RELEASED: 25 Feb 2020 at 04:00
PATTAYA: The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific champion has actually been rescheduled to occur from Oct 7-10 at Siam Nation Club, organisers stated the other day.
The 3rd edition of the competition, initially arranged for this month, was held off due to problems associated with the coronavirus break out.
R&A president Martin Slumbers stated: “We will continue to keep an eye on the scenario and communicate with the authorities to guarantee we can stage the champion securely in October. We are anticipating an effective week of golf and crowning the 2020 champ.”
Tourist Authority of Thailand deputy guv Tanes Petsuwan stated: “We anticipate inviting the leading 80 amateur golf players from 19 Asia-Pacific countries to Thailand in October for the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific competitors.
” We would likewise like to thank the R&A for bringing this distinguished champion to Thailand permitting us to display our world class golf courses and lovely nation.”
The WAAP winner’s prize.
The R&A verified that both the 2020 and 2021 Waap champs will get invites to complete in the 2021 Women’s British Open at Royal Porthcawl.
It is anticipated that 80 gamers from 19 Asia-Pacific nations will include, with Thailand having the biggest contingent of 8 as the host country, consisting of world No. 18 Jaravee Boonchant.
Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul won the inaugural edition in 2018 in Singapore.
The teen completed second behind Japan’s Yuka Yasuda in the 2nd edition in 2015 when the occasion was kept in Japan.
