The annual World Amateur Inter-Team Golf Championship (WAITGC) 2012 organised by Tourism Malaysia kicked off today with the first qualifying round at the Kajang Hill Golf Club and Glenmarie Golf & Country Club in Selangor. Six teams from Australia are participating in the 19th edition of this tournament, along with four teams each from Indonesia and France, as well as three teams each from Japan and Hong Kong. Both Brunei and Malaysia are represented by two teams each.
The four-day qualifying round sees participants vying for five spots in the Grand Final – three in the gross category and two in the nett category. The first two days of the tournament takes place at the 18-hole championship layout of the Kajang Hill Golf Club, famous for its naturally undulating landscape. Measuring 7,148 yards, the course is a good mixture of hard challenges that incorporates exigent fairways, strategically placed bunkers and rolling hills against breathtaking panoramic view of luscious greenery.
The participants will then proceed to Glenmarie Golf & Country Club. Established in 1993, Glenmarie Golf & Country Club has made gigantic strides to become one of the top golf clubs in Malaysia. Its courses, the Garden and Valley use Bermuda Tifway 419 on the fairways while the greens are Bermuda Tifdwarf. Both buggy courses are designed by American Max Wexler and sculpted according to their natural topography.
After Selangor, the tournament will continue in Sabah for the second qualifying round from 16 to 19 April, at Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club and the Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club. The subsequent four qualifying rounds will take place in four different courses in
Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya, Melaka, Johor, and Sarawak.
The Grand Final of WAITGC 2012, from 6 to 8 November, will be held at one of the country’s most challenging golf courses – the Royal Perak Golf Club. Since its introduction in 1994, WAITGC has emerged as a well-regarded tournament. It is one of the highly anticipated golfing events on the golfer’s calendar, attracting more than 500 participants every year. This home-grown event does not only test the golfing skills of the participants but also encourages them to discover Malaysia’s culture, tradition, delectable cuisines and many more. As WAITGC is also open to the media, it consequently boosts the stature of the event and promotes Malaysia internationally as a desirable golfing destination.
The World Amateur Inter-Team Golf Championship is managed by the Golf Club Managers Association of Malaysia (GCMAM) and sanctioned by the Malaysian Golf Association.
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