The Nova ESG Cup Changchun Open, which sponsored the title for the first time, came to a perfect conclusion today (29th) at the Oriental Star Stadium. The famous player "Lu Xun" Lu Jianshun shot 68 (-4) in the first round. In the second round, he played steadily in the wind. 4 birdies and 2 bogeys in 70, leading by 3 strokes with a total score of 138 (-6), he won the championship and his third championship of the season. Lu Wende won the 52nd time. He shot 71 and 70 below par for two consecutive days and finished second with 141 strokes (-3). In his speech at the award ceremony, Yang Lianzhi, chairman of Nova Materials Technology Company, promised that he hopes to expand the scale of the competition next year.

The wind was stronger today than yesterday, so only one person made a 6, and a total of 7 people shot below par. Xie Jinsheng shot 69 in this round (-3), rising to third place with a total score of 142 (-2). Super Changchun (over 65 years old) warriors Zhong Chunxing and Yang Wenlai, In the second round, he also paid the card with 71 (-1). Together with Lin Jixiang, who shot 72, Li Zhuoquan, who shot 73, and Chen Yuanche, who shot 74, they tied for fourth place with a total score of 143 (-1). Lin Jianbin, Xu Guoxiong, Xu Mengnan, and Zhang Zepeng tied for ninth place with 144 shots.

Two famous players in their 70s, 71-year-old Shen Zhongxian and 72-year-old Chen Zhiming, shot 69 and 71 in the first round respectively and won the "Age Award". In the youth amateur group, 17-year-old female player Zhang Weiqi shot 77 and 78 in two rounds and won the amateur championship with a total score of 155. The Taiwan Changchun Professional Tour will hold the Friends of Yangde Changchun Invitational Tournament at Xinfeng Stadium on December 11th and 12th. This is also the year-end tournament of the year.

The weather at the Nova ESG Cup Open was sunny yesterday, but there was a lot of wind, which made it a lot more difficult. However, the leader Lu Jianshun performed steadily, winning at 1, 5, 9, 11, and 13

He caught 5 birdies and even though he suffered 3 bogeys, he still shot 70. In the end, he won the second place Lu Wende by 3 strokes and won his third championship this season.

Lu Jianshun won the championship with a total score of 138 (-6) in two rounds (TSPGA_Photo by Ye Yonghong)
Lu Jianshun said after the game that today's fairways were harder than the previous day and the ball was better rolling, so he teed off with the No. 4 iron on 5 holes. Because his fairway hitting rate increased, his putts were also better than the previous day. He made a total of 1 to 3 flagpole-distance 1-putt birdies in four holes. Among them, he made a magic putt for birdie on the 9th hole. He made a long left turn in about 12 steps and made the hole accurately, which became his most proud putt this round. "I just wanted to push closer to the hole, but unexpectedly I went in." He said happily.

Lu Jianshun took medicine last year due to the thinning of his carotid artery, which affected his judgment of putting and chipping. Sometimes he could not even touch the side of the hole when he was just two feet away. He took almost an entire season off last year and only returned to the game this year. However, he is still very strong. This season, including the Nova Open, he has won 3 championships in total, becoming the player with the most wins at present and firmly ranking the points leader.

Lui Wende shot 4 birdies and 2 bogeys today at 70, one stroke better than the first round. He said after the game that he has been killed by the putter recently. Since playing the Masters at the beginning of October, he has only made one birdie every day due to problems with the putter. He joked: "I don't know why the putter is not good. Maybe it has something to do with the mental delay of the elderly. Long putts are OK, but short putts are not." What makes Lu Wende gratified is that he made 3 birdies in the first round and 4 birdies in the second round. His putting has improved, and he hopes that his putting will be better in future games.

Xie Jinsheng, who had the lowest score of the round today, scored a solid score of 69 with 1 eagle, 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. He said that he felt good about his shot today, especially the second shot on the 7th hole (the par-4 hole) from 70 yards and scored an eagle. However, because it was windy today and the distance was difficult to control, he made bogeys on both par-3 holes.

In his speech at the award ceremony after the game, Yang Linzhi, chairman of Nova Materials Technology, introduced to the contestants that the company is mainly engaged in energy conservation and carbon reduction to create blue skies and green spaces, such as catalytic reducing agents for commercial vehicles, which can reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. In 2022, it will launch a "green space project", invest in foam recycling and reuse, purchase German-made cracking machines and packaging machines, and aim to recycle and reuse nearly 950,000 discarded mattresses in Taiwan.

Yang Lianzhi (left), chairman of Nova Materials Technology Company, presented the youth group championship award to Zhang Weiqi (TSPGA_Photo by Ye Yonghong)

Yang Lianzhi (middle), chairman of Nova Materials Technology Company, presented the same age award to Shen Zhongxian (right) and Chen Zhiming (TSPGA_Photo by Ye Yonghong)