Da Nang to host BRG Open Golf Championship in August

The BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 will be back for its third edition in the central beach city from August 29-31.

Da Nang to host BRG Open Golf Championship in August (Photo: asiantour.com)
Da Nang to host BRG Open Golf Championship in August (Photo: asiantour.com)

Da Nang (VNA) – The BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 will be back for its third edition in the central beach city from August 29-31.

The BRG Open prize purse now stands at 100,000 USD with 25% of the fund coming from tournament partner - the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank).

Tran Chi Cuong, Vice Chairman of municipal People’s Committee, head of the organising board, said the consecutive hosting of the championship in the locality has affirmed Da Nang’s position as "Asia's Leading Event - Festival Destination".

The event is also an important milestone in developing the city's golf tourism potential to become one of the leading destinations of this kind in Asia and the world, contributing to promoting the development of high-quality tourism, in accordance with the city's development orientation, Cuong added.

Returning to the Legend Da Nang Golf Resort, the event’s home since its launch in 2022, it will be played over the Nicklaus Course as the seventh stop on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) circuit and third time this year that the ADT has visited the emerging golf market of Vietnam.

Ken Kudo, General Manager of the tour, said that this year's tournament will see the participation of young champions. Australia’s Aaron Wilkin triumphed last year, succeeding China’s Chen Guxin.

Mark Reeves, General Deputy Director at BRG Group, shared that the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang is a key component of the group's strategy to support the city to establish itself as a leading golf tourism destination. The event also serves as a solid platform to inspire Vietnamese golfers and allows them to measure themselves against top talents in the region as they consider a career in the professional game.

The tournament will boast a strong international field of 144 players from across the region, including 110 ADT members who will play alongside 20 professionals and elite amateurs nominated by the Vietnam Golf Association plus 14 invites.

The impressive Da Nang City venue – a member of Asian Tour Destinations – boasts two 18-hole courses, one designed by Jack Nicklaus and the other by Greg Norman./.

VNA

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