The Organizing Committee of the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2022 announced on Thursday that the total number of Vietnamese golfers attending the tournament will increase from 22 to 40. It means that additional 18 Vietnamese golfers, consisting of 10 professional and 8 amateur golfers, are allowed to attend this tournament by the Asian Development Tour (ADT).

In its efforts to faciliate more Vietnamese golfers to attend the tournament, the Viet Nam Golf Association has worked with its strategic partner, the Vietnam Golf Service Joint Stock Company (VGS Group) to negotiate with ADT in order to reach an agreement to offer additional 18 slots for Vietnamese golfers to attend the tournament.

The BRG Da Nang Golf Resort is ready to welcome Vietnamese and international golfers to attend the tournament. Photo: THU HA

The highlight of the Da Nang Golf Tourism Festival is the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2022 which is slated to take place in the city from August 29 through September 2.

Viet Nam will host the ADT tournament for the first time, and this international professional golf event will provide a great opportunity for Vietnamese golfers to rub shoulders with their international competitors.

Initially, Viet Nam was offered 22 slots by ADT.

In order to qualify for the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2022, Vietnamese professional players must be among the top 5 in VGA Tour earnings ranking for 2022 (VGA Tour established and managed by the Viet Nam Golf Association).

Besides, eligble amateur players for the tournament must meet one of the following four criteria: being a member of the national golf team, ranked in the top 5 Vietnamese golfers in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), ranked in the top 3 winners at Viet Nam Amateur Open presented by T99 2022, crowned champions in the age-group categories of U15, U18 and U21 for men at the National Youth Open 2022 presented by T99 2022.

Based on these criteria, 5 Vietnamese professional players and 10 amateur others were eligible for the tournament, according to the event’s organisers. In addition, the remaining 7 players were selected by the tournament’s sponsors.

Reporting by NHAT HA – Translating by H.L