Vietnamese Golf makes its first appearance at the World Amateur Team Championship

TPO - With Nguyen Anh Minh (ranked 48th in the world) and Le Khanh Hung (ranked 200th) having high rankings on the WAGR rankings, Vietnamese golf is participating in the World Amateur Team Championship for the first time in history.

The World Amateur Team Championships (WATC), the pinnacle event for national amateur golf teams and considered a major in golf, will take place at Tanah Merah Golf Club (Singapore) next October.

The Eisenhower Trophy for men (October 8-11) will feature 36 teams. Teams will be selected based on the WAGR rankings of the two highest-ranked athletes from each country. The Vietnamese men’s team ranked 28th, with Nguyen Anh Minh (48th) and Le Khanh Hung (200th).

Similarly, in the Espirito Santo Trophy for women (from October 1-4), there are also 36 participating teams. However, the Vietnamese women's team is currently ranked 38th, with the rankings of Le Chuc An (ranked 291) and Nguyen Viet Gia Han (ranked 418), and is currently on the waiting list.

According to VGA, the event is part of the official competition system of the National team, and is one of the key goals of Vietnamese golf in 2025, along with the SEA Games and the Asian Youth Games (Youth Asiad).

The World Amateur Team Championships are held every two years, with the Eisenhower Trophy first taking place in 1958 and the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1964.

This is the most prestigious team tournament in the world of amateur golf, and has seen the participation of many legendary golfers such as Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler, golfers who once held the world number 1 position.

According to the regulations, each team of 3 athletes will compete in 4 rounds, with team results calculated based on the best total score of 2 out of 3 athletes in each round. The Vietnamese men's team will enter the tournament as the reigning Asia- Pacific champion, after a historic victory at the Nomura Cup 2024.

Trong Dat

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