On August 18, Tien Phong Newspaper coordinated with Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam Sports Department and Vietnam Golf Association to hold a press conference on the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025.
Organizing Committee press conference of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
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This year's National Golf Championship took place from August 18 to 23 at FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon (Gia Lai), gathering 125 golfers (106 men and 19 women) from both professional and amateur golfers nationwide.
The players compete in a 4-round stroke play format, each round is 18 holes (72 holes in total). After the first 36 holes, the organizers will make the cut, selecting the 50 male golfers and 12 female golfers with the best results to enter the final two rounds. The champion is the one with the lowest gross score after 4 rounds.
The total prize value this year is 1.2 billion VND, including 1 billion VND for the men's division and 200 million VND for the women's division. The champion of the men's division will receive 180 million VND, while the champion of the women's division will receive 60 million VND.
Journalist Phung Cong Suong speaks at the press conference
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Journalist Phung Cong Suong, Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper and co-Chairman of the Organizing Committee, said that this year's national golf championship has great significance. The tournament aims to discover, honor and become a platform for talented young golfers to conquer the international arena. From here, many faces have affirmed their position not only domestically but also in the international arena.
In the context of golf being a new sport in Vietnam, the tournament contributes to changing public perception of a sport with a history of more than 100 years in Vietnam. Golf is also the only sport closely linked to the economy , promoting community development. Currently, Vietnam has about 80 golf courses, while Japan and Korea have thousands of courses, showing that there is still a lot of room for development, especially in meeting the needs of international and domestic tourists.
"The tournament also brings the breath of sports to the localities, joining hands to promote socio-economic development. Each time it is held, the tournament not only creates a top-notch sports playground, but also contributes to spreading the local image, from cuisine, landscape to cultural values to the community. Thereby, the tournament becomes an important bridge to promote tourism, especially golf tourism, contributing to bringing the image of Vietnam closer to international friends", shared the Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper.
This national golf championship will gather 125 of the country's top professional and amateur golfers.
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Mr. Bui Trung Hieu, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, said that Gia Lai has a lot of potential to develop golf, because it owns an international-class golf course and the golf movement is also increasing in the number of athletes.
"We have organized many golf tournaments of local clubs. In the future, with increasing popularity and if the cost of playing golf decreases, I believe golf will develop strongly," said Mr. Hieu.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/125-vdv-tranh-quy-thuong-12-ti-dong-giai-vo-dich-golf-quoc-gia-rat-gay-can-185250818171838763.htm
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