ĐNO - On the afternoon of August 31, the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 Award Ceremony took place at Legend Danang Golf Resort. Attending the event was Vice Chairman of the Danang City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong.
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong hopes that the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 will contribute to attracting more golf tourists to Da Nang. Photo: THU HA |
According to Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong, this is the third time the city has organized the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024. Up to this point, the tournament has been successful and met the expectations and wishes of the organizing committee to attract golfers from countries around the world; in terms of expertise and technique, the difficulty has also increased, creating a good effect for this year's season.
Every year, the scale and organization of the tournament are better, creating more attraction for participants. The city hopes that after this golf tournament, the number of golf tourists will increase more strongly than before.
After 3 days of intense and fierce competition, the championship belonged to Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee with a total score of -10. The prize for the champion is 17,500 USD out of a total prize fund of 100,000 USD and a cup made from Chu Dau ceramic (Hai Duong) with a history of formation and development of 600 years.
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong (second from right) and Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of BRG Group (second from left) presented the prize to this year's champion. Photo: THU HA |
Before entering the final day, Rahil Gangjee had a total score of -7 and was 3 strokes behind the leader Aidric Jose Chan.
However, Gangjee had an impressive day with a round of 70 strokes (-3) with 5 birdies (a term used to indicate the way a golfer scores when he completes a hole with 1 stroke less than the standard number of strokes (par)) and 3 bogeys (a term used to indicate the player's score exceeds 1 stroke compared to the standard number of strokes to put the ball into the hole), in which he scored 3 birdies in the last 4 holes to bring his total score to -10, equaling the achievement with Jose Chan in the group behind.
Overcoming the first days of competition, Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee has excellently won the championship of BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024. Photo: THU HA |
Jose Chan reached the final hole 18 and only needed to keep par to drag the match into a play-off, but he made a mistake with a bogey and only had a total score of -9. Therefore, the championship officially belonged to Rahil Gangjee.
This year, Vietnam had 19 golfers participating in the tournament, of which 4 representatives successfully passed the cut: Nguyen Tuan Anh, Truong Chi Quan, Nguyen Huu Quyet and Doan Uy. Of which, Nguyen Tuan Anh was the golfer with the best result with 11th place on the ranking, thereby achieving the title of Best Amateur.
The BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 tournament, part of the Asian Development Tour (ADT), brings together most of the faces leading the ADT Prize Rankings. Therefore, the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 tournament takes place with high professional quality, full of drama and excitement.
With the efforts of all departments, branches, units, and partners, along with the determination and professionalism of domestic and international golfers, the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024 has been a success.
Golfer from India assessed that Da Nang has a lot of potential to develop golf tourism. Photo: THU HA |
Mr. Ken Kudo, General Director of Asian Golf Development Tournament, shared that the 3rd season of BRG Open Golf Championship Danang has successfully ended with the new champion - Rahil Gangjee. This event has created a special mark of Asian Tour on the path of expanding and developing professional golf tournaments in the region.
Da Nang owns many world-class golf courses with international standards, along with a system of high-class infrastructure and tourism services, bringing wonderful experiences to Vietnamese and international golfers.
It is known that 2024 is the third consecutive year that the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang will be hosted, contributing to affirming Danang as "Asia's leading event and festival destination". This is an important milestone in developing the city's golf tourism potential, making Danang one of the leading golf tourism destinations in Asia and the world, contributing to promoting the development of high-quality tourism, in line with the city's tourism development orientation.
THU HA
Source: http://baodanang.vn/kinhte/202408/gon-thu-rahil-gangjee-den-tu-an-do-vo-dich-giai-brg-open-golf-championship-danang-2024-3984846/
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