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| Martin Slumbers |
Singapore, 22 February 2018: Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, described the potential of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship as “extraordinary” at a press conference featuring the championship’s Founding Partners at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.
The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific was developed by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and The R&A to nurture talent and provide a pathway for Asia’s elite female amateurs to the international stage. The inaugural edition teed off at Sentosa Golf Club’s New Tanjong course on Wednesday and will conclude on Saturday.
Slumbers said the annual championship, which will be held in Japan in 2019, had enormous potential and was part of an overall vision to grow the game globally and to bolster women’s and girls’ golf.