Top-class field expected at Royal Selangor ladies’ event

ONE of Malaysia’s premier women’s events, the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) Ladies Amateur Open is set to attract the region’s leading players when the 44th edition is held in Kuala Lumpur this weekend (Aug 10-12).

According to the club, who are hosting the tournament in conjunction with RSGC’s 125th anniversary, the field will compete for four trophies – Tuanku Bahiyah (gross champion), Toh Puan Norashikin (nett champion), Datin Azian (team gross champion) and Clarissa Lee (team nett champion).

The event, open to amateur players with a USGA handicap of 17.4 and lower, will feature players from, among others Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Kazakhtan, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Commenting on the annual three-day championship, organising chairperson Datuk Yasmin Yusuff said: “It always gives us great pleasure to welcome friends from around the region to Malaysia for another Ladies Amateur Open.

“This is the 44th year of the annual tournament and it is a particularly special occasion for us as we also mark the 125th anniversary of the club.

“We particularly want to inspire and embolden the youth to explore their golfing potential and we are proud to say that in recent years we have seen an increase in participation by junior golfers.

“The RSGC Ladies Amateur Open has established Kuala Lumpur as a launch pad for budding talent and lends to the growth of the game by continuing to attract the best regional amateurs in this field,” she added.

The co-sponsors are Standard Chartered Bank and Senheng Electric, supported by Agile and Metro Kajang Holding Berhad.

The hole-in-one prizes include a Peugeot 3008, a pair of La Putri diamond earrings worth RM23,000, air-tickets to Europe on Qatar Airways and a Titoni watch. Impiana KLCC are the Official Tournament Hotel and 100 Plus as the Official Tournament Drink.