The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia-Pacific. It is organized by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and was first played in 2009. It was organized in conjunction with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship. The winner receives an invitation to the Masters and The Open Championship provided he maintain his amateur status prior to each event (beginning in 2018). The winner and runner-up had previously gained entry to International Final Qualifying for the Open from 2009 to 2017.Masters, R&A open doors for amateurs In 2011, the winner also receives an invitation to the Asian Tour's season ending Thailand Golf Championship. It is also considered an "elite" event by the World Amateur Golf Ranking in that any player that makes the cut is eligible to be ranked. Only the U.S. Amateur, British Amateur, and European Amateur have this distinction.World Amateur Golf Ranking - Frequently Asked Questions
The winner in 2012, Guan Tianlang went on to play in the 2013 Masters Tournament and so became the youngest player in Masters history at 14.
Winners YearPlayerScoreMarginof victoryRunner(s)-upVenueAsia-Pacific Amateur2026 Te Arai Links (South course), New Zealand2025 Fifa Laopakdee 273 (−15) Playoff Taisei Nagasaki Emirates Golf Club (Majlis course), Dubai, UAE2024 Ding Wenyi 268 (−12) 1 stroke Zhou Ziqin Taiheiyo Club Gotemba, Japan2023 Jasper Stubbs 285 (+1) Playoff Ding Wenyi Sampson Zheng Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia2022 Harrison Crowe 275 (−13) 1 stroke Jin Bo Amata Spring Country Club, Thailand2021 Keita Nakajima 270 (−14) Playoff Kho Taichi Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai, UAE2020 Cancelled2019 Lin Yuxin (2) 278 (−10) Playoff Takumi Kanaya Sheshan Golf Club, China2018 Takumi Kanaya 267 (−13) 2 strokes Keita Nakajima Rayhan Thomas Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore2017 Lin Yuxin 270 (−14) 3 strokes Andy Zhang Royal Wellington Golf Club, New Zealand2016 Curtis Luck 276 (−12) 1 stroke Brett Coletta Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, South Korea2015 Jin Cheng 199 (−11)* 1 stroke Cameron Davis Ryan Ruffels Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, Hong Kong2014 Antonio Murdaca 275 (−13) 7 strokes Mikumu Horikawa Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia2013 Lee Chang-woo 281 (−3) 3 strokes Shohei Hasegawa Nanshan International Golf Club, China2012 Guan Tianlang 273 (−15) 1 stroke Pan Cheng-tsung Amata Spring Country Club, ThailandAsian Amateur2011 Hideki Matsuyama (2) 270 (−18) 1 stroke Lee Soo-min Singapore Island Country Club, Singapore2010 Hideki Matsuyama 269 (−15) 5 strokes Tarquin MacManus Kasumigaseki Country Club, Japan2009 Han Chang-won 276 (−12) 5 strokes Eric Chun Mission Hills Golf Club (World Cup course), China * Shortened to 54 holes due to poor weather conditions.
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Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation