Golf News: Singapore to host the 2011 Asian Amateur Championship
The Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, The R&A and the Masters Tournament have agreed that Singapore will host the 2011 Asian Amateur Championship. The third year of the championship is now scheduled to take place at the Singapore
Island Country Club’s New Course from September 29 to October 2, 2011. The winner of this championship will compete in the following year’s Masters Tournament. With such an esteemed privilege at stake, surely the players would be very excited for it.
Along with playing in the Masters, the winner and runner-ups will also be able to qualify for the Open Championship that will take place at Royal St. George’s Golf Club next year. The 2010 championship is being played at the Kasumigaseki
Country Club.
Tommy Lee, who is the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, said that they are very happy to have Singapore host the championship in 2011. He said that Singapore is one of Asia’s most lively countries and has a growing
golfing and sporting society. He said that Singapore can serve as a platform for golf to grow in Asia.
Peter Teo, who is the Chief Executive of The R&A, said "It will be a great honour for Singapore to play host to the best amateur golfers from countries around Asia Pacific. Our national players will not only have the opportunity
to play such a prestigious event on home soil, but we hope they will spur the next generation of Singaporean golfers to see a pathway to the top through this championship.”
Lee, Teo, Billy Payne, Eugene Yang and Peter Dawson all gathered for the announcement to be made. Bill Payne is the Chairman of the Master’s Tournament, Eugene Yang is the treasurer of the country club and Peter Dawson is the
Chief Executive of The R&A.
Yang thinks that having the championship in Singapore would really hoist the reputation of the tournament and the country club course. He thinks it’s a great achievement for the country club. Yang said that The Singapore Island
Country Club has hosted major events and he promised that they will host the Asian Amateur with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. The club has been host to the 1969 World Cup, the 1993 Johnnie Walker Classic, some games of the Singapore Open and the European
Tour's Singapore Masters in 2001.
Right now, 118 players are competing in the 72-hole stroke play event in Japan. The championship will end on Sunday. With a year still left, it is a good thing that the location for the next Asian Amateur Championship is decided.
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