Chief officials from the Chinese Golf Association (CGA) and the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) have promised to further the exchanges of women's golfers after cooperation over the past year has produced such impressive development in China.

"It was a great year for China's women's golf. Since we started cooperation with KLPGA last year, the number of pro golfers in China is increasing quickly and the performances of our players are encouraging," said Zhang Xiaoning, vice president of CGA.

Huang Ping "We will further the exchange next year, encouraging more Chinese to play in KLPGA and inviting more Koreans to come play in tournaments like the Orient China Ladies Open."

Thanks to the exchange program, the top 40 players in this year's KLPGA Order of Merit were invited to attend the weekend's Orient China Ladies Open - a major domestic golf tournament - giving Chinese a precious chance to compete with superior opponents.

"KLPGA has grown into one of the best tours in the world. We came to the China Ladies Open last year and it has become a very good platform for women's golf in Korea and China," said Han Myung-Hyun, vice president of KLPGA.

"China has very good young golfers. They have great potential. I hope the cooperation between the two sides will help lift China women's golf into a higher level."

KLGPA is considered as the world's third best women's pro golf tour after the LPGA and JLPGA and has developed many of its players into some of the LPGA's elite.

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