Nomura Cup
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.{{cite news |title=Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation |url=http://asiapacificgolf.org/apgc-history/ |accessdate=16 April 2020 |date=16 April 2020}}
Format
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
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{{cite news |title=Thailand on the threshold of making Nomura Cup history |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1358807/thailand-on-the-threshold-of-making-nomura-cup-history |newspaper=Bangkok Post |accessdate=16 April 2020}} and managed to secure a maiden win.{{cite news |title=Thais seal maiden Nomura Cup |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1359339/thais-seal-maiden-nomura-cup |newspaper=Bangkok Post |accessdate=16 April 2020}} The 2019 edition scheduled for Hong Kong was postponed due to security concerns.{{cite news |title=Wait and watch |url=https://muscatdaily.com/Features/386187/Wait-and-watch |newspaper=Muscat Daily |accessdate=16 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2019 Nomura Cup Postponed |url=https://wgi.co.nz/news/2019-nomura-cup-postponed |publisher=WGI Wellington |accessdate=16 April 2020}}
Results
Source:{{cite web |url=http://asiapacificgolf.org/nomura-cup/ |title=Nomura Cup – Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation |accessdate=16 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2017 Nomura Cup Final Results |url=http://scratchplayers.org/Results/Nomura17.html |publisher=scratchplayers.org |accessdate=17 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2015 Nomura Cup Final Results |url=http://scratchplayers.org/Results/Nomura15.html |publisher=scratchplayers.org |accessdate=17 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2013 Nomura Cup Final Results |url=http://scratchplayers.org/Results/Nomura13.html |publisher=scratchplayers.org |accessdate=17 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2011 Nomura Cup Final Results |url=http://scratchplayers.org/Results/Nomura11.html |publisher=scratchplayers.org |accessdate=17 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2009 Nomura Cup Final Results |url=http://scratchplayers.org/Results/Nomura09.html |publisher=scratchplayers.org |accessdate=17 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=Asia-Pacific Men's Team Championship (Nomura Cup) Australian Representatives and Records |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/3urhge2ecl20/3yDUN0B3zpnUseLVFOWgDb/c253f783a7cd7bc2480d7a4e5b5b01e2/Nomura_Cup_-_Asia_Pacific_Teams.pdf |publisher=Golf Australia |accessdate=18 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=Men's Representative Players |url=https://www.golf.co.nz/uploads/Mens%20International%20Teams.pdf |publisher=New Zealand Golf |accessdate=18 April 2020}}
Results summary
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Country !! Winner !! Runner-up | ||
| align=left|{{flag|Japan}} | 10 | 6 |
| align=left|{{flag|Australia}} | 10 | 4 |
| align=left|{{flag|Chinese Taipei}} | 5 | 7 |
| align=left|{{flag|South Korea}} | 1 | 4 |
| align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}} | 1 | 5 |
| align=left|{{flag|India}} | 1 | – |
| align=left|{{flag|Thailand}} | 1 | – |
| align=left|{{flag|Vietnam}} | 1 | – |
| align=left|{{flag|Philippines}} | – | 2 |
| align=left|{{flag|Singapore}} | – | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 29 |
|---|
See also
- Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation
References
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External links
- [http://asiapacificgolf.org/nomura-cup/ Nomura Cup: Full results]
Category:Amateur golf tournaments
Category:Team golf tournaments