Major coup for Hong Kong as Clearwater Bay club will host Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Spectacular course chosen as venue for 2016 edition of tournament, which gives players chance to qualify for a starting spot at the Masters in Augusta
Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club will play host to next year's Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, the seventh edition of the world's most televised amateur golf tournament.
In a major coup for Hong Kong, the championship co-organised by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and the R&A will take place over the spectacular Clearwater Bay layout from October 1-4.
For Hong Kong's leading amateurs there is the tantalising incentive of vying for a starting spot in the 2016 Masters tournament at Augusta National, the prize awaiting the winner.
Next October will arguably be the biggest month in the history of golf in Hong Kong
Speaking on the opening day of this year's event at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Ning Li, president of the Hong Kong Golf Association, said: "All of us in Hong Kong who share a love of golf should be very proud to have been selected as the host.
"It will be an honour and a privilege to show the region our wonderful city and showcase one of the area's most beautiful and challenging courses."
Peter Dawson, chief executive of the R&A, said: "I think the choice of Hong Kong as a venue for this wonderful championship is very appropriate.
"It has a very strong history in the game of golf and we are very much looking forward to going there."