APGC
Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Journal
September 2017
From left: APGC General Secretary K.J.Lee, Chief Executive of The R&A Martin Slumbers, Director, Tokyo Leisure Development Norihisa Koda, Asia-Pacific Director, The R&A Dominic Wall. Photo: The R&A
New women’s championship Contents Women’s championship announced Iranian amateur open finds success Japan’s junior team take out the Mitsubishi Cup Chairman’s message Vietnamese team holds on for Royal Birkdale victory Thai youngster stuns pro golf world Clean sweep for US in Toyota Junior Cup Using golf to bring about societal change in Lebanon Rolex backing new title
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The R&A and Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) has announced that the first ever Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific golf championship will be played at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore from February 2124, 2018. The inaugural event will take place at the New Tanjong course and will provide the most talented women’s amateur golfers in the region with the opportunity to earn an invitation to play in two major championships: the Ricoh
Women’s British Open and the ANA Inspiration. The winner of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific will be invited by HSBC, which supports women’s golf around the world, to play in the 11th staging of the HSBC Women’s Championship, the region’s leading women’s golf tournament, being played the following week on the same course at Sentosa next year. It was also announced that the Royal Golf Club in Japan will be the venue for the
championship in 2019 and 2020. Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said: “One of our overriding objectives is to identify opportunities to further develop and grow women’s amateur golf in key regions around the world. “The Women’s Amateur AsiaPacific offers the chance for the region’s best amateur golfers to aspire to compete at the highest level. n Continued page 2
Iranian Amateur Open finds plenty of success The Iranian men’s national golf team has finished second in the 1st International Amateur Open Championship commemorating the leading late golfer Shahbaz Hosseinpour.
The Pakistani squad took out the event ahead of Iran and Bangladesh, in the second and third places respectively. Ahmed Baig from Pakistan won the title in the individual section. His compatriot Teymur Khan placed second and Sajjad Karampour from Iran finished third. The tournament was staged at Enghelab Sport Complex in the Iranian capital Tehran from May 7-9. The three-day tournament brought together golfers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon and Pakistan. Meanwhile earlier, Australian professional Kim Baldwin conducted a golf clinic at the Complex Golf Course and driving range. Baldwin held golf theory and practice sessions for a wide range of interested golfers,
Fine form: The Iranian men’s national golf team.
including male and female national players and coaches and freelance golfers. About 60 people from around
Iran took part in the courses. Last year, Baldwin held similar sessions in Myanmar and Nepal as part of The R&A’s grassroots
work in the Asia-Pacific. He spent time in both countries helping up-andcoming players.
Women’s championship announced n From page 1
“We have seen how successful the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship has been in providing a springboard for the elite men’s amateurs and we look forward to replicating this success in unearthing the emerging talents of the women’s game in future.” Dr David Cherry, Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation, added: “It is an exciting time for women’s amateur golf in the region 2 ❘ APGC Newsletter ❘ September 2017
and we are delighted to be partnering with The R&A to launch the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship. “Some of the world’s most talented women’s golfers have come from the Asia-Pacific region and we believe that this event will be a hugely important opportunity for elite players to develop their skills and gain valuable experience.” The format for the championship will be 72 holes of stroke play and players will
be invited to participate from member countries of the APGC based on the WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING™. Currently, there are 20 players from Asia-Pacific ranked in the WAGR™ Top 100, including Korea’s Hye-jin Choi (2) and Eun-jeong Seong (9), China’s Wenbo Liu (12) and Thailand’s Pimnipa Panthong (31) and Paphangkorn Tavatanakit (32). A total of 86 players will make up the field and it is expected that about 20 countries will
be represented. A maximum number of six players from any country other than the host will be able to enter. The host country will receive an additional four invitations. Kabaya Ohayo Group and Rolex will be the championship’s principal sponsors, while IMG have been engaged to assist with tournament staging and TV broadcasting, which will include live coverage and highlights packages.
Young guns: Officials and players at the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporation Cup 2017.
Japan’s junior team take out the Mitsubishi Cup Japan has won the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporation Cup 2017. Yuki Ikeda and Yuka Yasuda, representing Japan Team 2, competed their individual rounds by each carding a 66 for a total 263, 17-under-par for the week, to win by seven strokes.
Australia Team 1 – Jed Morgan and Grace Kim – finished runners-up, while two teams were tied in third place – Kwon Seo-yun and Oh Seung-hyun of Korea Team 1, and Keita Nakajima and Yuri Yoshida of Japan Team 1 – each with a total score 276, 4-under-par. The 16-year-old Yasuda was delighted with the victory. “We are thrilled to have won,” he said. “We partnered really well this week, and tried very hard to make sure we didn’t make too many silly mistakes.” Ikeda, 17, said all teams struggled with the difficult weather conditions but Japan
managed to shrug off the issue. “The weather was a bit unpredictable, but Japan is not much different this time of year so we were not too put off by the conditions the last few days.” Hong Kong Team 1, represented by Taichi Kho and Chloe Chan Cheuk-yee, was the best placed local team. With each scoring a two-over-par 72 in the individual round, the duo finished in a respectable eighth place overall, carving out a total score 1-under-par 279 total. Chan said she was satisfied with her performance “today and this week overall”. “I was a little unlucky with a few putts today, but to finish inside the top 10 in the individual round against the players in this field, I am very pleased.” In addition to vying for the honour of Asia-Pacific’s best, there was an additional incentive for the region’s young talents to compete well on the final day
of the 2017 competition. The leading male and female player from the individual round will receive a playing spot in the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Diamond Cup 2017 in Japan and the 2018 Korea Women’s Open in June respectively. Carding a round of 65 that featured six birdies, 15-yearold Si Ngai of Macau was the standout at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling and will take his spot in Japan in four weeks while Jeong Yun-ji of Korea received her ticket to Korea after being declared the leader of the girls’ individual round on countback. Like Si, she also completed the course in a fiveunder 65. The 2017 APGC Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporate Cup fields 76 of the top juniors in 38 teams representing 20 countries and territories across 40 members of APGC. It follows the Youth Olympic Games format, pairing
a junior male and female player in each team. Following fourball and foursome rounds on the first two days of the competition, the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship Mitsubishi Cup moved to an individual strokeplay round. It was a seeded draw where each participant played with their own ball in a standard 18-hole round with the leading players teeing off last. Unlike days one and two, day three generated two scores, one each for the male and female member of each team. The combined total scores of these four rounds determined the team winner of the APGC Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporation Cup 2017, while the male and female leading player of the competition are rewarded with a spot in the AsiaPacific Open Golf Diamond Cup 2017 in Japan in September and the 2018 Korea Women’s Open in June 2018 respectively. September 2017 ❘ APGC Newsletter ❘ 3
Chairman’s message
APGC Chairman Dr David Cherry It is with a somewhat heavy heart that I write my final Chairman’s message. It is an opportunity to reflect upon the past four years which I will do but that is somewhat self-serving as in the last few months there have been significant developments – mainly related to women’s golf, which I think are more important to highlight.
I have been waiting for what seems many months to announce that the Women’s Amateur – Asia Pacific (WAAP) has been secured to start at Sentosa, Singapore, in February 2018. This has not been an easy process and I want to thank our partners in this event, The R&A, for their hard work in securing the necessary sponsorship to ensure that the event over the next three years will be a success. Women’s golf in the APGC is stronger than anywhere else in the world and I can see this event rivalling the AAC in attracting attention, with the winner getting starts in major Professional events. My opinion of our women’s golf has only been strengthened by what I have just witnessed at the Mitsubishi Corporation APGC Junior Championships in Hong Kong. There are girls aged 12 and 13 with plus handicaps that can hit the ball amazing distances – more of that later. At our AGM in Wellington, New Zealand, on Wednesday, October 25, I will be welcoming members of the Iraqi Golf Federation (IGF) to their first meeting as a member of APGC. They will have Amer Radee, a wonderful golfer competing at the AAC, having lived in exile in Jordan due to the political unrest in his own country. I wish him all the best as well as the delegation from IGF and having the country of Iraq join our Confederation has been one of the highlights of my time as Chairman. I trust that all of our members will make them feel welcome and their presence in Wellington will no doubt give them a feeling of normality in what must have been a very difficult period of political uncertainty. Hye-Jin Choi from South Korea has had an exceptional time and recently entered the Professional ranks. However while an amateur she finished in the top ten at the
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‘I wish APGC well and I will watch APGC continue to flourish from the sidelines. I have met literally hundreds of outstanding people from our huge region – many of whom remain friends. ’ Australian Women’s Open and incredibly came second in the USA Women’s Open as well as winning countless Amateur events including the Australian Women’s Amateur. Her World Golf Ranking is now 22, which even by the high standards in Korean golf is exceptional – we all wish her well. I predict that she will do for APGC women’s golf, what Hideki Matsuyama has done for APGC men’s golf – and that is a big call. Thitikul from Thailand at the tender age of 14, as an amateur, won a professional tournament in Thailand – making her the youngest ever to do so – bypassing Lydia Ko from New Zealand. All in APGC congratulate her and look forward to seeing her compete for us in the near future. As indicated above, I have recently attended the Mitsubishi Corporation APGC Junior Championships held at Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling. This event, which was the brainchild of my presumed replacement Mr Kei Muratsu from Japan, is going from strength to strength, not only in the number of countries participating (20), but also in the quality of play, etiquette shown by the players and most importantly the enjoyment shown by the players in the format of the mixed event. I predicted that the format would not work but fortunately I was not listened to – I now think that the Professional tours will adopt a mixed event in the near future.
Our event now attracts WAGR points with the female individual winner invited to play in the Korean Women’s Open while the male winner is invited to play in the Mitsubishi Asia Pacific Diamond Cup. I have been asleep at the wheel as it is clear that the individual winners should be invited to play in the AAC and WAAP respectively – that is something the new Board can look at. The scoring at this year’s event was outstanding on a difficult golf course – such is the quality of the players, and I am very grateful to the Mitsubishi Corporation for their continued sponsorship of one of our flagship events. Without that sponsorship, many countries would not have been able to compete. I had been concerned that with some of our top women players entering the Professional ranks, that our Patsy Hankin Trophy team would suffer. However I have seen such quality replacements for them and with the emergence of great players from China, that our team in Qatar will represent us well. The European Golf Association (EGA) sent two teams to Hong Kong to further cement our close relationship with them. They performed very well in what must have been challenging conditions particularly for the player and his family from Norway. The male winner from Macau had an amazing week – beating the more fancied players from Japan, Australia and Korea, but also having seen his golf course decimated by a freak typhoon just before the event in which his team uniforms were all washed away by the ensuing flood. This is a busy time for the APGC with the forthcoming Mitsubishi Asia Pacific Diamond Cup towards the end of September in the Narita region of Japan, followed by the APGC Senior Championship at Royal Adelaide Golf Club in Australia and the next week sees the AAC at Royal Wellington in NZ and some two weeks later, the Nomura Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fortunately, Nick Shan is the Tournament Director for all but the AAC, but a great deal of work is done by KJ Lee, our General Secretary. It has been my pleasure to work with KJ over the past four
years, without which the APGC would not be in the position it currently finds itself. I hope for APGC’s sake that KJ will continue in his current role for at least the next four years. The APGC now has a list of international events that is almost complete. The new Board, headed presumably by Kei Muratsu, will be left with the responsibility to ensure that they are run professionally and to continue to attract sponsorship to ease the burden of the costs associated with attending events at such distances. During my time as Chairman, I have insisted that the Board is transparent and our decisions are none other than for the benefit of golf in our region. I have spent considerable time working at our Constitution but is still has some way to go – no doubt my replacement from GolfAustralia (John Hopkins) will have this as one of his first tasks. Kei Muratsu has been a wonderful Chairman of our Championship Committee and an excellent Vice Chairman – I wish him well. Philip Hassall from NZ has been a huge support in his role of Treasurer and thanks to him, our financial base has never been stronger. The three female Board members have been inspirational and I repeat that the affiliation with women was the best thing ever to happen to the APGC – RaeVadee Suwon and I can look back at this development with some pride. I note that Mr Billy Payne, Chairman Augusta National Golf Club, has announced his retirement and his successor will be Mr Fred Ridley. Billy Payne has been an outstanding leader in many ways but particularly from our view point, in his determination to see the AAC flourish. The staff which he leads have been outstanding and have done everything possible together with huge assistance from The R&A, to get the AAC to the position it currently occupies. Billy has many accomplishments on which to reflect favourably (including the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games) but the AAC must be high on his list. Lastly, after 22 years as Australia’s representative to the APGC, it is time to pass the baton back to John Hopkins. I have had undying support from GolfAustralia for which I am extremely grateful and which has made my job much easier. I wish APGC well and I will watch APGC continue to flourish from the sidelines. I have met literally hundreds of outstanding people from our huge region – many of whom remain friends. Long last the multicultural APGC which it has been my pleasure and privilege to be a part of.
Too good: The winning Vietnam team. Photo: The R&A
Vietnamese team holds on for Royal Birkdale victory Nguyen (Tommy) Phuong Toan and Truong Chi Quan from Vietnam held off a strong a challenge from Scotland’s Ben Canton and Connor Wilson to win the second annual Doosan Friends Cup at Royal Birkdale on the Monday following The Open.
The Doosan Friends Cup is a collaboration between The Open and Doosan with the aim of growing the game of golf around the world and exposing The Open to potential future participants. Youngsters from England, Korea, Scotland and Vietnam were invited to test their skills and play on the famous Southport links after being hosted by Doosan during the third and final rounds of The Open. Playing from the Championship tees with Sunday’s pin positions the four teams played a better ball match over 18 holes. Team Vietnam shot a level-par 70, while Scotland closed with a very respectable two-over-par 72 in a better ball team competition. Following the match, Toan said, “I can’t
thank Doosan and The Open enough for the opportunity to come to Royal Birkdale. It has been an amazing learning experience to watch the best players in the world and then challenge myself on the same course”. “This experience has inspired me and has taught me many great lessons. The game of golf is not only about the player but also about the help we receive and give each other as a community. “My aim has always been to grow the game of golf in my home country as we only have under 100 junior golfers. I will be playing college golf this September and attending the Asian Tour Q-school final stage this January. “This week at The Open has given me a purpose, to inspire the next generations of Vietnamese golfers by setting a good example. Even though the Championship is over, my mind is still blown away by how amazing this week has been.” September 2017 ❘ APGC Newsletter ❘ 5
Thai youngster stuns pro golf world The rapidly-growing strength of golf in Thailand has been spotlighted by the extraordinary feat of teen Atthaya Thitikul who, at 14, became the youngest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour with her win in the Ladies European Thailand Championship.
At precisely 14 years, four months and 19 days Thitikul humbled seasoned professionals with a two-shot victory at Phoenix Country Club in Pattaya to etch her name into the game’s record books. With rounds of 70-71-7072, she finished with a total of five under par 283 for a win over Mexican Ana Menendez who had led from the opening round but nevertheless managed a career best finish and snared the winner’s cheque of 45,000 euros, which Thitikul had to forfeit due to her amateur status. Australian Whitney Hillier, who is half-Thai, finished third, two under the card. The Thai schoolgirl toppled New Zealander Lydia Ko as the youngest champion on the circuit. Ko was the previous youngest victor after taking out the 2013 New Zealand Open at the age of 15 years, nine months and 17 days. Ko went on to become the world No.1 before being deposed recently by Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand. Ko was also the youngest player to win two majors and become the women’s world No.1. It also means Thitikul is now the youngest known winner of a professional golf tournament. Canadian Brooke Henderson won a Canadian Women’s Tour event in 2012 aged 14 years, nine months and three days. Thitikul said her caddie had kept her calm during the final round. “I’m so happy and proud of myself. I did not look nervous, but of course I felt nerves on the first tee and on the first hole. I did not think about the score. 6 ❘ APGC Newsletter ❘ September 2017
Extraordinary: Atthaya Thitikul has taken the pro golf world by storm after becoming the youngest winner on the Ladies European Tour.
I committed to every shot I hit and stayed relaxed. My caddie helped me a lot, not to think too much, to focus on my game plan and to plan the tee shots and second shots. “My family do not play golf. When I was younger, aged six, my father told me to play sport and he offered tennis or golf and I watched golf on TV and I liked it. “This trophy I give to Thailand and the Thai people.” Despite her success, she said she would not turn professional for a few years because she needs more experience. “I didn’t expect to win this tournament as I just came here to learn techniques from the pro players on the Ladies European,” Thitikul said. She began the fourth round a shot behind Menendez but the Mexican dropped four shots on
the front nine, handing Thitikul a two-shot lead at the turn after one birdie and two bogeys on her first nine holes. Although she opened with a bogey on the first hole, she quickly had the momentum. Welsh pro Amy Boulden tried with a run of three straight birdies from the 11th, but a bogey on 16 ended her charge and she ended in a tie for fourth place on one-under-par. Mendendez made a short-lived comeback when she closed the gap to a stroke with a birdie on 11, but Thitikul responded with a birdie on 15, which gave her a two-stroke lead with three to play and both players closed with a run of three pars. Thitikul had previously demonstrated her potential when she finished tied for 37th in the recent Honda LPGA Thailand event, which she played
just a few days after her 14th birthday, on February 20. She then received an invitation to play in the inaugural LET event at Phoenix Golf and Country Club from the tournament sponsor, the Sports Authority of Thailand. Her aim was to make the cut, gain experience and have fun. But her remarkable talent was soon on display when she shot an opening round of 70 to lie two strokes off the lead and after subsequent rounds of 71, 70, she was the only player in the field of 126 under par for each of the first three rounds. Thitikul only reached a scratch handicap last year. She’d already showed potential leading up to her debut at a professional tournament, finishing as a runner-up in the Queen Sirikit Cup in China, before going on to win the Taiwan amateur Open in June. Menendez, who closed with a 75, said: “Right now, I’m disappointed, because I know I could have done better and my start was a little poor. “There are lots of positives to take and I will go home happy. I’m looking forward to the rest of the year and I’ve made huge strides from this year to last year, so I’m proud of myself and my team. “I was feeling nervous again and it wasn’t quite comfortable today, with my swing and everything. I was in between clubs a lot so it was tough to make decisions and overall it was a tough day for me.” Hillier said: “I only made two birdies today and I was so patient out there. I made nothing on the front nine and then finally made a couple in the end. It was a solid game and I was very happy with that. I tried to get myself back up there and I did. “I’ve been working really hard the last couple of months as well, but it does help to have local support, my mum and all of her friends cheering me on.”
Clean sweep for US in Toyota Junior Cup Young guns: The US team hold their trophy after winning the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup.
The United States made a determined comeback to successfully defend the title in the Boys Division of the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup at Toyota City in Japan.
The US clinched their ninth crown in the 25 years of the event when they sped from six shots back to fire the low round of the day – 10 under par – to finish 21 under for the tournament on 831. Host nation Japan finished four shots back at 17-under while third round leader Thailand was third, a further three shots back. American boys’ coach Kyle Blaser said he was impressed with his side’s self-belief and ability to fight back from so far down and emerge victorious. “The guys really bought into themselves and wholeheartedly believe they could come back,” Blaser said. “We really stepped up in
tough conditions and I can’t say how proud I am of these young men. “Not only are they great golfers but they’re great kids and it’s been an honour and a pleasure to represent the United States as their coach.” Denmark (-6) claimed fourth spot, six under the card, ahead of Germany, which at four under, was the only other team to beat par. New Zealand slipped to one over to finish sixth ahead of France (+4) and South Africa (+8). Mexico (+10), Italy (+12), Colombia (+24), Korea (+35), Peru (+36), Zimbabwe (+45) and Guatemala (+51) filled the minor placings. American Frank Capan – leader after three of the four rounds – claimed the boys’ individual title at 10-under. Kosuke Hamamoto of Thailand (-8) came in second while Denmark’s Gustav Frimodt (-7)
was third. Shota Ueki of Japan and American Travis Vick – who stormed home with a final round 63 – tied for fourth at six under. Yuji Sekito of Japan (-5) finished in sixth – one shot ahead of Thailand’s Atiruj Winaicharoenchai. In the Girls’ Division, the United States (-12) shot the day’s lowest round (-4) to complete a start to finish defence of their title. Japan (-7) was the other team in the field to finish below par. “It’s a great feeling and I’m so proud of these girls,” United States girls coach JoJo Robertson said. “From the start, they were a team. They supported each other every round and I couldn’t ask for anything more. They played great golf this week.” Australia and Italy (+7) tied for third place – two shots ahead of Colombia (+9) and three
strokes clear of sixth place South Africa (+10). American Alyaa Abdulghany (-7) had the lowest round in the field for the second consecutive day to claim the Girls’ Division individual trophy. Japan’s Yuna Nishimura (-3) took second – one shot ahead of Emilia Migliaccio of the United States (-2). Australia’s Grace Kim and Riri Sadoyama tied for sixth at five over while Italian Clara Manzalini and Kajal Mistry of South Africa (+7) tied for eighth and Australia’s Isabelle Taylor came in 10th at plus-8. The 2017 TOYOTA Junior Golf World Cup Supported by JAL is the world’s only junior golf championship in which 24 national teams – winners of regional qualifiers held across six continents and participated in by more than 65 national teams – compete for the world championship. September 2017 ❘ APGC Newsletter ❘ 7
Using golf to bring about societal change in Lebanon Golf – and life – in Lebanon has been given a significant boost with two new programs aimed at attracting people in the country from all social classes.
The ideas have far-reaching goals – one of the most ambitious and commendable is to help construct a more principled society in general. The Golf in Schools and Golf for All initiatives are two innovative concepts, developed in implemented by the new Lebanese Golf Federation, under the presidency of former national champion Karim Salaam. As a golfer himself, Salaam thought it both important and rewarding to spread the game of golf all over the country, and
Child’s play: Karim Salaam says golf is a catalyst to social development.
across all social classes. He believes strongly that golf is a catalyst to social development, through the ethics and values it teaches, such as patriotism, fair play, respect for
others, self confidence and nondiscrimination. “These are all cornerstones to building an ethical society,” he said. Initially, Salaam sought the
assistance of International Sport Development expert and Sport Psychology coach, Dr. Tarek Charaf, who has an international proven track record of success stories in sport. Together as a team, Salaam and Charaf worked on an innovative concept, never before tried in the country. That concept consisted of targeting various schools all across Lebanon, and teaching the students golf, while working on the behavioural psychology of the young generations by teaching them ethics and values through golf. It is expected that many social institutions for the underprivileged will benefit from the program.
Rolex gets behind new title Rolex, already a long-time and generous supporter of golf – both professional and amateur – is extending its backing to the new Women’s Amateur AsiaPacific Championships (WAAP)
The company is already one of the most important sponsors of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation – administered jointly by The R&A and The Masters. Had it not been for the
support of Rolex and other APGC ‘Proud Partners’ major tournaments for amateurs and juniors throughout the AsiaPacific region would not be possible. Rolex may be well known for its backing of events such as The Open, The Masters and The Presidents Cup but it is the company’s help at golf’s grass roots level which helps produce champions on the world tour.
Rolex has supported individual excellence and the quest for perfection since its foundation early in the 20th century. In nearly 50 years, Rolex has built unparalleled relationships not only with the leading players, but also with golf’s principal institutions and many tournaments. It has a strong alliance with the R&A, the sport’s revered
governing body, which is based at St Andrews (UK), and is the partner and Official Timekeeper of the sport’s oldest tournament, The Open Championship. Rolex is also a major sponsor of the USGA. Meanwhile, Kabaya Ohayo Group joins Rolex as a principal sponsor and will host the Women’s Championship for two years in 2019-20 at The Royal Golf Club.
Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
Chairman Dr David Cherry
Vice Chairman Treasurer Mr Keisuki Mr Philip Muratsu Hassall
General Secretary Mr Kyungjae Lee
Mr Taimur Amin Mr Ishwar Achanta
Mr Mohammed Rae Vadee Faisal Al-Naimi T.Suwan
Nobuko Hirayama
Dato’ Rabeahtul Ning Li Aloya Abbas
The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation encourages all member nations to contribute news from their countries for inclusion in the APGC journal. News items can be emailed to editor Robert Grant at rob.grant1948@gmail.com 8 ❘ APGC Newsletter ❘ September 2017