Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

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Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Tournament information
Location Rotates through Asia-Pacific
Established 2009
Organized by Asia Pacific Golf Confederation
Format Stroke play
Month played October
Tournament record score
Aggregate 269 Hideki Matsuyama (2010)
To par −18 Hideki Matsuyama (2011)
Current champion
China Jin Cheng

The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia-Pacific. It is organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and was first played in 2009. It was organized in conjunction with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship. The winner receives an invitation to the Masters and, along with the runner-up, gains entry to International Final Qualifying for the Open.[1] In 2011, the winner also receives an invitation to the Asian Tour's season ending Thailand Golf Championship. It is also considered an "elite" event by the World Amateur Golf Ranking in that any player that makes the cut is eligible to be ranked. Only the U.S. Amateur, British Amateur, and European Amateur have this distinction.[2] The winner in 2012, Guan Tianlang went on to play in the 2013 Masters Tournament and so became the youngest player in Masters history at 14.[3]

Winners

Year Player Country Score Venue
Asia-Pacific Amateur
2015 Jin Cheng  China 199 (−11)* Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, Hong Kong
2014 Antonio Murdaca  Australia 275 (−13) Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Black Rock, Victoria, Australia
2013 Lee Chang-woo  South Korea 281 (−3) Nanshan International Golf Club, China
2012 Guan Tianlang  China 273 (−15) Amata Spring Country Club, Thailand
Asian Amateur
2011 Hideki Matsuyama (2/2)  Japan 270 (−18) Singapore Island Country Club, Singapore
2010 Hideki Matsuyama (1/2)  Japan 269 (−15) Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kawagoe, Japan
2009 Han Chang-won  South Korea 276 (−12) Mission Hills Golf Club, World Cup Course, Shenzhen, China

* Shortened to 54 holes due to poor weather conditions.

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References

  1. Masters, R&A open doors for amateurs
  2. World Amateur Golf Ranking - Frequently Asked Questions
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