LOOK: This is what happens when John Daly, Gary Player hang out with Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a lot taller than normal humans, but his golf swing is not that bad
By
Kyle Porter
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1 min read
The 2016 Mission Hills World Celebrity Golf Tournament took place last weekend, and it resulted in some of the greatest sports photos of the year. Gary Player meeting Yao Ming. John Daly meeting Yao Ming. The Player-Ming pictures were astonishing.
Yao is 7-foot-6 and makes the 5-foot-6 Player look like he's not even a real person. I gasped out loud the first time I saw a couple of these. The photos of Yao with John Daly, Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis are also stunning.
Gary Player, 81, is a big deal in the world of golf, but Yao Ming is a really big deal pic.twitter.com/1922XXjPKM
— Xinhua Sports (@XHSports) October 23, 2016
Don't know how @YaoMing felt 2day but it was 100 degrees down here! @missionhillscn#greatguy#TeamDaly#hisputterisaslongasmydriver 👍 pic.twitter.com/LvrPdzeGls
— John Daly (@PGA_JohnDaly) October 22, 2016
Yao Ming next to Gary Player at the Mission Hills celebrity pro am pic.twitter.com/Wl5A1839uh
— Christopher Chase (@HKChase) October 23, 2016
Yao was a good sport about everything and actually helped Player onto a trophy stand so he could know what it's like to be so tall.
Yao's swing isn't bad, either.
The whole event seemed like a lot of fun. Player was impressed with golf in China, too, and predicted that we would see an all-time great come out of the country before long.
"Golf in Asia is growing quicker than anywhere else in the world," Player told the Times of India. "I was very proud to see a Chinese lady [Feng Shanshan] win a bronze medal at the Olympics. We are going to see a Tiger Woods come from China in a matter of time which will be very exciting."
