Gia Minh and Chuc An lead on the opening day of the National Golf Championship

Athlete Do Duong Gia Minh won first place in the Men's Group of the 2025 Gia Lai National Golf Championship. Photo by Nhu Y

In challenging coastal golf course conditions with strong winds and harsh sunlight, athlete Do Duong Gia Minh finished first round under par.

In the Men's Group, the race for the top spot was dramatic as the leading position kept changing. Starting from hole 1 in the afternoon round, Do Duong Gia Minh, despite having 2 double bogeys in the first 9 holes, still scored 7 birdies to rise to the top of the group with 71 strokes (-1).

Following closely behind was Yang Jung Soo, who previously held the No. 1 spot. With four birdies and an impressive eagle at hole 5, the golfer finished the round at Even Par, temporarily ranked T2.

National Golf Championship champion Nguyen Duc Son (blue shirt) competes at the tournament. VGA photo

Tied for 3rd place are Nguyen Duc Son, Nguyen Van Quang and Dao Van Hoan with (+2). With high expectations and an impressive start, Nguyen Duc Son continuously temporarily took the lead with 4 birdies, until hole 15 when it took 6 strokes to get the ball into the hole, causing Duc Son to drop to 3rd place with 75 strokes.

Golfer Le Chuc An competes at the tournament. VGA photo

In the Women's group, two young faces representing the National Team, Le Chuc An and Than Bao Nghi, share the top spot with a score of (+2). Although the current Champion Le Chuc An's result today is not the best, ending the round with (+2), with this score, the athlete born in 2008 is still temporarily leading the top spot.

In particular, Than Bao Nghi had a breakthrough performance today. After a not-so-favorable start with 4 bogeys in the first 9 holes, the 17-year-old female athlete made a strong breakthrough in the second round with 3 birdies, putting herself in the race for the title.

Nguyen Thao My finished 3rd at the tournament. VGA photo

Right after that - 3rd place is Nguyen Thao My (+3), with 4 birdies but unfortunately also had 5 bogeys and 1 double bogey. In 4th place is Doan Xuan Khue Minh (+4), who left her mark with 1 eagle and 3 birdies, but also had many unfortunate bogeys and double bogeys.

Athlete Than Bao Nghi had a breakthrough performance. VGA photo

Today's competition day was also marked by a "rain of eagles" when there were 5 eagle points scored, coming from Truong Chi Quan, Yang Jung Soo, Nguyen Dang Minh (all scored at hole 5) and Nguyen Huu Quyet (scored at hole 11).

Tomorrow (August 20), the athletes will enter the second round with more pressure when the tournament applies the cut. In the Men's group, the 50 golfers with the best results and ties will advance, while the Women's group will only select the top 12 athletes with the same score.

Athlete Doan Xuan Khue Minh competes at the tournament. VGA photo

The 2025 Gia Lai National Golf Championship brings together 125 of the country's top golfers, including 106 men and 19 women, including many professional golfers and outstanding young talents. The tournament brings together four champions from previous seasons: Nguyen Nhat Long, Nguyen Duc Son, Le Chuc An and Doan Xuan Khue Minh. The tournament is also considered an important test to select the remaining spots for the national team before the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand.

This year's tournament has a total prize value of up to 1.2 billion VND, of which the men's division is 1 billion VND, the women's division is 200 million VND. The men's champion will receive 180 million VND, the women's champion 60 million VND, along with gold, silver and bronze medals awarded by the Department of Physical Education and Sports .

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