As meaningful as the shock victory was for Feng Shanshan at the LPGA Championship on Sunday, it could resonate far more in China, which opened its first golf course in 1984, only five years before Feng was born.

"Golf wasn't that popular in China," Feng said. "I was lucky to have a chance to start."

Feng, who asked television commentators to call her "Jenny", said that she had planned to play upcoming LPGA events.