Dubai to host the 12th edition of the Asia Pacific Golf Championships next November

The Asia Pacific Golf Association announced that it has given confidence to Dubai to host the 12th edition of the Asia Pacific Golf Championship, from the third to the sixth of next November, with the competitions to be held on the courses of the Dubai Creek Yacht and Golf Club. The AFC said in a press statement: The tournament for amateur players, will allow the champion of the 12th edition, hosted by Dubai next November, to qualify for the “Masters” tournaments for the masters and the Open Championship for professional players, provided that the runner-up will be granted the final qualifying qualifiers for the Open Championship that is held annually in United kingdom".

The statement indicated that: The Asian and Pacific Championship, which was canceled in 2020 due to the repercussions of the “Corona” pandemic, returns to starting in November 2021, in competitions for the first time in the hospitality of the Emirates, in which the Game Federation has always enjoyed the confidence of the AFC and Pacific. The Asian Championship will join the list of major world golf events and championships hosted by Dubai, such as the Dubai Desert Classic in the European Tour, and the DP World Championship, the final round of the race to Dubai.

Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the UAE and Arab Golf Federations, expressed his happiness at Dubai’s hosting of the Asian and Pacific Championships, and said: We are excited about the UAE’s hosting of this huge continental event, which is being held for the first time in the country’s hospitality, in an exceptional opportunity for amateur and talented golf players, to compete At the highest level, in a tournament held with the support of the Masters Championships and the International Federation of the game.

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