The 19-year-old “Pearl Girl” of the Vietnamese golf village: 10 years old learns golf, 14 years old wears the national team shirt to attend the SEA Games

May 18, 2022 16:17 GMT+7

Along with other sports at the 31st SEA Games, golf also received much public attention. Even this year’s Vietnam golf team has attracted attention since its announcement because of its extremely young age, specifically 7/9 members of the team under 18 years old.

Among the golfers of the national team, Doan Xuan Khue Minh is the face that gets the most attention. Girl She is considered as the “pearl girl” of the Vietnamese golf village when she possesses both a beautiful appearance and a remarkable performance.

Doan Xuan Khue Minh

It is known that Doan Xuan Khue Minh (born in 2003) was born and raised in Hanoi. Khue Minh’s father is an amateur golfer and was also the first person to bring her to this sport.

According to media information, Khue Minh started learning golf at a famous academy in Hanoi at the age of 10. In addition to going to school, she also practices every day by herself and is improving day by day, achieving achievements in domestic youth tournaments.

In 2017, when he was only 14 years old, Khue Minh surprised the whole golf village. Because in the selection of athletes to attend the 29th SEA Games, she defeated the runner-up of the 2013 National Women’s Championship – Tran Chieu Duong. As a result, Khue Minh became the first Vietnamese under-18 golfer to attend the SEA Games.

Khue Minh at SEA Games 29 – then she was 14 years old

In 2019 – 16 years old, Doan Xuan Khue Minh continued to achieve remarkable achievements. She won the top place at the National Fighting Championship 2019 and appeared on the World Amateur chart for the first time. Also in this year, Khue Minh participated for the second time in the Vietnamese golf team to attend the SEA Games.

At the end of 2021, the “pearl girl” of the Vietnamese golf village received a sports scholarship from Wafford University (USA), officially attended and joined the school’s golf club. This is considered a solid launch pad for her on the way to becoming a professional golfer.

Khue Minh signed to receive a sports scholarship from Wafford University (USA)

Khue Minh (first row, second from right) with Vietnam golf team

This year, Khue Minh has excellently won the top position in the selection round for the 31st SEA Games team. She is also the face that is expected to help the Vietnamese golf team achieve its goal of reaching the top 10 in individual stroke play. However, the final result was somewhat unfortunate when Khue Minh ranked 11th, despite having achieved the highest score in the Vietnamese women’s team.

Doan Xuan Khue Minh at SEA Games 31

Currently, the Vietnamese golf team has had to stop in both individual and team content, but golf within the framework of SEA Games 31 is still taking place at Dam Vac golf course (Vinh Phuc) until the end of today – the 18th. /5.

According to ttvn.toquoc.vn