Aussies Champs Of KL’s Sixth WAITGC Qualifying Round

Team Twin Creek Wild One was the champion in the gross category with a total score of 1008

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 SEPTEMBER 2012: Two Australian teams emerged winners at the close of the sixth or last qualifying round of the World Amateur Inter Team Golf Championship (WAITGC) 2012 held at two Kuala Lumpur golf clubs, Templer Park Country Club and Kota Permai Golf and Country Club, from 10 to 13 September.

Team Twin Creek Wild One was the champion in the gross category with a total score of 1008 while Team Champion Donuts won in the nett category with 425 points. The prize giving ceremony was hosted by Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur at The Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 13 September. 

The top three teams from gross category and top two teams from nett category will go on to compete in the WAITGC Grand Final which will take place from November 6 to 8 at Royal Perak Golf Club.

For this sixth qualifying round, a total of 21 teams participated with Australia sending in 15 teams, followed by Thailand with two teams, while Brunei, Japan, Sweden and Malaysia were represented by one team each.

Played in Strokeplay gross for the gross category and Stableford for the nett category, WAITGC is an initiative of Tourism Malaysia to promote Malaysia as a leading golf destination. It has emerged as a well-regarded tournament as well as one of the highly anticipated golfing events on the golfer’s calendar. It has attracted more than 500 participants each year since its debut in 1994.

Well into its 19^th season, the home-grown event does not only test the participants’ golfing skills but also encourages them to discover Malaysia’s culture, tradition, delectable cuisines and many more. WAITGC is also open to the media, which consequently boosts the stature of the championship and puts Malaysia on the world stage.    

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. For more information, please contact the WAITGC secretariat at 03-5633 2079/5634 2078 or click on www.ewaitgc.com.

-Tourism Malaysia.