Shanghai: Silport welcomed a very important and influential guest when Korean LPGA boss Hong Xigui paid a visit to the club as the guest of manufacturing giant Samsung Inc.

Before teeing off on the Championship Course, Hong revealed that he had heard a lot about Silport. He said he wished that the upcoming Volvo China Open, the first event of the 2005 European Tour season, would be a great success. Coming from South Korea, a country where golf is very popular and flourishing, Hong spoke highly of the facilities and services of Silport. He was pleased to know that many Koreans working in Shanghai had become members of the club.

With China and Korea’s close proximity to each other, Hong said more and more Koreans were wanting to come to China to play golf. In addition, he hoped that more Chinese would go to Korea to play and therefore, the connection between the two countries’ golf clubs and associations will become closer.

Hong said it was inevitable that such outstanding clubs as Tiger Beach Golf Links and Shanghai Silport would attract Korean members and undoubtedly there will be more with the two countries close economic ties. He hoped all Silport members would have the opportunity to visit Korea and experience any one of the country’s more than 125 golf courses.