Amateur golfer championship attracts 120 players
The Open Amateur Golfers Championship Vietnam 2017, to begin in the central province of Binh Dinh on June 8, has attracted 120 golfers, including 10 foreigners.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Open Amateur Golfers Championship Vietnam 2017, to begin in the central province of Binh Dinh on June 8, has attracted 120 golfers, including 10 foreigners.
At a press briefing on May 24, the organising board said the foreign golfers are from Malaysia, Laos, Singapore and Hong Kong (China).
The tournament’s director Tran Duy Canh said the Open Amateur Golfers Championship Vietnam is the biggest amateur tournament in the annual competition system of the Vietnam Golf Association.
The most outstanding players in the tournament will be included in the national golf team to attend the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia this August.
The tournament will run until June 11.-VNA
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