Shanghai: The fifth leg of the Silport Junior Championship showed the steady progress being made by the city’s young golfers as some outstanding performances were displayed among both the boys and girl players.

Playing over the West and North courses, the boys Group B category for players 11 to 13 proved the fiercest competition as Xie Renyi shot an outstanding round of nine-over 81 to finish three strokes clear of runner-up Yang Mengtao.

In the other boy categories, Ou Yangzheng shot an 81 to win Group A (ages 14-17) as Hong Wei (84) was runner-up. Group C, for players nine and 10, was won by Allen Zhu with a 96, well ahead of runner-up Li Zicong (126).

Group B also proved the most interesting contest among the female set as Zhu Xiaoyu shot a 90 to finish top among the girls ahead of Wang Xiaowen (93). Other girl scores saw Chen Shiwen win Group A with a round of 96 and Chang Wenhui take Group C with a 104.

Group D, for players eight and under, saw the youngest players compete over nine holes. Wu Suowei proved a player to watch as he captured the boy’s title with a 51, while Ye Lei shot a 70 for the best girl title. Other honors on the day saw Hong Wei capture the nearest-the-pin prize on the West No. 2 hole.

As a trophy and a stuffed toy mascot from next year’s Beijing Olympic Games was awarded to the top two players in each of the categories, Silport general manager Jack Huang took to the stage and congratulated all of the winners, players and sponsors involved.

He announced that a special “Parent and Child” tournament would take place at the club on December 9 and all the players were invited to participate. The Silport Junior Championship was co-sponsored by the June Yao Group, Asian Golf Monthly and Sina.com.