Women golfers score big with fashion sense

Female Chinese players like to keep up with the latest trends and are adding a touch of glamour to the sport.

Golf, which is more protract-ed and less grueling than other ball games, is seen as an elegant sport that allows players, especially female golfers, to be well groomed on the greens.

And the past 10 years has seen personal fashion styles becoming increasingly common among professionals and amateurs on the China Ladies Professional Golf Association tour.

Rising Chinese woman golfer Sui Xiang is in the limelight now not only for her skills but also her pretty face. And she made quite a splash at last year's Kumho Tire Ladies Open in Weihai, in Shandong province.

Speaking about how she grooms herself, Sui－a 19-year-old, who started to care for her skin and figure in her teens－says: "Sunscreen is a must for me during a game. And I like to wear short pants or shirts in dark colors, which might make me look slimmer."

Meanwhile, on the first day of the CTBC Ladies Open at the end of last month, Sui wore a white visor, a black T-shirt and red skirt with her hair swept back in a ponytail. And this was keeping with the rule of not wearing no more than 3 colors at a time.