Asia-Pacific Amateur: Rintaro Nakano leads weather affected round two
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.
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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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