It is understood a Chinese businessman had hoped that Tseng would represent China in the 2016 Olympics. Golf will be an Olympic sport in Rio for this first time since 1904.
Yani Tseng’s father, Tseng Mao-hsin, said a Chinese company had been trying to woo her since last year. The latest contract deal also included the use of private jets and a luxury villa in Beijing, he said.
Twenty-one-year-old Yani Tseng is the youngest player in LPGA history to win three career major championships.
