Team Vietnam won second place in WAGC Championship 2016
The 22nd World Amateur Golfers Championship Team Trophy staged in Durban, South Africa from 22 - 29th October has finished successfully with the championship won by team Singapore on 1,121 Nett, 27 shots ahead of Team Vietnam, who claimed second place on 1,148 Nett.
World Amateur Golfers Championship 2016 (WAGC) was held in Durban, South Africa with the attendance of 30 teams of different countries around the world, with more than 200 golfers divided into two catagories: the Championship and the Invitational competing at 4 KwaZulu-Natal’s finest championship courses: the country clubs of Durban, Beachwood, Kloof and Victoria.
The World Amateur Golfers Championship world final and World Amateur Golfers Invitational is played over 72 holes, stroke play, with hcp adjustments after each round, giving all a fair and equal opportunity both in the team championship and individually within each flight.
According to "Complete Golfers" website of Singapore, After 4 days of official rounds of the Championship, Team Singapore ultimately finished on 1,121 Nett, 27 shots ahead of Team Vietnam, who claimed second place on a hard-earned 1,148 Nett. Team Malaysia were not without their own display of skill, trailing just one shot behind Team Vietnam finishing on a 1,149 Nett. Just off podium was Team South Africa who finished in fourth place on 1,157 Nett and Teams China and Indonesia who tied fifth, both finishing on 1,158 Nett.
In the invitational, Team Vietnam A won podium in claiming first place on an impressive 430 Nett, followed by Team Malaysia 1 who held their own on a 435 Nett while Team Indonesia 1 claimed 3rd finishing on a 436 Nett. In the Championship Individual flightings, Erwyn Rui Lam from Singapore stole the show, playing a consistent game throughout to stay ahead of the competition and claim first place in the 0-5 handicap group finishing on a 290 Nett.
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