On the afternoon of September 2, Aaron Wilkin set a -10 winning mark at the Asian Development Tour professional golf tournament with three rounds on the par72 course at BRG Danang Golf Resort.
Wilkin with the BRG Open Golf Championship 2023 championship cup on the afternoon of September 2. Photo: VGS
Wilkin made a dramatic breakthrough in the third round. He birdied seven times and did not bogey, including the seventh birdie on the final hole to go from -3 to -10 at the end of the match. At that point, Wilkin became the target to surpass compatriot Deyen Lawson, who was two holes behind in the race for the championship. On the 18th green, Lawson missed the opportunity to pull Wilkin into the extra hole with a birdie putt that was a foot away from the hole.
After this mishap, Wilkin finished first, while Lawson finished second with a score of -9. Right after Lawson were Saptak Talwar (Indonesia) and Naoki Sekito (Japan) at T3 (-6). Wilkin received 17,500 USD when winning the cup made from Chu Dau ceramic ( Hai Duong ) with a history of formation and development of 600 years.
The tournament had 23 Vietnamese golfers but only three players passed the cut, including Nguyen Anh Minh, Doan Van Dinh and Nguyen Nhat Long. At the end of round 2, Anh Minh was in T23 (even par), Van Dinh and Nhat Long were in T45 (+2).
On the way to the finish line, Anh Minh was in top form. In addition to the only bogey on the opening hole - hole 10, the 16-year-old golfer also scored five amateur birdies, including three consecutive birdies on holes 16-18. Thanks to that, Anh Minh finished eighth (-4), then received the "outstanding amateur" award. Nhat Long, 20, with the final position T37 (+2), was honored by the Organizing Committee as "outstanding Vietnamese professional player".
Anh Minh walks on the green after the final round on the afternoon of September 2. Photo: VGS
Meanwhile, Van Dinh "lost his fire", ending the tournament in 56th place (+12).
BRG Open Golf Championship has been an official competition on the Asian Development Tour since its launch and has accompanied the Da Nang Golf Tourism Festival opening in 2022. The Asian Development Tour's management unit has identified BRG Open Golf Championship as a long-term project in the key city of the Central region.
The 2023 Da Nang Golf Tourism Festival takes place from August 24 to September 2 with many activities to bring golf closer to the public such as: space to display golf tourism products, check-in with giant golf balls, practice shots, nightly art shows...
The Festival also includes a seminar on "Golf Tourism and Sustainable Strategies" organized by the Asian Golf Industry Federation, and destination surveys for specialized travel agencies from key markets including Japan, Taiwan (China), India and Australia. The whole event aims to help Da Nang and Vietnam become a leading destination in the international golf tourism industry.
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