 31, concluded successfully amid enthusiastic response, with China&#8217;s Zhao Zixu taking the title and 160,000 viewers watching the live broadcast on local channels. The &#8216;2025 GOLFZON China Open&#8217; is the second tournament held since the inaugural event at CITY GOLF China&#8217;s No. 1 Tianjin location last year, organized by GOLFZON China and hosted by the China Golf Association. This year, the prize purse was roughly doubled to a total of 10 million yuan (approximately 1.9 billion KRW), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"family":[51],"class_list":["post-1331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-center","category-press-release","family-golfzon-china"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4202,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions\/4202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"family","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/family?post=1331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}