Asia-Pacific Amateur (Women)
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) (March 6-9). 16-year-old Soomin Oh (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind 20-year-old Jeneath Wong (Malay). At 5'1" (1.55m) tall, Wong is nicknamed "Pocket Dynamite". [Hoiana Shores GC, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam, Vietnam].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) (Feb 1-4). Second-placed 15-year-old Hyosong Lee (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind 19-year-old wire-to-wire winner Chun-wei Wu (Taiw). [Waterside course, Siam CC, Pattaya, Thailand].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) (Mar 9-12). Second-placed 17-year-old Kim Minsol (S Kor) finished 5 shots behind 16-year-old Eila Galitsky (Thai/Can). [New course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP) (Nov 3-6). Second-placed 19-year-old Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (Thai) finished 2 shots behind 17-year-old Ting-Hsuan Huang (Taiw). [Waterside course, Siam CC, Pattaya, Thailand].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP) (Nov 10-13). Second-placed Kan Bunnabodee (Thai), Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (Thai) and Kelsey Bennett (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 19-year-old Mizuki Hashimoto (Jpn), who shot four rounds of 68 (-4) to secure the win. [Abu Dhabi GC, UAE].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP) (scheduled for Oct 7-10; cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic). [Waterside course, Siam CC, Pattaya, Thailand].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP) (April 25-28). Second-placed and defending champion 16-year-old Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) finished 8 shots behind 18-year-old Yuka Yasuda (Jpn). [The Royal GC, Hokota, Ibaraki, Jpn].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the inaugural Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP) (Feb 21-24). 15-year-old Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul (Thai) beat Yuna Nishimura (Jpn) with a par at the third playoff hole (par-4 12th). Yuka Saso (Phil) was eliminated at the second playoff hole (par-4 18th) and Wenyung Keh (NZ) at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). Thitikul turned 15-years-old the day before the championship started. [Tanjong course, Sentosa GC, Singapore].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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