(6 December 2007 – Shenzhen, China) Australian Jake Younan-Wise is the firm favourite going into the final stage of the second annual Mission Hills Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship, which is being played out over the Club’s World Cup Nicklaus Course. Carding 68 today Younan-Wise was able to retain his lead with a par score of 212, after sinking 9 birdies and an eagle at the sixth.
In second place, Taiwan’s Tao Hunag finished play with a par score of 69, and one stroke off the lead at 213. Third place Jung-Ho Yoon of Korea had less luck on the course noted for the demands placed on accuracy closing play on 77.
With only four points between the Championship’s leading three players you can expect a gripping finale with the contenders pulling out everything in their arsenal to clinch victory and also the coveted prize of an exemption in the 2008 Australian Open.
About Mission Hills Golf Club, China
Founded in 1994, Mission Hills Golf Club, China, seeks to create ‘International Goodwill through Golf.’ The Club occupies over 15 square kilometres of land and boasts 12 signature courses designed by golf legends from five different continents. The Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, José Maria Olazábal, Ernie Els, Nick Faldo, Zhang Lian-Wei, David Leadbetter, Greg Norman, Jumbo Ozaki, Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam and David Duval. Each course is reflective of the designers’ style, offering unique risk / reward challenges to the player. As a complete golf destination, the Club houses a five star hotel and world class spa and was voted Best Golf Resort in Asia by readers of Asian Golf Monthly in 2006 and Golf Resort of the Year in the Rest of the World category in 2005 by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). In May 2004, the Club was accredited by the Guinness World RecordsTM as the World’s Largest Golf Facility, making a name for itself in the world of premier golf through its exceptional ability to deliver an unsurpassed level of service excellence. Mission Hills is the proud venue of the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup for the next consecutive twelve years (2007 – 2018).
The Mission Hills Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship
The Mission Hills Asia Pacific Open Amateur Championship is a world-class amateur golf tournament, jointly organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and Mission Hills Golf Club, China; it is the first event in China to run under R&A Amateur Ranking Points System.Endorsed by R&A and sanctioned by CGA, this Amateur Open Championship is scheduled from November 28th to December 1st in 2006. The field will consist of 65 players with 2 top amateurs from more than 20 countries being invited to play. In addition to the invited players the field will be opened to any other male amateur golfers with a valid and recognized handicap of not higher than 5.4.
The Mission Hills Asia Pacific Open Amateur Championship is 4-day, 72-hole strokeplay championship allowing players from all over the world to compete in a completely international environment and neutral location. Mission Hills China will be the host venue of the tournament for the next 10 years.
About the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC):
The APGC was formed in 1963 to unify and assist the official Golf Associations of the Asia Pacific region and now has 26 member countries, and is recognized as the Asia-Pacific amateur golf body by the United States’ Golf Association (USGA) and the R&B. Aside from promoting the World Amateur Team Golf Championship, the confederation also supports other APGC events such as the biennial Asia-Pacific Amateur Team Championship or the Nomura Cup, the Bonnalack Trophy, the APGC Seniors Golf Championship. In 2006, the confederation joined Mission Hills Golf Club, China to co-found the Mission Hills Asia Pacific Amateur Open Championship, the first event in China to run under R&A Amateur Ranking Points System. |