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A simple motivation propelled World No. 1 Keita Nakajima to the biggest win of his young career
Right from the start, he was the man to beat in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. And, in the end, no one did.Continue Reading
Big names eye Masters and Open invites as Asia-Pacific set for thrilling finale at Dubai Creek
World amateur No.1 Keita Nakajima and two-time champion Yuxin Lin have lived up to the pre-event hype by setting up a potentially thrilling finale to the 12th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.Continue Reading
Dubai prodigy Rayhan Thomas has helped a Chinese teen with family history to the halfway lead at the Asia Pacific
That Bo Jin leads the 12th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship through 36 holes comes as no surprise when you discover the proud institutional and unlikely local course knowledge the Chinese teen has in his armoury.Continue Reading
UAE No.1 Amhad Skaik looks to cash-in on unexpected weekend play at the Asia-Pacific Amateur
After shocking himself by becoming just the second Emirati to make the cut at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (ACC), Amhad Skaik plans on free-wheeling his way up the leaderboard over the weekend.Continue Reading
Injured almost from head to toe, Ahmad Skaik somehow gives Dubai hope of home Asia-Pacific glory
Ahmad Skaik couldn’t quite grab a little piece of Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship history and sadly can't seem to shake the pain in his neck but has at least held on to the dream of teeing it up at Augusta National and in the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews next year.Continue Reading
WATCH this South Korean amateur quite literally make the biggest splash on day 1 at the Asia-Pacific
For a player who is six shots off the pace and in danger of missing the projected halfway cut, Jun Min Lee sure made a, ahem, splash on the opening day of the 12th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.Continue Reading
World No.1 and defending champion ominously positioned in seven-way Asia-Pacific lead at Dubai Creek
World amateur No.1 Keita Nakajima and defending champion Yuxin Lin will begin Thursday’s second round right where they want to be but probably didn’t count on quite so much company atop the 12th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship leaderboard.Continue Reading
UAE No.1 Ahmad Skaik gets 12th Asia-Pacific Amateur at Dubai Creek underway
While he undoubtedly shares the field-wide dream of earning invites to The Masters at Augusta National in April and July’s milestone 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, Amhad Skaik’s reality at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is very much in the here and now.Continue Reading
Asia-Pacific Am at Dubai Creek is crossroad for collegian with exciting but uncertain future as pro
Although the same is surely true at almost every professional or elite-amateur tournament across the globe, perhaps nowhere is the inherent variety of agendas within the field more apparent than at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.Continue Reading
Why this top amateur is digging getting dirty on the golf course
When he's not playing, Lukas Michel is exploring his interest in course design.Continue Reading
Thomas a warrior in waiting for Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Rayhan Thomas has taken in a famed Wellington landmark to help promote the tournament and savoured posing with an indigenous Maori warrior at the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Now the serious fun begins – a genuine shot at one of most prestigious titles in amateur golf.Continue Reading