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Laguna Lang Co golf course to host Faldo Series Asia Grand Final

Laguna Lang Co, winner of the 2017 IAGTO golf resort of the year award, will be hosting its first-ever Faldo Series Asia Grand Final for young golfers from March 15-17.
Laguna Lang Co golf course to host Faldo Series Asia Grand Final ảnh 1Laguna Lang Co (Source: internet)
Hanoi (VNA) - Laguna Lang Co, winner of the 2017 IAGTO golf resort of theyear award, will be hosting its first-ever Faldo Series Asia Grand Final foryoung golfers from March 15-17.

Sanctionedby Asian Tour and Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, the prestigious event willgather more than 90 leading Asian young golfers, plus the 2016 Europe GrandFinal winners.

Resultswill count toward the world amateur golf ranking (boys and girls). Six-timeMajor champion Nick Faldo, will invite each age-category champion (three boys,two girls) to compete in the 2017 Europe Grand Final. The overall boy and girlchampion will play in a professional Tour event.

Spanning54 holes (with no cut), the format will be gross stroke-play with trophiesawarded to the winner and runner-up in five categories: Boys’ U-21, -18 and -16and Girls’U-21 and -16.

TheFaldo Series Asia Trophy will be awarded to one overall champion, regardless ofage or gender.

"Itruly look forward to bringing the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final to Vietnam andLaguna Lang Co, a course that I visit often and am most proud ofdesigning," said Faldo, Laguna Golf Brand Ambassador. 

"Ourhosts at Laguna Lang Co and Banyan Tree Group are contributing greatly togrowing opportunities through golf and developing tomorrow’s champions. Inaddition, some of the best young golfers in the world will now have thetremendous experience of visiting and enjoying golf and hospitality in Vietnam."-VNA
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