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EmailSHENZHEN, China – Here’s a breakdown of the 60 players that made the cut at the Asian Amateur by country, provided to give an idea of the strongest golfing countries in the region. It’s not a perfect gauge since it’s based only on 36 holes of play, and impacted by the number of players in each country’s contingent.
Countries were represented by no more than six players, except Korea, and the host country, China.
The most interesting figure may be that just two New Zealanders made the cut, matching the total from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
7: South Korea; China
6: Chinese Taipei; Japan
5: Australia; Philippines
4: Thailand
3: India; Singapore
2: Malaysia; Hong Kong; Sri Lanka; Indonesia; New Zealand; Bangladesh
1: Vietnam; Myanmar
Korea had seven players in the field - Eric Chun, a sophomore at Northwestern, was invited to the tournament in addition to Korea’s six players because he had a sufficient ranking to gain entry in the field, but had not been invited previously because the Korea Golf Association did not realize he was a Korea resident.
Under the entry criteria, the host country is allowed to invite additional players above the limit of six.
