The 22nd annual World Golfers Championships was held in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Sport has an unrivalled ability to collapse national, racial, ethnic, religious and many other differences to build a unified human spirit for all the people of the world. Golf in particular has forged great bonds in the business community, which ultimately broadens global trade, creates jobs and reduces poverty worldwide.
A big thank you once again to Tourism Kwazulu-Natal, Trade & Investment and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, under the visionary leadership of MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu MPP, for their unwavering support.
Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel
We are also extremely grateful to Tsogo Sun for coming on board once again as host accommodation partner.
The two host Tsogo Sun hotels offered the perfect location for golfers. Perfectly positioned in the heart of Durban’s Golden Mile, guests stared out of their room windows at the 180º horizon of the pristine blue Indian Ocean, with the waterfront a mere 200m from their hotel doorstep. The quality of food, accommodation and service provided by Tsogo Sun has been outstanding and is a major contributor to the success of The World Golfers Championship.
In keeping with previous events, 2016was yet another fantastic tournament. The weather – the only aspect beyond the control of the event organisers – was not always kind to the championship. However, despite some rain, some mist, golfers still carded some really great scores, with many teams playing consistently well over the four days.
Courses played
Durban Country Club
Beachwood Country Club
Kloof Country Club Hillcrest
Victoria Country Club Pietermaritzburg
Results
WAGC – Individual
0-5
1. Erwyn Rui Lam, Singapore (290)
2. Farizuan Che Hamid. Malaysia (291)
3. Stefano Remedi, Italy (295)
6-10
1. Matjaz Kavnik, Slovenia (287)
2. Liu Wenju, China (288)
T3. James Smith, USA (289)
T3. Puguh Sosiantoro, Indonesia (289)
11-15
1. Mohd Fazli Ramlan, Malaysia (276)
2. Clara Ang Jia, Singapore (280)
3. Dinh Toan Do, China (284)
16-20
1. Qin Wenshen, China (282)
T2. Colin Siak Hwee Tan, Singapore (289)
T2. Pierre Heyneke, South Africa (289)
T2. Truong Giang Nguyen, Vietnam (289)
21-25
1. Kian Lee, Singapore (275)
2. Tran Tuan Ho, China (282)
3. Stefan Baumgartner, Austria (285)
WAGC – Teams
1. Singapore
2. Vietnamn
3. Malaysia
4. South Africa
T5. China
T5. Indonesia
WAGI – Individual
0-5
1. Ignacio Diaz Gonzalez, Spain 223
2. Jon Ealther Jensen, Denmark 225
T3. Logan Bryant, USA 227
T3. Jose Andrades Torrecillas, Spain 227
6-10
1. Randy Bryant, USA 223
2. Marco Poulsen, Finland 230
T3. Hans Lichtenberg, Germany 231
T3. Adolf Cervinka, Czech Republic 231
T3. Marko Pöykiö, Finland 231
11-15
1. Budaya Bin Abdullah, Malaysia 204
2. Dean Baharin, Indonesia 222
3. Mikhail Reznikov, Russia 223
16-20
1. Van Hai Than, Vietnam 210
T2. Wan Kamal Wan Ismail, Malaysia 216
T2. Arthur Mzimela, South Africa 216
21-25
1. Irwan Widjaja, Indonesia 214
2. Hung Son Hoang, Vietnam 220
3. Nirwan Santosa, Indonesia 222
26-30
1. Denis Viklinskiy, Poland 230
2. Tuula Ukkonen, Finland 231
3. Majda Nahtigal, Slovenia 232
WAGI – Teams
1. Vietnamn 430
2. Malaysia 435
3. Indonesia 436
4. South Africa/Vietnam 446
T5. USA 450
T5. Russia 450