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Asia-Pacific Amateur: Rintaro Nakano leads weather affected round two
Rintaro Nakano (Asia-Pacific Amateur Photo)
Rintaro Nakano (Asia-Pacific Amateur Photo)

After four inches of overnight rain at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba in Shizuoka, Japan, the afternoon wave of golfers in the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur did not see the course for the second round.

Fog and heavy rain delayed the round by six and a half hours. Second-round play got underway at 1 p.m., with the morning wave of players facing damp conditions.

Rintaro Nakano, the 2023 Japan Amateur champion, leads Wenyi Ding by one shot at 7-under. Nakano and Ding are both through 13 holes, while round one leader Randy Bintang did has yet to start his second round.

Ding is ranked No. 9 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings.

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“I’m going to go to bed earlier,” joked Nakano to the Asia-Pacific Amateur after the long weather delay. “I'm up early in the morning tomorrow, so recovery is important…Today was a long and difficult day waiting.”

The Asia-Pacific Amateur (formerly known as the Asian Amateur) is the first of a series of worldwide championships organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament, and the R&A.

The winner is invited to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and the British Open Championship. The event has historically moved throughout the region and is now held in China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, and New Zealand.

The second round will be completed Saturday morning with the leading 60 players and ties progressing to the third round.



Results: Asia-Pacific Amateur
1ChinaWenyi DingChina150067-67-67-67=268
2ChinaZiqin ZhouChina100069-67-65-68=269
3JapanRintaro NakanoJapan70066-67-70-67=270
4JapanReo MaruoJapan70070-67-69-65=271
T5JapanMasato SumiuchiJapan70069-70-68-66=273

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ABOUT THE Asia-Pacific Amateur

The Asia-Pacific Amateur (formerly known as the Asian Amateur) is the first of a series of worldwide championships put together by a between the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A. The event offers the winner an invitation to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and the British Open Championship. The event has historically moved throughout the region and has now been held in China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and Hong Kong, Korea, and New Zealand.

A field, topping out at 120 players, is selected by the following criteria.

The top two ranked amateur players from each of the APGC member countries plus the four top ranked players from the host country. If there is not a sufficient number of players ranked from that member country, the member country may nominate a player(s) from their country, to be approved by the APGC, to fulfill the two positions eligible from that country.

The remainder of the field will be filled taking the next highest ranked players of APGC member countries, not otherwise qualified. The maximum number of eligible players from any APGC member country (with the exception of the host country) is six. Additional players may be offered at the event's discretion.

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