The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation , known by the abbreviation APGC , is an Asia-Pacific federation of national golf associations. The APGC organizes the major international amateur championships in the region and promotes golf .
7-816: The organization has its beginnings in 1962 during the Eisenhower Trophy in Kawana, Japan, when a tri-nation tournament between the Philippines , Japan and Chinese Taipei was proposed. The inaugural Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship was held 1963 in the Philippines, with a trophy donated by Shun Nomura that became known as the Nomura Cup , and the Amateur Golf Confederation of Asia was formed. The R&A started to help
14-692: A number of international matches together with the European Golf Association : Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation . Since the tournament was first played in 1958 , it is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower , the President of the United States at
21-481: A winning Eisenhower Trophy team and later become leading professional golfers include: Jack Nicklaus , Bruce Fleisher , Tom Kite , Lanny Wadkins , Ben Crenshaw , Curtis Strange , Scott Hoch , Hal Sutton , Michael Campbell , Tiger Woods , Ben Curtis and Luke Donald . There were joint silver medalists (and no bronze medalists) in 1982 and 1990. There were joint bronze medalists in 1992, 2002, 2012 (3) and 2016. The "Great Britain and Ireland" team represented
28-713: The APGC in 2002 when they offered to provide financial support for running the Nomura Cup. In 1969, the confederation assumed responsibility for running the Asia Golf Circuit . The circuit was made up of a number of National Opens which were run by national golf associations, the same bodies that were members of the confederation. In 1987 the APGC launched the Asian Ladies Circuit , with a five-year sponsorship from Kosaido Development Corporation. In 1995
35-734: The Asian Amateur), a championship put together in cooperation with 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 Open Championship . The event rotates throughout the region and has been held in China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, and New Zealand. Source: The APGC organizes
42-581: The Asian Professional Golfers' Association launched the rival Asian Tour , which lead to the APGC tours' demise, and the tour folded in 1999. This ended the APGC's 30-year direct involvement with the tour and professional golf . The confederation has over 40 member federations from across Asia-Pacific. The APGC organizes a range of amateur events, including the Nomura Cup and the Asia-Pacific Amateur (formerly known as
49-599: The time, who was a keen amateur golfer. The equivalent competition for women is the Espirito Santo Trophy . The 1958 championship resulted in a tie. There was an 18-hole playoff which Australia won with a score of 222 to the United States 224. From 1958 to 2000 the teams had four players with the best three scores counting for each round. From 2002 the teams have been three players with two counting. The 2004, 2010 and 2012 championships were reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather. Players who have featured in
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