The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1963 and it was played in odd-numbered years until 2022 when it switched to even-numbered years.[1]
Format edit
Teams used to consist of four players but from 2022 the playing members have been reduced to three. The tournament is held over 4 days with 18 holes of stroke play on each day, the best two rounds counting for the team score.
History edit
In the early tournaments, only the Philippines, Japan and Chinese Taipei competed. By the eighth championship in 1977, held in Malaysia, a then record of 10 nations were competing. Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were invited beginning with the 1979 tournament. Only Australia, Japan and Chinese Taipei have won multiple times. South Korea, New Zealand and India have won as hosts. Thailand took an early lead at the 2017 tournament[2] and managed to secure a maiden win.[3] The 2019 edition scheduled for Hong Kong was postponed due to security concerns.[4][5]
Results edit
Results summary edit
| Country | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
 Japan |
10 | 6 |
 Australia |
10 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei |
5 | 7 |
 South Korea |
1 | 4 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 5 |
 India |
1 | – |
 Thailand |
1 | – |
 Philippines |
– | 2 |
 Singapore |
– | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 29 |
Source:[14]
See also edit
- Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation
References edit
- ^ "Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Thailand on the threshold of making Nomura Cup history". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Thais seal maiden Nomura Cup". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Wait and watch". Muscat Daily. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 Nomura Cup Postponed". WGI Wellington. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Nomura Cup – Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "2017 Nomura Cup Final Results". scratchplayers.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "2015 Nomura Cup Final Results". scratchplayers.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "2013 Nomura Cup Final Results". scratchplayers.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "2011 Nomura Cup Final Results". scratchplayers.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "2009 Nomura Cup Final Results". scratchplayers.org. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Asia-Pacific Men's Team Championship (Nomura Cup) Australian Representatives and Records" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Men's Representative Players" (PDF). New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Nomura Cup – Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation". Retrieved 16 April 2020.