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Asia-Pacific
Golf Confederation
Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
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Delight for DeChambeau as Hideki Stumbles

New York, United States: Japan’s wait for a first male Major championship winner continues. Hopes that Hideki Matsuyama would make the breakthrough at the 120th US Open fell flat on a bruising final day at Winged Foot Golf Club. While American...

APGC
21 Sep 2020
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Matsuyama Stays in Hunt for US Open Glory

New York, United States: Hideki Matsuyama will call on experiences gained from past US Open near-misses in his bid to create history by becoming the first Japanese to win a men’s Major championship. The 28-year-old heads into the final round of...

Spencer Robinson
20 Sep 2020
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Kanaya Bows Out as Matsuyama Breezes Into Contention

New York, United States: Japan’s Takumi Kanaya fell one shot shy of making the half-way cut in the 120th US Open. Number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), the 22-year-old followed an opening two-over-par 72 at Winged Foot Golf Club...

Spencer Robinson
19 Sep 2020
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Inspirational American Teenager Usurps Hou in WAGR

Singapore: Hou Yu-chiang has been dislodged from top spot in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). After two weeks at the summit, the Chinese Taipei player has been overhauled by in-form American teenager Rose Zhang. With October 7 set as...

Spencer Robinson
17 Sep 2020
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Afternoon Tee-Time for All-Asian Grouping

New York, United States: Takumi Kanaya, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, will tee-off his campaign at the 120th US Open in the company of fellow-Japanese Shugo Imahira and Korean An Byeong-hun. The only all-Asian grouping will set out at...

Spencer Robinson
16 Sep 2020
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US Open Test for AAC-Winning Triumvirate

New York, United States: Three former Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) winners are in the starting field at this week’s 120th US Open. Joining the Japanese duo of Hideki Matsuyama and Takumi Kanaya at Winged Foot Golf Club is Australian...

Spencer Robinson
15 Sep 2020
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Major Targets on the Horizon for Rising Japanese Star

Singapore: On a high after being confirmed as the recipient of the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading men’s player in the 2020 World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), Takumi Kanaya is setting himself lofty new goals. “I am extremely happy and...

Spencer Robinson
13 Sep 2020
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From Gastronomy to Agronomy: Sentosa Leads the Way

Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club is set to install two digesters that will make it the first club in Asia with the ability to grind down food and horticultural waste to reuse as fertiliser on the golf course. Using a Golf Sustainability Fund Grant...

APGC
11 Sep 2020
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World Number One Kanaya Claims Prestigious Award

Singapore: Takumi Kanaya has created golfing history by becoming the first Asian to win the Mark H. McCormack Medal. The award is presented annually by The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) to the leading player in the World...

Spencer Robinson
09 Sep 2020
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Im Upstages Matsuyama in Final FedEx Cup Standings

Atlanta, United States: Korean Im Sung-jae walked away from the FedEx Cup Play-offs finale, the Tour Championship, with a tinge of disappointment after a closing 70 saw him conclude the 2019-20 PGA Tour season in 11th place. The 22-year-old was...

APGC
08 Sep 2020
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Chinese Taipei’s Hou Yu-chiang Creates Ranking History

Taipei, Chinese Taipei: Hou Yu-chiang has made golfing history by reaching the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) for women. She is the first woman from Taipei to reach the number one spot. Hou joins Pan Cheng-tsung as only the second...

Spencer Robinson
07 Sep 2020
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Shanghainese Starlet Sparkles with Third Straight Win

Xiamen, China: There’s just no stopping teenage sensation Yin Ruoning. Continuing one of the most astonishingly successful starts to a professional golfing career, the Shanghainese starlet eked out a hard-fought one-stroke victory in the...

Spencer Robinson
04 Sep 2020
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WGC-HSBC Champions Called Off

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States and Shanghai, China: The World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Asia’s most high-profile golfing event, has been cancelled. News of the event’s cancellation follows the decision to move the CJ CUP @...

APGC
03 Sep 2020
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Go Ahead for Japan Golf Association’s Showpiece Events

Tokyo, Japan: Japan’s showpiece national Open championships have been given the green light to proceed. Despite continued concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Japan Golf Association (JGA) has confirmed that the Japan Senior Open, Japan...

Spencer Robinson
02 Sep 2020
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Frustrated Hideki Falls Agonisingly Short

Chicago, Illinois, United States: Hideki Matsuyama settled for joint third place for the second successive year at the BMW Championship, finishing two shots behind winner Jon Rahm who triumphed at Olympia Fields after snaring a 66-foot birdie putt...

APGC
31 Aug 2020
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Long Savours Royal Birkdale Success

Southport, England: Joe Long savoured success at Royal Birkdale to win The 125th Amateur Championship. The 23-year-old Lansdown member showed composure over the renowned links in Southport to defeat fellow-Englishman and good friend Joe Harvey...

The R&A
31 Aug 2020
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Women’s Amateur Championship Glory for Krauter

Liverpool, England: Germany’s Aline Krauter held her never to claim the biggest title of her career at The 117th Women’s Amateur Championship. The 20-year-old fought back from three down after the opening four holes to defeat England’s...

The R&A
30 Aug 2020
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The R&A Appoints Anderton as Chief Development Officer

St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has appointed Phil Anderton as Chief Development Officer. Anderton will bring a wealth of experience and business acumen to the executive management team role having held a number of senior positions in sport...

The R&A
29 Aug 2020
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Matsuyama Eases into the Driver’s Seat at Olympia Fields

Chicago, Illinois, United States: Two-time Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship winner Hideki Matsuyama holed a 67-foot birdie putt on his last hole to jump into the driver’s seat at the BMW Championship, the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup...

APGC
28 Aug 2020