WEEKLY PREVIEW: Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur kicks off Wednesday in Hong Kong
Discovery Bay Golf Club in Hong Kong will host
the
Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur
Championship beginning Wednesday and
concluding
Friday in a 54-hole tournament.
The event will also include a team event, pinning
countries
such as New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, and
others
against each other.
John Ambridge, of England, is the defending
individual
champion while New Zealand will look to defend
its
team title
after they beat Australia last year.
At Cedar Creek Golf Club in San Antonio, the
San Antonio Open will kick
off
next
Saturday. The 36-hole event, which benefits the
Texas
Research Society on Alcoholism, is open to both
professionals
and amateurs.
Proceeds from the tournament have helped to
fund
15
medical, dental, and graduate student
fellowships
($5,000
each) at Texas universities.
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
The
Lathrop Cup
Callaway Pebble Beach
Invitational
Northern California
Women's Four-
Ball
Tucson City Senior
Amateur