2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Slow start for Ang after an opening 82 at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Melbourne, October 26: Ryan Ang started his campaign at this week’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship with a 11-over-par 82. The 24-year-old is currently in a share of 94th place, 16 shots behind New Zealand’s Kazuma Kobori who leads with his first round 66.
Ang had an encouraging start with an opening birdie on the first hole. After a par on the second hole, he double-bogeyed the par-three third hole before dropping further shots with bogeys on holes six, seven, and eight.
He reached the turn in 41 after another double bogey on nine before spoiling his card with three successive bogeys from the 10th hole, followed by another bogey on 15 and a double-bogey on 16.
Ang managed to reduce the deficit with a birdie on 17 and par on 18 to sign for a 82 at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
Singapore’s other representative, Ryan Wong, meanwhile, posted a 76 for a share of 39th place at the 14th edition of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship was created in February 2009 as a joint initiative to grow the game by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, the Masters Tournament and The R&A. An invitation to play in the Masters Tournament and The Open is given to the winner, while the runner(s)-up gains a place in The Open Qualifying Series.
The 120-player field is annually comprised of the top male amateurs in the Asia-Pacific region invited from the 42 Asia Pacific Golf Confederation member organisations.
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