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The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation, known by the abbreviation APGC, is an Asia-Pacific federation of national golf associations. The APGC organizes the major international amateur championships in the region and promotes
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History

The organization has its beginnings in 1962 during the
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in Kawana, Japan, when a tri-nation tournament between the
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was proposed. The inaugural Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship was held 1963 in the Philippines, with a trophy donated by Shun Nomura that became known as the Nomura Cup, and the Amateur Golf Confederation of Asia was formed.
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started to help the APGC in 2002 when they offered to provide financial support for running the Nomura Cup.


Tours

In 1969, the confederation assumed responsibility for running the Asia Golf Circuit. The circuit was made up of a number of National Opens which were run by national golf associations, the same bodies that were members of the confederation. In 1987 the APGC launched the Asian Ladies Circuit, with a five-year sponsorship from Kosaido Development Corporation. In 1995 the Asian Professional Golfers' Association launched the rival
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, which lead to the APGC tours' demise, and the tour folded in 1999. This ended the APGC's 30-year direct involvement with the tour and
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Member federations

The confederation has over 40 member federations from across Asia-Pacific.


Championships

The APGC organizes a range of amateur events, including the Nomura Cup and the Asia-Pacific Amateur (formerly known as the Asian Amateur), a championship put together in cooperation with the
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. The event offers the winner an invitation to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and
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. The event rotates throughout the region and has been held in China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, and New Zealand.


Regional championships

* Nomura Cup – Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship (1963–) * Queen Sirikit Cup – Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship (1979–) founded by Thailand Ladies Golf Association * Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur Championship (1986–) * Asia-Pacific Junior Championship (2009–) * Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (2009–) * Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (2018–) ''Source:


International matches

The APGC organizes a number of international matches together with the
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Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...
(1998–) *
Patsy Hankins Trophy The Patsy Hankins Trophy is a women's amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup, corresponding to the men's Bonallack Trophy. The competition opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific, and the venue a ...
(1998–)


See also

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References


External links

* *https://asiapacificgolf.org/ *https://www.apgc.online/asia-pacific-amateur-championship *https://www.apgc.online/womens-amateur-asia-pacific-championship *https://www.randa.org/championships/womens-amateur-asia-pacific-championship-leaderboard *https://www.apgc.online/nomura-cup-results *https://www.apgc.online/queen-sirikit-cup-results *https://www.apgc.online/asia-pacific-diamond-cup *https://www.apgc.online/apgc-senior-amateur-championship *https://www.apgc.online/apgc-junior-championship-mitsubishi-corporation-cup *https://www.aacgolf.com/ {{Asian Sports Federations Amateur golf Golf associations Sports governing bodies in Asia