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Asia Pacific Amateur Championship
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Aussie golfer Stubbs now ready to hit the pro scene
Australians Jasper Stubbs and Quinn Croker have decided to turn professional, and countryman Phoenix Campbell is not far behind.
6 Oct 2024
Campbell set for two career firsts in Japan
Phoenix Campbell is ready for a massive two weeks in Japan, where he will debut in Australian colours at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship starting on Thursday before contesting the Japan Open for the first time a week later.
2 Oct 2024
Stubbs to seek Masters return at Asia-Pacific Amateur
The lure of another Masters invite is driving Jasper Stubbs as the Australian bids to defend his Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Japan.
18 Sep 2024
Masters lessons have Aussie Stubbs 'at home' for Open
Jasper Stubbs and Elvis Smylie will both make their Open debuts as two of six Australians in the field at Scotland's Royal Troon.
16 Jul 2024
Stubbs charges to brilliant win in Asia-Pac Amateur at Royal Melbourne
Jasper Stubbs has become the fourth Australian and the second in two years to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship after a barnstorming play-off win over China's Wenyi Ding and Yunhe 'Sampson' Zheng.
29 Oct 2023
Sampson tames Goliath and breaks 55-year-old RM record
Yunhe Zheng is shaped like a barrel of beer, goes by the nickname of "Sampson" and put on a clinic of ball-striking in strong winds to lead the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne and break a 55-year-old course record.
28 Oct 2023
Dowling and Stubbs keep dream alive as greens quicken hearts at RM
Billy Dowling of Surfers Paradise and Victoria's Jasper Stubbs remain well in the hunt after two days' play at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne.
27 Oct 2023
Wildcard from Surfers Paradise bolts into frame at Asia-Pac Amateur
Billy Dowling of Queensland had never been to Melbourne's famous Sandbelt much less played at Royal Melbourne before his late call-up into the Australian team to play in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. After one round the 18-year-old bolter leads the Aussie charge.
26 Oct 2023
The right stuff: Kiwi Kobori leads Asia-Pac Amateur
If he goes on to win the 2023 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, Kiwi Kazuma Kobori will be invited to play the Masters at Augusta National and the Open Championship at Royal Troon. If he doesn’t win, he’ll turn professional and play the Queensland PGA at Nudgee.
26 Oct 2023
"We haven't used a rangefinder": Lukas Michel on a Royal Melbourne mission
Yuta Sugiara of Japan is the top-ranked player, China’s Bo Jin was second to Harrison Crowe in Thailand last year, and Australia’s Jeffrey Guan will go into the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne after a five-hour chipping lesson with Cameron Smith.
26 Oct 2023
Nerves fray as wind howls for Asia-Pacific Amateur
The wind was strong enough to shake the press tent while bunker sand specked against the windows with such force that visiting media wondered if Melbourne was under attack by hail-storm. That it was a sunny day confounded further.
25 Oct 2023
Crowe making Perth pro debut as Michel eyes Masters return
As tempting as a title defence was, Harrison Crowe's "absolutely amazing" 12 months taught him he was ready for the next step.
3 Oct 2023
Crowe family living Augusta fairy tale
If you think Masters-bound amateur Harrison Crowe is living the dream, imagine how his dad Tony feels.
28 Mar 2023
Region’s best set sights on Asia-Pacific Amateur glory
The region’s top men’s amateur talent will gather for the 13th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, which will be played at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, from October 27-30.
6 Sep 2022
Matsuyama's Masters triumph to spark next golf rush in Asia
A boyhood fantasy that turned into reality for Hideki Matsuyama is now destined to spark new dreams amongst Asian kids and potentially create the next golf rush in Japan and across the region.
6 May 2021
Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships cancelled
The 2020 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) and Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships (AAC) have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8 Jul 2020
Morri: Golf’s perception problem
No doubt it takes great skill to achieve but can somebody please explain the fascination with tournament courses cutting their fairways in a chequerboard pattern?
2 Oct 2019
Local hero Yuxin Lin reclaims AAC
China’s Yuxin Lin brought immense cheers to his home fans when he birdied the par-5 18th twice in a playoff to beat defending champion and World No.1 Takumi Kanaya and become the second two-time winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC).
29 Sep 2019
AAC: Late birdies preserve Aussie Windred’s lead
A gutsy birdie-birdie finish has helped Blake Windred preserve his overnight lead at the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship as the weekend beckons in Shanghai.
27 Sep 2019
Blake Windred goes berserk for historic 63
Blake Windred produced the best round of his life on Thursday and the lowest opening day score the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship has ever seen.
27 Sep 2019
Royal encore for Asia-Pacific Amateur
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is returning to Australia.
26 Sep 2019
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