Feng nominated for best female golfer at ESPY Awards

Feng Shanshan, China's nine-time LPGA champion and current women's world No 6, has been nominated for the best female golfer at this year's ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards.

The third athlete from Chinese mainland to be nominated, the 29-year-old faced a tough battle against other three top female golf players – Inbee Park and Sung-hyun Park from South Korea, and Ariya Jutanugarn from Thailand – for the award to be announced on July 18.