2018 Results

Takumi Kanaya Becomes Second Japanese Player to Win AAC Title at 10th Edition in Singapore

Date	4-7 October 2018
Venue	Sentosa Golf Club
Par	35-35-70
Length	6,262 metres/6,847 yards
Designers	Frank Pennick / Redesign by Andrew Johnston and Matt Swanson in 2016
Opened	1974

Japan’s Takumi Kanaya followed in the footsteps of his renowned countryman Hideki Matsuyama when he won the 10th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) on 7 October, 2018. Kanaya earned an invitation to the 2019 Masters Tournament and a place in The 148th Open at Royal Portrush.

The 20-year-old Kanaya, the highest-ranked Japanese player in the field at No. 22, shot a five-under-par 65 on the final day to finish at 13-under-par 267, two shots ahead of India’s Rayhan Thomas (66) and compatriot and 2018 Asian Games gold medalist Keita Nakajima (67). As runners-up, both Thomas and Nakajima earned spots in The Open Qualifying Series.

Continuing his impressive form, which saw him win two other tournaments in 2018 and also finish second in the individual standing of the 2018 World Amateur Team Championships, Kanaya wasn’t fazed by the suspension in play due to inclement weather. Following the hour delay, he powered ahead of the field with three consecutive birdies starting at the 14th hole. After a bogey on the 17th, he went on to finish two strokes ahead of what had been a tight leader board throughout the day.

“This is simply like a dream. I have been dreaming of going to the Masters ever since I was a kid,” said Kanaya, who received a congratulatory call from Matsuyama moments after winning the championship.

“I never expected to play the Masters and The Open so early in my career, so this is just huge.

“I played well throughout the day, but I think the key for me was how I kept my calm and composure during the round.”

Thomas was disappointed with the four-over 74 start he had in the first round, which eventually made all the difference. He achieved the best-ever finish by an Indian in the decade-long history of the championship, however, comfortably beating Khalin Joshi’s T-9 finish in 2010 in Japan.

“One thing I definitely learned from this week is that you can’t win a championship of this level after starting with a four-over round,” said Thomas, who made only one bogey in his last 45 holes.

“Irrespective of my score, I loved every moment of this great championship and I am glad that I have the chance to come back again next year knowing that I have the ability to win it.”

Nakajima felt he was in the reckoning until he made a bogey on the 17th hole, but added that Kanaya’s play was a factor, too.

“I had a fantastic week. I thought I still had a chance coming in, but the three-putt bogey on the 17th was a turning point. And also, Takumi played so solid,” said Nakajima.

POS	PLAYER	NATIONALITY	TO PAR	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOTAL
1	Takumi KANAYA	Japan	-13	69	69	64	65	267
2	Rayhan THOMAS	India	-11	74	64	65	66	269
2	Keita NAKAJIMA	Japan	-11	67	68	67	67	269
4	Lloyd Jefferson GO	Philippines	-10	65	67	69	69	270
5	K.K. LIMBHASUT	Thailand	-9	66	68	68	69	271
6	Cheng JIN	China	-8	65	67	70	70	272
7	Ervin CHANG	Malaysia	-7	72	69	68	64	273
8	Sadom KAEWKANJANA	Thailand	-6	68	66	73	67	274
9	Gregory FOO	Singapore	-5	70	69	69	67	275
9	Wonjun LEE	Korea – Republic of	-5	68	67	68	72	275
9	Zheng Kai BAI	China	-5	66	67	69	73	275
9	Yuxin LIN	China	-5	69	69	62	75	275
13	Daniel HILLIER	New Zealand	-4	72	65	71	68	276
13	Kartik SHARMA	India	-4	71	66	69	70	276
13	Andy ZHANG	China	-4	69	70	64	73	276
16	Charlie HILLIER	New Zealand	-3	68	70	69	70	277
16	Chun-an YU	Chinese Taipei	-3	68	70	68	71	277
16	Minwoo LEE	Australia	-3	66	69	69	73	277
19	Yung-hua LIU	Chinese Taipei	-2	65	70	74	69	278
19	Abdul HADI	Singapore	-2	70	71	68	69	278
21	Denzel IEREMIA	New Zealand	-1	68	70	71	70	279
21	Yuvraj SANDHU	India	-1	72	66	70	71	279
21	Zach MURRAY	Australia	-1	70	69	69	71	279
24	Blake WINDRED	Australia	0	72	69	70	69	280
24	Kazuya OSAWA	Japan	0	69	68	73	70	280
24	Leon Philip D’SOUZA	Hong Kong	0	72	70	69	69	280
24	Dylan PERRY	Australia	0	73	67	69	71	280
24	Dongmin KIM	Korea – Republic of	0	67	73	67	73	280
24	Naraajie RAMADHAN	Indonesia	0	66	74	63	77	280
30	Ngai SI	Luxembourg	1	72	70	70	69	281
30	Seung-Taek OH	Korea – Republic of	1	73	69	69	70	281
30	Shiso GO	Japan	1	68	72	70	71	281
30	Janghyun LEE	Korea – Republic of	1	71	71	71	68	281
30	Tanapat PICHAIKOOL	Thailand	1	67	72	69	73	281
30	Sean MARUYAMA	Japan	1	69	69	69	74	281
30	David MICHELUZZI	Australia	1	64	71	69	77	281
37	Terrence NG	Hong Kong	2	73	67	70	72	282
38	Amarin KRAIVIXIEN	Thailand	3	70	71	73	69	283
38	Kshitij Naveed KAUL	India	3	69	76	71	67	283
40	Wee Jin LOW	Singapore	4	70	70	75	69	284
40	Parathakorn SUYASRI	Thailand	4	71	75	68	70	284
42	Joshua HO	Singapore	5	72	69	73	71	285
42	Rupert ZARAGOSA	Philippines	5	69	71	74	71	285
42	Bryan Wiyang TEOH	Malaysia	5	70	69	76	70	285
45	Matthew McLEAN	New Zealand	6	72	73	73	68	286
46	Luke BROWN	New Zealand	7	73	71	69	74	287
46	Jinbo HA	Korea – Republic of	7	66	67	79	75	287
46	Chanmin JUNG	Korea – Republic of	7	69	77	70	71	287
49	M Rifqi ALAM RAMADHAN	Indonesia	8	72	73	72	71	288
49	Han XUE	China	8	72	74	71	71	288
51	Kerry MOUNTCASTLE	New Zealand	9	75	65	75	74	289
51	Runchanapong YOUPRAYONG	Thailand	9	74	72	73	70	289
53	Almay Rayhan YAGUTAH	Indonesia	10	69	73	74	74	290
54	Matthew CHEUNG	Hong Kong	11	74	71	73	73	291
54	Varun PARIKH	India	11	73	73	71	74	291
54	Ting-wei HSIEH	Chinese Taipei	11	73	72	73	73	291
54	William HOWARD	Cook Islands	11	72	74	73	72	291
58	Lucius TOH	Singapore	13	80	66	70	77	293
58	Guxin CHEN	China	13	77	68	78	70	293
60	Othman ALMULLA	Saudi Arabia	18	69	74	78	77	298
60	Ahmad BAIG	Pakistan	18	73	69	81	75	298
62	Shergo AL KURDI	Jordan	21	69	76	84	72	301
63	Ghazanfar MEHMOOD	Pakistan	23	71	75	83	74	303
WD	Afif RAZIF	Malaysia	13	70	72	77		219
MC	Tuck Soon CHAN	Malaysia	7	76	71			147
MC	Brentt SALAS	Guam	7	73	74			147
MC	Wei-hsuan WANG	Chinese Taipei	7	71	76			147
MC	Sukra Bahadur RAI	Nepal	7	75	72			147
MC	Kaito ONISHI	Japan	7	75	72			147
MC	Vinay Kumar YADAV	India	8	74	74			148
MC	Van WRIGHT	Samoa	8	76	72			148
MC	Andre Wei Zer CHONG	Singapore	8	71	77			148
MC	Jonathan WIJONO	Indonesia	9	71	78			149
MC	Mg MAE	Myanmar	9	77	72			149
MC	Thiha HTAY	Myanmar	9	72	77			149
MC	Muhammad Afif FATHI	Malaysia	10	74	76			150
MC	Brian TAIKIRI	Papua New Guinea	10	76	74			150
MC	Ali Abdulla AL-SHAHRANI	Qatar	10	74	76			150
MC	Olaf ALLEN	Fiji	10	74	76			150
MC	Ahmad SKAIK	United Arab Emirates	11	76	75			151
MC	Donovan LEE	Singapore	11	76	75			151
MC	Ryan WONG	Singapore	11	74	77			151
MC	Indika JAYAMAHA	Sri Lanka	12	74	78			152
MC	Md Shahab UDDIN	Bangladesh	12	81	71			152
MC	George RUKABO	Solomon Islands	12	75	77			152
MC	Azzan AL RUMHI	Oman	13	78	75			153
MC	Md Shomrat SIKDER	Bangladesh	13	77	76			153
MC	Vanseiha SENG	Cambodia	13	73	80			153
MC	Thammalack BOUAHOM	Laos	13	77	76			153
MC	Redge CAMACHO	Guam	15	72	83			155
MC	Ali KHAZANBEIK	Iran	15	75	80			155
MC	Morgan ANNATO	Papua New Guinea	15	78	77			155
MC	Amer Abdulhasan RADEE	Iraq	15	79	76			155
MC	Abid HUSSAIN	Fiji	15	79	76			155
MC	Sun-yi LU	Chinese Taipei	16	77	79			156
MC	Chanpasit OUNAPHOM	Laos	16	78	78			156
MC	Sisira KUMARA	Sri Lanka	17	77	80			157
MC	Tanka B. KARKI	Nepal	17	79	78			157
MC	Ka Hou AO	Luxembourg	17	80	77			157
MC	Arthur BARAKAT	Lebanon	18	78	80			158
MC	Saleh ALKAABI	Qatar	18	77	81			158
MC	Hung Dung NGUYEN	Vietnam	18	78	80			158
MC	Amarapadma NARAHENPITAGE	Sri Lanka	19	80	79			159
MC	Phuong Toan NGUYEN	Vietnam	19	83	76			159
MC	Saud ALSHARIF	Saudi Arabia	21	80	81			161
MC	Hassan KARIMIAN NOSHAHR	Iran	22	77	85			162
MC	B.A. SANJEEWA	Sri Lanka	22	77	85			162
MC	Samu MATULINO	Samoa	23	83	80			163
MC	Saqer ALNOAIMI	Bahrain	24	85	79			164
MC	Abdulla ALMUSHARREKH	United Arab Emirates	25	84	81			165
MC	Kristopher WILLIAMSON	Cook Islands	26	86	80			166
MC	Pichmeta PEOU	Cambodia	26	85	81			166
MC	Mohamed ALNOAIMI	Bahrain	27	87	80			167
MC	Rachid AKL	Lebanon	28	87	81			168
MC	Munkhbaatar BOLDBAATAR	Mongolia	28	89	79			168
MC	Talgat SUGIRBEKOV	Kyrgyzstan	32	88	84			172
MC	Aidarali ASANOV	Kyrgyzstan	34	88	86			174
MC	Asad ALRAWASHDEH	Jordan	35	89	86			175
MC	Khayankhyarvaa AMGALAN	Mongolia	39	88	91			179
WD	Shae WOOLS-COBB	Australia	4	70				70