The Asia-Pacific Amateur is back.
The 2025 edition of the championship, which features a field of 120 players comprised from the top male amateurs in the Asia-Pacific region representing Asia Pacific Golf Confederation member organizations, kicks off Thursday, Oct. 23, in Dubai at Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course. Wenyi Deng is the reigning champion, though he turned pro and didn’t get to fully enjoy the rewards for winning the tournament.
That is, exemptions into the Masters and Open Championship.
Here’s everything you need to know for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship:
Emirates Golf Club scorecard
The 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is being played at the Majlis Course, which was designed by Karl Litten. In 1988 it became the first grass course in the Middle East. It’s the host venue for the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic
Where to watch Asia-Pacific Amateur 2025, TV information
All times ET
- Thursday, Oct. 23: 5-8 a.m. ET, ESPN2
- Friday, Oct. 24: 5-8 a.m., ESPN2
- Saturday, Oct. 25: 4-7 a.m., ESPN2
- Sunday, Oct. 26: 5-8 a.m., ESPN2; highlights show: 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Asia-Pacific Amateur format
The format is 72 holes of stroke play with a cut for the leading 60 players and ties after 36 holes. In the event of a tie after 72 holes, a sudden-death playoff would determine the champion.
What the winner of Asia-Pacific Amateur receives
The champion will receive an invitation to the 2026 Masters and an exemption into the Open Championship; the runner(s) up will receive an exemption into The Open Qualifying Series; the top three finishers will receive exemptions into The Amateur Championship (tie scenarios indicated in the Terms of Championship).
Who’s in the Asia-Pacific Amateur field?
Eight players in the field are in the top 140 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking, led by Thailand’s Fifa Laopakdee at No. 53. Nineteen players in the field competed in the 2025 Eisenhower Trophy in Singapore, including Australia’s Declan O’Donovan who finished runner-up.
Different countries and territories are represented in the 2025 field, which consists of 120 players. Of those countries, Australia, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have previously claimed a title at the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
Fourty-four players are making their championship debut. The youngest players in the field, Salem Alabdallat of Jordan and Joseph Cao of Hong Kong, China, are 13 years old. Rachid Akl of Lebanon is the oldest player in the field at 67.
