Doan Xuan Khue Minh - Pearl of the Vietnamese golf village: "The biggest opponent is myself"

Nearly 10 years of pursuing golf, there are glory, and there are failures, but Doan Xuan Khue Minh still persists in pursuing to the end on the path he has chosen.

Doan Xuan Khue Minh is one of the rare Vietnamese female golfers to appear on the ranking for the world's top amateur golfers (WAGR). This year, the 19-year-old girl is the mainstay of the Vietnamese golf team at the 31st SEA Games.

Charming with the sport of golf since childhood

Doan Xuan Khue Minh was born in 2003 in a family whose father is an amateur golfer. This is also the chance that brought her to golf. Her father was the first to teach her how to hold a golf club and let her practice with her.

At the age of 10, Khue Minh and her two children were allowed to learn golf at Hanoi Golf Academy. At first, Doan Xuan Khue Minh only considered this a sport for him to exercise his health, concentration and independence in life. Unexpectedly, after a period of hard training with his father and 2 younger siblings, and under the guidance of teacher Nguyen Thai Duong, Khue Minh became more and more interested in golf and mastered golf techniques.

Every day, after returning home from school, Khue Minh spends about 2 hours practicing golf at Ciputra course. She practices according to each set of goals for each day including: putt, chip, bunker shot. Long game and swing, Khue Minh practiced regularly for his practice days. Although she is passionate about practicing golf, she always tries to arrange her time so that it does not affect her studies at school.

After 3 years of perseverance, Khue Minh has improved and achieved many achievements in youth tournaments such as Hanoi Junior Tour, VJO, VGM Junior Trophy.

Shine at the age of 14 and become the pearl of the Vietnamese golf village

With effort, perseverance and natural talent, Khue Minh pearl really shined at the age of 14.

At the selection of athletes to attend the 29th SEA Games in 2017, Khue Minh surprised the Vietnamese golf village by defeating the runner-up of the 2013 National Women's Championship Tran Chieu Duong and becoming the youngest athlete to participate in the 29th SEA Games team at the SEA Games. Malaysia.

The selection of an athlete under the age of 18 to participate in the golf event at the Southeast Asian Games is unprecedented in Vietnamese sports. However, Khue Minh's ability convinced the coaching staff to put their faith in the young girl.

Although he has not achieved good results at the 29th SEA Games, Khue Minh has had a rare experience in the international arena and also affirmed his position in the Vietnamese golf village.

Also in 2017, Doan Xuan Khue Minh got his first and most memorable major title with the championship at the National Amateur Women's Golf Championship. Winning the tournament that year also made her the youngest champion in the tournament's history and to this day no one has broken this record:

"The 2017 National Championship title means a lot to my career as it is both a result of my striving process and a great motivation for me to practice harder to get results. better."

The tournament that year was also a memorable memory for Doan Xuan Khue Minh when the female golfer did not get direct spiritual encouragement from her father. It must be said that Mr. Doan Trinh is a great influence on the golf pursuit of female golfers born in 2003. He is both the father and the first teacher, guiding Khue Minh from how to hold the club, to the other players. early swing.

"Every time I go to a competition, my family always stands by my side and is my biggest motivation in tournaments. That year, the children were still young, so their father had to stay at home to work to take care of them. Only mom was there. I flew into Quy Nhon to cheer him on. That's why, after finishing the putt on the 18th hole to win the championship, I was extremely emotional and ran to hug my mother to congratulate my first win. won history in my career and was a turning point for me from then to now."

Winning at the National Championship in 2017 has helped Doan Xuan Khue Minh become much more confident in his golf pursuit.

And for the second year in a row, 2017 - 2018, young golfer Doan Xuan Khue Minh excellently won the Best Gross Female title at the Tam Dao Club Championship.

Entering 2019, Doan Xuan Khue Minh had a new turning point in his career when he was crowned at the National Amateur Golf Championship (VMC) 2019 and appeared on the World Amateur Ranking for the first time - WAGR . Up to the present time (May 18, 2022), female golfer Khue Minh is ranked 2206 on WAGR.

Not only that, after practicing in Australia, in November 2021 Khue Minh excellently won a scholarship to study and compete for the golf team of Wofford University (USA) at the NCAA Division I sports system - the most prestigious rankings in the competitive system of university competitions across the United States. This is a solid launch pad for any golfer who wants to pursue a professional sports path.

Returning to the National Golf Championship 2022 - VinFast Cup, Khue Minh expressed her excitement with the professional tournament for women. For her, this is a testament to the continuous development of Vietnamese golf.

"This year's National Championship is a large-scale tournament and also a launching pad, a place to find the brightest faces of Vietnam of all ages. This is also a place for team members to join. National team like me rub and learn before participating in SEA Games 31."

To best prepare for the 2022 National Golf Championship - VinFast Cup, Doan Xuan Khue Minh has actively practiced with the coach to correct technical errors as well as perfect his skills. Besides, the 19-year-old female golfer also regularly goes to the field with her brother Doan Uy and friends to regain the feeling of competition.

With the goal of Doan Xuan Khue Minh at the 2022 National Golf Championship - VinFast Cup is nothing but a championship. And with his own great efforts, Doan Xuan Khue Minh has excellently recorded his name in the history of Vietnamese golf when he set a record score and won the 2022 National Golf Championship. marks the first professional title in Khue Minh's career.

Previously, to achieve this goal, she had to overcome Nguyen Thao My - the number 1 female golfer in Vietnam. But for Khue Minh, that is not her biggest rival.

"I think the biggest opponent is myself. When I go to the tournament, I will also try to win myself every day. I will fight better than yesterday's results as well as try my best. hit the target that day and in the tournament."

Coming to the 31st SEA Games in 2022, the Vietnamese golf team attracted attention when 7/9 members were younger than 18 years old. In particular, the face that won the highest position in the golf team selection round for the 31st SEA Games is Doan Xuan Khue Minh. She is the hope of helping the Vietnamese golf team reach its goal of reaching the top 10 in individual stroke play. However, the female golfer unfortunately stopped at 11th place despite having the highest score in the Vietnamese women's team. Currently, the Vietnamese golf team has been eliminated in both individual and team content.

With her love for golf and her talent, Khue Minh deserves to be the pearl of the Vietnamese golf village. Her dedication has been contributing to breaking down the wall that prevents women from coming to this sport. At the same time, contributing to bringing the development of the domestic golf industry to new heights.

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