Jakarta, Indonesia: Yutaka Toyoshima, James Gill and Ranjit Singh will headline a quality field at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) Mid-Amateur Championships.
Japan’s Toyoshima, Hong Kong-based New Zealander Gill and Indian Singh have all enjoyed notable victories in their careers.
And they’ll be looking to add to their collection of trophies in the first edition of the APGC’s 54-hole men’s event at Gading Raya Golf Club on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta from August 12-14.
Toyoshima, who reached a high of 385th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, won the Japan Mid-Amateur in 2023. That success earned him a spot in last year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) in Gotemba where he made the cut.
A former New Zealand national team player, Gill is a four-time winner of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau International Amateur and was runner-up in last year’s Hong Kong Mid-Amateur Championship.
Singh, meanwhile, is the current All-India Mid-Amateur champion.
Among other confirmed entries are leading Indonesians Adhie Prakoso, Noah Haji and Alit Jiwandana.
Taimur Hassan Amin, Chairman of the APGC, said: “We look forward to welcoming players from many of our member counties to the competition, make new friends from within our region and enjoy the championship atmosphere at Gading Raya Golf Club in August.
“Our thanks go to the Indonesia Golf Association for their assistance and support in staging the Mid-Amateur Championship.”
The inaugural Mid-Amateur Championship will be staged in four age divisions – Group A (ages 25 to 29); Group B (ages 30 to 37), Group C (ages 38 to 46) and Group D (aged 47 and above) – and is open to men who have Amateur Status in accordance with the current Amateur Status Rules of R&A Rules Limited.
Initially the APGC Mid-Amateur Championship will feature four divisions of 30 players each. It is the intention to extend and expand the event in the future to include ladies’ divisions.
Located in the heart of Gading Serpong, Tangerang, Gading Raya Golf Club is a 45-minute drive from Jakarta and easily accessible by way of the Jakarta outer ring toll road. It’s just 10 minutes from Tangerang toll gate and 20 minutes from Serpong toll gate.
Among notable previous tournaments staged at Gading Raya Golf Club were the Southeast Asian Amateur Team Championship for the Putra Cup in 2017 and the 34th Indonesia Ladies Amateur Open and 25th Indonesia Men’s Amateur Open in 2019.
*Closing date for entries is July 28. For further details, please contact the Indonesia Golf Association at secretariat@pbpgl.org
