Three Vietnamese golfers compete at the world's largest amateur tournament in South Africa

Vietnam leaves its mark for 2 consecutive years at the world's largest amateur golf tournament

Established in 1982, the BMW Golf Cup is one of the world's largest golf tournaments for amateur golfers, attracting more than 100,000 golfers from 40 countries and territories each year. Only the top 350 golfers qualify for the World Finals.

In the last two seasons, Vietnamese representatives have continuously made their mark. In 2023, golfers Tran Dieu Tuan, Nguyen Anh Tuan and Tran Huong Ha finished second with 278 points. In 2024, three golfers Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Ta Quang Duong and Trinh Son Tung surpassed more than 250 golfers from 35 countries to win the championship with 302 points, marking the first time Vietnam won the championship at this prestigious amateur golf tournament.

The tournament applies the Stableford format, calculating points based on the number of strokes taken on each hole instead of the total number of strokes of the golfer after finishing 18 holes. The tournament is divided into 3 groups: Men's Group A (Handicap 0-12); Men's Group B (Handicap 13-24) and Group C for Women (Handicap 0-36). Regarding the ranking structure, each group of the tournament will select 03 golfers with the highest scores to rank First, Second and Third. The champions of the 03 groups will become the representatives of Vietnam to compete in the World Finals taking place in South Africa in early 2026.

After a dramatic day of competition last weekend, Vietnam found three champions in each group: Group A (Handicap 0-12): Le Huu Phuoc; Group B (Handicap 13-24): Le Ngoc Bao Khang; Women's Group (Handicap 0-36): Mai Thi Trang. The three athletes will compete in the race in South Africa in 2026.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/ba-golfer-viet-nam-tranh-tai-tai-giai-nghiep-du-lon-nhat-the-gioi-o-nam-phi-post1795252.tpo