Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 - a leg of the Legends Tour system, a professional European golf tournament, held for the first time in a Southeast Asian country - will take place from November 28 to December 2 at Vinpearl Nha Trang golf course.
At the press conference held on the morning of November 27, the Organizing Committee announced an attractive prize system with a cash prize worth 18 billion VND along with 14 hole-in-one prizes awarded in kind worth over 13 billion VND.
Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 announced a prize fund of up to over 30 billion VND
Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 has the participation of 60 international golf legends. Among them, familiar names such as Michael Campbell - 2005 US Open champion and 8-time European Tour champion; Ian Woosnam - former 1991 Masters champion, 2006 Ryder Cup captain; Paul McGinley - 2004 Ryder Cup captain, owner of 4 European Tour trophies or Mark James - 1999 Ryder Cup captain with 18 wins on the European Tour...
Legend Mike Campbell and former volleyball star Pham Kim Hue receive the championship trophy
The Pro-Am event takes place on November 28 and 29, in which 24 legendary golfers and 72 Vietnamese amateur golfers will be divided into 24 teams, each team of 4 people, competing in the Scramble format, no Handicap applied in 1 round of 18 holes. Each member of the team must choose at least 3 tee shots in the round of 18 holes. The winning team is the team with the lowest total gross score at the end of the tournament.
Mr. Dinh Van Thieu, Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, speaking at the press conference
At the official Alliance competition event, 60 legendary golfers will join 30 amateur golfers divided into 30 teams to compete. The 30 amateur athletes will select 15 people with the lowest total gross points to compete, conquering the "Best Amateur" award on December 2. At the same time, the group of legendary golfers will compete to decide the owner of the prestigious Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 trophy.
Football legend Hong Son and former volleyball star Kim Hue will compete at the tournament.
The champion will receive a trophy simulating the Dong Son bronze drum symbol along with a prize worth a total of 93,500 USD (about 2.2 billion VND). Golfers also have the opportunity to receive valuable hole-in-one prizes (6 VinFast VF 9 cars in five days of competition at holes 3 and 10, applicable to both professional and amateur athletes; resort vouchers at DIC Star - Vinh Phuc, sets of competition clubs from brands PXG, Fourteen, Hazzys... worth from 120 to 500 million VND/set).
Famous golfers participating in the tournament
Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 is considered the largest golf tournament ever, bringing golfers new and exciting experiences while also being a connection point for businesses, partners and the community, contributing to expanding and developing Vietnam's tourism and economic potential on the world map.
The championship trophy is modeled after the Dong Son bronze drum.
The Vietnam Golf Association is committed to sending the country's top professional and amateur golfers, along with young athletes, to participate in the tournament, considering it a valuable opportunity to develop golf talents and contribute to kick-starting the potential golf industry in Vietnam.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/60-huyen-thoai-the-gioi-tranh-tai-giai-golf-lon-nhat-viet-nam-20231127172703844.htm
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