Chung Shan Golf Club is famous for being the home of the first course in China - it could become even more famous for being the 'mother' of Chinese number one Liang Wenchong.
Liang has big dreams, like playing on the USPGA Tour and becoming the first Chinese to play in the Open Championship in Britain.
The 28-year-old has taken his destiny into his own hands by dispensing with his high-profile management company, and electing to manage his own affairs with the help of his wife, Xiao Jiahui, and a small group of close friends, including mentor Zhang Lianwei, whom he replaced as the mainland's number one player.
He has shown overwhelming generosity by donating his US$183,330 prize for winning the Singapore Open to the development of the game in China, never forgetting who plucked him from a rural village in Zhongshan and encouraged him to hit golf balls into the night.
'I look at Chung Shan Golf Club as like my mother, someone who has nurtured me and made me what I am today,' he told Agence France-Presse after winning in Singapore. 'When I joined the club, they paid all my expenses for travelling. I am what I am today because of my golf club.'
Born to a working-class family, Liang had the good fortune to be invited to learn the game at Chung Shan Hot Spring Golf Club in Zhongshan, largely because he lived in a nearby village and went to a local school. The teenager was encouraged to go to practice after school. For the most part, he and his friends were left alone to develop their own skills.
