GOTEMBA, Japan – The 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, organized by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A, offer extensive broadcast coverage around the world.
The 15th anniversary of the Championship will be held Oct. 3-6 at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba in Gotemba, Japan, Oct. 3-6.
The Championship’s broadcast includes three hours of live coverage on each of the four competition days. TBS will provide event coverage in this year’s host country of Japan. Other broadcasters include ESPN (United States and Latin America), Fox Sports (Australia), iQIYI (China), SBS Sports (Republic of Korea), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), SPOTV (Pan-Asia), SuperSport (Africa), TSN (Canada) and Warner Bros. Discovery (Europe).
The coverage will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time on Thursday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 4. Weekend coverage will air from noon to 3 p.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6. There will be a simulcast live on AACgolf.com, which will feature unique video and editorial content throughout the Championship.
There will also be a 30-minute highlight show following the conclusion of the final round. The English-speaking commentary team will include Rich Lerner as host, Frank Nobilo as analyst, Paul Gow and Colt Knost as on-course reporters, and Amanda Balionis handling interviews.
A field of 120 amateurs from 40 countries will vie for the prestigious title, which provides an invitation to the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and exemptions into The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush and The 129th Amateur Championship at Royal St George’s, provided the champion retains his amateur status. The runner(s)-up will earn a spot into The Open Qualifying Series with the chance to earn a place in The 153rd Open.
China’s Wenyi Ding, who is fourth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), is leading this year’s field. Other top-ranked competitors include No. 35 Xihuan Chang and No. 79 Justin Bai of China, No. 70 Enrique Dimayuga of the Philippines, No. 87 Anh Minh Nguyen of Vietnam, No. 99 Quinnton Croker of Australia and No. 108 Rintaro Nakano of Japan. Last year’s champion, Australian Jasper Stubbs, will also return after competing in the Masters Tournament and The 152nd Open at Royal Troon this year.
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship was created in 2009 as a joint initiative between the APGC, the Masters Tournament and The R&A. Past competitors include Hideki Matsuyama, a two-time winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur and the 2021 Masters champion, and Cameron Smith, champion of The 150th Open.
Other top players that have used the Asia-Pacific Amateur as a springboard to a notable professional career include Australia’s Cameron Davis and Min Woo Lee, Chinese Taipei’s C.T. Pan, the Republic of Korea’s Si-Woo Kim and Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Japan’s Takumi Kanaya and Keita Nakajima and New Zealand’s Ryan Fox.
The Championship is returning to Japan for the second time. Taiheiyo Club Gotemba, located at the base of Mount Fuji, will host the Championship for the first time.
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