Okay - I've just been down to the pro shop and purchased three nice little souvenir items to offer up to forumers as prizes in a fun Asian Amateur Championship competition. The event takes place from Thursday to Sunday this week over the New Course at Singapore Island Country Club, and the format is 72-hole strokeplay just like a regular tour event.
To be in with a shout, all you need to do is have a stab at what you think the winning 72-hole aggregate score will be, followed by a tie-breaker based on the number of letters in the winner's name!
I appreciate your knowledge of Asian amateur golf may be a little sketchy, but this is just a bit of fun really. Although tour events have been played at this club, I don't think they've been on this particular course, however, to help a little...
* The New course measures 7,136 yards and is a par 72
* Last year's winning score was 269 (15-under on a par 71 course in Japan)
* 2009's winning score was 276 (12-under on a par 72 course in China)
* Weather conditions are likely to be humid with little breeze
* Players I've spoken to say the rough is thick and that accuracy is the name of the game
As for the tie-breaker, we won't include the spaces between first and second names etc, just the number of letters in their names - it seems the shortest is a mere 5 characters, while the longest is a whopping 28.
Good luck - you can follow the scores (and check out the average name length!) via the tournament website - http://www.asianamateurchampionship.com
Entries close at midnight tonight, and I will get in touch with the three winners some time next week when I'm fully de-jetlagged (if such a word exists)...
To be in with a shout, all you need to do is have a stab at what you think the winning 72-hole aggregate score will be, followed by a tie-breaker based on the number of letters in the winner's name!
I appreciate your knowledge of Asian amateur golf may be a little sketchy, but this is just a bit of fun really. Although tour events have been played at this club, I don't think they've been on this particular course, however, to help a little...
* The New course measures 7,136 yards and is a par 72
* Last year's winning score was 269 (15-under on a par 71 course in Japan)
* 2009's winning score was 276 (12-under on a par 72 course in China)
* Weather conditions are likely to be humid with little breeze
* Players I've spoken to say the rough is thick and that accuracy is the name of the game
As for the tie-breaker, we won't include the spaces between first and second names etc, just the number of letters in their names - it seems the shortest is a mere 5 characters, while the longest is a whopping 28.
Good luck - you can follow the scores (and check out the average name length!) via the tournament website - http://www.asianamateurchampionship.com
Entries close at midnight tonight, and I will get in touch with the three winners some time next week when I'm fully de-jetlagged (if such a word exists)...
