emirates7 - The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), along with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, has announced that the 16th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will take place at the Majlis Course of Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, UAE, from October 23-26, 2025. This marks the second time the Championship will be held in Dubai and the Middle East, following its debut in 2021.
Each year, the Championship brings together the top male amateur golfers from the Asia-Pacific region, representing 43 affiliated organizations. The 2025 champion will earn an invitation to compete in the following year's Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and an exemption into The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. The runner-up(s) will also secure a spot in The Open's Final Qualifying.
Taimur Hassan Amin, Chairman of the APGC, expressed pride in continuing the tradition of hosting the Championship at prestigious venues, highlighting the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course for the 2025 event. He also noted Dubai's strong golf legacy, including the 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur, where Keita Nakajima emerged victorious, and expressed excitement about welcoming top players from around the world.
The Championship has been a launchpad for many successful professional careers, with notable past competitors such as Hideki Matsuyama, a two-time Asia-Pacific Amateur champion and 2021 Masters winner, and Cameron Smith, winner of The 150th Open. Other prominent alumni include Cameron Davis, Min Woo Lee, C.T. Pan, Si-Woo Kim, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Takumi Kanaya, Keita Nakajima, and Ryan Fox, with Championship alumni collectively securing 27 PGA Tour victories and more than 130 titles across major professional tours.
General Abdullah Al Hashmi, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation, expressed honor in hosting the 2025 Championship, which will showcase top talent from across the Asia-Pacific region at the Emirates Golf Club.
Designed by Karl Litten and established in 1988, the Majlis Course was the first grass course in the Middle East and offers views of Dubai’s skyline. It regularly hosts the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic, won by legends such as Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Ernie Els, who holds the course record with a score of 61. Notably, Lucas Herbert, a former Asia-Pacific Amateur competitor, won the Dubai Desert Classic in 2020. This will be the first time the Emirates Golf Club hosts the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.
Each year, the Championship brings together the top male amateur golfers from the Asia-Pacific region, representing 43 affiliated organizations. The 2025 champion will earn an invitation to compete in the following year's Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and an exemption into The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. The runner-up(s) will also secure a spot in The Open's Final Qualifying.
Taimur Hassan Amin, Chairman of the APGC, expressed pride in continuing the tradition of hosting the Championship at prestigious venues, highlighting the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course for the 2025 event. He also noted Dubai's strong golf legacy, including the 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur, where Keita Nakajima emerged victorious, and expressed excitement about welcoming top players from around the world.
The Championship has been a launchpad for many successful professional careers, with notable past competitors such as Hideki Matsuyama, a two-time Asia-Pacific Amateur champion and 2021 Masters winner, and Cameron Smith, winner of The 150th Open. Other prominent alumni include Cameron Davis, Min Woo Lee, C.T. Pan, Si-Woo Kim, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Takumi Kanaya, Keita Nakajima, and Ryan Fox, with Championship alumni collectively securing 27 PGA Tour victories and more than 130 titles across major professional tours.
General Abdullah Al Hashmi, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation, expressed honor in hosting the 2025 Championship, which will showcase top talent from across the Asia-Pacific region at the Emirates Golf Club.
Designed by Karl Litten and established in 1988, the Majlis Course was the first grass course in the Middle East and offers views of Dubai’s skyline. It regularly hosts the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic, won by legends such as Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Ernie Els, who holds the course record with a score of 61. Notably, Lucas Herbert, a former Asia-Pacific Amateur competitor, won the Dubai Desert Classic in 2020. This will be the first time the Emirates Golf Club hosts the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.