VOLVO China Open started in the year of 1995, the first 3 years cooperation with Beijing International Golf course can be said gloomy, and in Shanghai Sun Island in 1998, was also not a happy ending and in the year of 1999 in Shanghai Silport, it could be called a real start of a national tournament with its stable cooperation and a good stage of development.
In the year 2003 ZhangLianwei¡¯s Championship of the VOLVO China Open became a favorite tale that Silport had given to the Chinese Golf. And in the year 2004, Silport had become one of the best tournament venues of the Asia Tour International. And the VOLVO China Open became world famous gradually in the following 17 years till now.
Not only as the CEO of Silport, the 7 times¡¯ VOLVO China Open venue host, Beta Soong is also famous as a designer who design a pure links style course¡ªTiger Beach Golf Links, and the classic golf links course which is full of Scottish style had become the sister course with Carnoustie Golf course, as we all know this famous Carnoustie is one of the host venues of the world famous tournament¡ªBritish Open. There are also two roads we must mention that ¡°Silport Road¡± and ¡°Tiger Beach Road¡±, named after Beta¡¯s two golf courses in Angus city, the location of Carnoustie Golf Course. In the past year, Beta was honored to be the international promotion ambassador of the Scotland Tartan¡¯ Day, all the Chinese Elements showed in the hometown of the golf sport are really can be said great contributions to the Chinese golf.
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