Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The third edition of the “Asia Pacific” Amateur Women’s Championship will start tomorrow, Wednesday, at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, amid strong and open competition between 78 players from 15 countries.
The importance of the tournament, which is organized by the Asia Pacific Federation in cooperation with the Royal Golf Club and the old club “R&S”, under the supervision of the Emirates Golf Federation, is an important station in the agenda of amateur players, as it allows the first-place champions to qualify and participate in major world championships in 2022, the size of the championship ” AIG Open in Britain, and Amundia Evian, one of the five major championships for women’s golf in the world, in addition to obtaining an invitation card to participate in the “Augusta Amateur National Championship” that takes place annually in the United States of America.
Our player Hamda Al-Suwaidi will take the first kick, marking the start of the tournament at half past seven this morning, Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Alia Al Emadi starts her career at nine forty-eight in the morning, in a group that includes Singaporean Lydia Sitors and Australian Belinda May.
Adel Al Zarooni, Vice President of the Golf Federation, welcomed the participating players, and said: We welcome all the players in their second country, the UAE, and we wish them a pleasant stay and a remarkable performance that guarantees them the realization of their ambitions, especially since the competitions are held on the courts of Abu Dhabi Club, which has the highest international standards, and hosts Every year, major tournaments for professional players and within the European tours and the “Race to Dubai”, which compete for the titles of the best players in the world.
He added: We are pleased to host the event for the first time in the countries of the region, which once again confirms the confidence that the UAE enjoys in its ability to successfully organize major major events, whether sports or other, and we promise everyone to present an exceptional copy in a tournament awaited by future stars of talented players on Asia Pacific, which has already led many players to stardom.
The players completed their preparations through the exercises that were held over the past few days. Alia Al Emadi and Hamda Al Suwaidi, two stars of the UAE national team, made the list of players participating in the name of the UAE. The Golf Federation also nominated two players residing on the country’s land, to play under the UAE flag, They are Indian Natalie Gupta, and her compatriot Sherrill Allen.
It is noteworthy that the first edition in 2018, witnessed the crowning of the Thai Ataya Tikul, while the Japanese Yuka Yasuda won the title of the second edition in 2019.
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