The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1963 and it was played in odd-numbered years until 2022 when it switched to even-numbered years.
Format Teams used to consist of four players but from 2022 the playing members have been reduced to three. The tournament is held over 4 days with 18 holes of stroke play on each day, the best two rounds counting for the team score.
History In the early tournaments, only the Philippines, Japan and Chinese Taipei competed. By the eighth championship in 1977, held in Malaysia, a then record of 10 nations were competing. Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were invited beginning with the 1979 tournament. Only Australia, Japan and Chinese Taipei have won multiple times. South Korea, New Zealand and India have won as hosts. Thailand took an early lead at the 2017 tournament and managed to secure a maiden win. The 2019 edition scheduled for Hong Kong was postponed due to security concerns.
Results YearVenue(s)LocationWinnersRunner-up2024Vinpearl Golf HaiphongVietnam (556) Nguyen Anh MinhLe Khanh HungHo Anh Huy (559) Taishi MotoMasayuki YamashitaTakumi Kobayashi2022Manila Southwoods Golf & Country ClubPhilippines (552) Yuta SugiuraMinato OshimaRiura Matsui (559) James LeowRyan John AngBrandon Han2019Clearwater BayHong KongPostponed due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests2017Kuala LumpurMalaysia (808) Kammalas NamuangrukSadom KaewkanjanaAtiruj WinaicharoenchaiKosuke Hamamoto (820) Kazuya OsawaTakumi KanayaDaiki ImanoKeita Nakajima2015Yas Links Golf Club Abu Dhabi (842) Daisuke MatsubaraTakumi KanayaNaoyuki KataokaToshiki Ishitoku (842) Chiu Han-tingKevin YuLiu Yung-huaLu Sun-yi2013Santiburi Country Club, Chaing Rai Thailand (828) Cameron DavisGeoff DrakefordTaylor MacdonaldAaron Wilkin (837)Ham Jeong-wooKim Nam-hunLee Chang-wooLee Soo-min2011Denaru Golf Club Fiji (840) Marika BatibasagaDaniel BringolfJake HigginbottomCameron Smith (861) Sam AnRyan FoxVaughan McCallMathew Perry2009Namseoul Country Club South Korea (846) Han Chang-wonKim Meen-wheeLee Kyoung-hoonYoon Jung-ho (868) Hung Chien-yaoYang Fei-haoHsieh Chi-hsienHuang Tao2007Sunrise Golf Club Taiwan (882) Rohan BlizardAndrew DodtRick KulaczTim Stewart (891) Yuki ItoShunsuke SonodaNaoyuki TamuraYuki Usami2005Narita Golf Club Japan (814) Andrew DodtWon Jon LeeMichael SimAndrew Tampion (831) Josh GearyMathew HoltenBradley IlesMark Purser2003Links Golf Club, Port Douglas Queensland, Australia (852) Nick FlanaganRichard MoirJames NittiesMichael Sim (870) Kim Hye-dongKim Kyung-taeLee Dong-hwanSung Si-woo2001Wu Yi Fountain Palm Golf Club China (814) Andrew BuckleSteven BowditchMarcus FraserLuke Hickmott (821) Sam HuntEddie LeeBrad ShiltonTim Wilkinson1999Lahore Gymkhana Golf Club Pakistan (845) Scott GardinerBrad LambWayne PerskeBrett Rumford (853) Jung Sung-hanKim Dae-subKim Hyung-taeKim Sung-yoon1997Hong Kong Golf Club Hong Kong (829) Kao Bo-songSu Chin-jungChan Yih-shinLin Wen-ko (830) David GleesonGeoff OgilvyCameron PercyBrett Rumford1995Russley Golf Club New Zealand (889) Richard BestHadyn MorganMartin PettigrewDavid Somervaille (890) Lee EagletonMathew GogginJarrod MoseleyLester Peterson1993Royal Selangor Golf Club Malaysia (852) David BransdonSteve CollinsJason DawesChris Jones (858) Shingo KatayamaKatsumasa MiyamotoShinichi YokotaKazuyoshi Yonekura1991Wack Wack Golf Club Philippines (883) Robert AllenbySteve CollinsStephen LeaneyLucas Parsons (893) Ahn Joo-hwanKim Joo-hyungLee In-wooPark Tae-won1989Taiwan Golf Club Taiwan (887) Ryoken KawagishiShigeki MaruyamaKiyotaka OieTetsuo Sakata (895) Owen KendallMichael LongBrent PatersonPhil Tataurangi1987Royal Hua Hin Golf Club Thailand (877) Tetsuo SakataTakahiro NakagawaTomio OtomoKazuyoshi Yonekura (877) David EcobBradley HughesBrett JohnsLester Peterson1985Royal Adelaide Golf Club Australia (874) Brad KingBrett OgleCraig ParryGerard Power (889) Chen Yun-maoHsieh Chin-shengLin Chie-hsiangLin Tze-cheng1983Nam Seoul Country Club South Korea (869) Lai Chung-jenLi Wen-chenYu Chin-hanYuan Ching-chi (876) Tony DightGerard PowerWayne SmithChris Tatt1981Royal Calcutta Golf Club India (879) Tetsuo SakataMasayuki NaitoKazuhiko KatoTaichiro Kanatani (901) Michael BarltropNeil GaskinPaul HartstoneColin Taylor1979Singapore Island Country Club Singapore (850) Ginjiro NakabeYutaka HagawaNobumitsu YuharaMasayuki Naito (871) Chang Dong-liangChen Tze-chungLin ChiaYuan Ching-chi1977Royal Selangor Golf Club Malaysia (865) Chen Tze-chungChen Tze-mingLu Hsi-chuenTsao Chien-teng (887) Thomas ManotocFrankie MiñozaDavid HernandezEmilio Tuason1975Tokyo Golf Club Japan (850) Ginjiro NakabeMichio MoriTetsuo SakataMasahiro Kuramoto (884) Chang Ter-kueiChen Tze-mingLu Hsi-chuenChao Chien-teng1973Jakarta Golf & Country Club Indonesia (876) P. K. PitamberP. G. SethiVikramjit SinghLakshman Singh (879) Tsutomu IrieMichio MoriGinjiro NakabeTetsuo Sakata1971Wack Wack Golf & Country Club Philippines (894) Tsutomu IrieZenjiro TakanoNobuo TakahashiMichio Mori (911) Luis SilverioTomas ManotoeRolando VirayEd Unson1969Seoul Country Club South Korea (891) Chang Tung-chanChen Chien-chiHo Ming-chungLee Cheng-Hsiung (898) Ginjiro NakabeTsutomu IrieKenichi YamadaShinji Morikawa1967Taiwan Golf Club Taiwan (861) Chen Chien-chinHo Ming-chungHsu Sheng-sanShay Yee-shone (906) Shoichiro MaedaMichio MoriGinjiro NakabeMasahiko Shimazake1965Nikko Country Club Japan (876) Yoshikane HiroseMasahiko MikameGinjiro NakabeAkihiro Teramoto (890) Chen Chien-chiChen Chien-chinHsu Sheng-sanLee Cheng-Hsiung1963Wack Wack Golf & Country Club Philippines (1544) Yoshikane HiroseKiyoshi IshimotoNoriyuki MiyoshiNaomoto NabeshimaHiroyasu TomitaTakayuki Yoshikawa (1547) Chang Tung-chanChen Chien-chinHsieh Min-NanHsu Sheng-sanKuo Chie-HsiungKuo Jung-shu
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Results summary Country Winner Runner-up 10 6 10 4 5 7 1 4 1 5 1 – 1 – 1 – – 2 – 1Total 29 29
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See also Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation
References
External links Nomura Cup: Full results