Top amateurs ready to tee off at the Iskandar Johor Open
Amateur Abel Tam Kwang Yuan of Malaysia posted rounds of 72, 76 and 74 (222 gross score), to record a victory at the Johor Amateur Open.
The tournament was being played at the Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club, featuring a total of 81 male and 18 female amateur players from different parts of the region.
At the end of the tournament, Yuan, who finished at the top of the leaderboard, earned a coveted spot in the Asian Tour’s season-ending Iskandar Johor Open, slated to start from Thursday, December 13, 2012.
After winning the Johor Amateur Open, Yuan expressed his pleasure in making it into the Asian Tour event for the third time in his career. The Malaysian amateur also competed in the 2008 and the 2009 edition of the tournament.
Earlier this season, he also participated in the Malaysian Open and the Selangor Masters, making the cut in each of them.
"It feels great! I have played in the Iskandar Johor Open twice before, and I am happy to get another opportunity," said the 20-year-old. "We are all aspiring professionals, so this is what it's all about. This is what I want to do”.
In the meantime, Kelly Tan of Malaysia also secured his place in the Iskandar Johor Open Pro-Am event, after finishing as the top female at the Johor Amateur Open.
Other than the top male amateur, from the Johor Amateur Open, making his way into the Iskandar Johor Open, Gavin Kyle Green and Low Khai Jie also received invitations to tee off at the US$2 million event.
Earlier this season, Green won the Malaysian Amateur Open and earned a spot in the US Amateur in July. He was the first local player to win the event in 15 years. Based on his strong credentials, he forced the Iskandar Johor Open officials to consider his
name for the tournament.
Jie, in the meantime, is currently the top amateur from Malaysia. Therefore, the tournament officials decided to provide him a chance to contend against some of the best players in the world, who have committed to participate in the event this year.
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