One of the pathways to the Masters is going to Vietnam for the first time.
The Masters Tournament, the R&A and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation announced Wednesday that Hoiana Shores in Hoi An, Vietnam, will host the 2027 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. This marks the first time this premier amateur event, which affords the winner an invitation to the following year's Masters, will be played in Vietnam.
The 2027 event will be the 18th edition of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. It was also announced that the 2028 tournament will be played at New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, a course also hosting for the first time.
“We are very fortunate to be able to stage the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at some of the world’s finest courses
and Hoiana Shores and New South Wales are undoubtedly in that category.
“We are very much looking forward to taking the championship to Vietnam for the first time and enjoying one of the world’s great emerging golf destinations," said Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of The R&A, in a statement released by the three governing bodies. "We are also thrilled to be returning to Australia and visiting such a renowned championship venue as New South Wales for the first time."
Hoiana Shores was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 2019. The golf course has views of the South China Sea and the Cham Islands and was built along more than 1½ miles of beachfront sand dunes.
Todd Kelly is the assistant managing editor for Golfweek.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golf course in Vietnam will host 2027 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
