
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam won one gold and onesilver at the 2023 Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship whichwrapped up on August 24 in Kuala Lumpur.
After four days of competition, Nguyen DucSon triumphed in the Lion City Cup for male juniors. The silver medal forVietnam came from the Putra Cup for male golfers.
Son overcame 20 golfers with aresult of three-over 287 to top the ranking table. He has become thefirst Vietnamese winner of the tournament, marking a brilliant 2023 season forthe 15-year-old.
According to coach Bach Cuong Khang, the golfmovement and quality of Vietnam has strongly developed, evidenced throughthe team's one gold and one silver and the 32nd SEA Games in May andthe achievement in this tournament.
He said that the tournament brought together almost all strong amateur golfers from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore, among others.
This was the best result for Vietnamat the tournament. The team did not win any medals in previous attempts./.