2019 Results

Local Hero Yuxin Lin Reclaims Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship after Playoff Battle Against World No. 1 Takumi Kanaya

Date	26-29 September 2019
Venue	Sheshan International Golf Club
Par	36-36-72
Length	7,041 metres/6,410 yards
Designers	Neil Haworth and Robin Nelson
Opened	2004

China’s Yuxin Lin brought immense cheers to his home fans when he birdied the par-5 18th twice in a playoff to beat defending champion and world No. 1 Takumi Kanaya and become the second two-time winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC), earning an invitation to the 2020 Masters Tournament and a place in The 149th Open at Royal St George’s.

On Sunday at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, the 2017 champion Lin (68) came to the par-5 18th hole at 11 under par but hit his second shot from the fairway bunker into the water and made a bogey on the final hole of regulation.

Kanaya (69) laid up perfectly and hit his third shot to less than five feet but missed the birdie putt that would have made him the second player to successfully defend his title after fellow AAC champion Hideki Matsuyama (2010 and 2011) of Japan.

The duo both finished 10 under par and entered the first-ever playoff in the championship’s history. Both birdied the first extra hole, No. 18, in incredible fashion. Lin muscled his ball out of thick rough with almost no stance, while Kanaya sank a 30-foot putt.

After they returned to No. 18 for the second extra hole, it was all over when Lin hit a superb third shot from the greenside bunker to three feet and made the putt, while Kanaya missed his from a longer range.

After shifting his home base to Los Angeles last month where he is now a freshman at the University of Southern California, it was a poignant moment for the 18-year-old Chinese star, who had his father on the bag this week.

“It definitely means a lot to me, especially this week, winning at home is certainly huge for me and for China golf, as well. I’m just really honored to be alongside Hideki as a two-time winner,” said Lin, who turns 19 in two weeks.

The 18th hole had proven troublesome for Lin, who played the hole in four over par over his last three rounds.

“I was having a little trouble with the 18th three days in a row. We knew there were extra holes coming up and stepping on the 18th again wasn’t a great feeling for me. And especially that lie off the tee shot, in the first extra hole, definitely not what you wanted. But at least everything turned out pretty well, so pretty satisfied,” added the world No. 114, who clinched his first AAC title with an impressive birdie-eagle finish at Royal Wellington Golf Club in New Zealand.

“I didn’t really think about the win. I was just trying to play some good golf out there. I made some mistakes throughout the round but stayed patient the whole time.

“It really matters a lot playing against the best amateur in the world right now, and especially to be able to get that win is definitely huge. Obviously, Takumi is a great player. It gives me a lot of confidence to be able to compete with the No. 1 player in the world in extra holes.”

Position	Player	Nationality	To Par	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Total
1	Yuxin LIN	China	-10	68	71	71	68	278
2	Takumi KANAYA	Japan	-10	72	69	68	69	278
3	Tanapat PICHAIKOOL	Thailand	-9	71	73	70	65	279
3	Yung-hua LIU	Chinese Taipei	-9	68	71	69	71	279
5	Chun-an YU	Chinese Taipei	-8	73	69	70	68	280
5	James LEOW	Singapore	-8	71	68	72	69	280
5	Ren YONEZAWA	Japan	-8	68	67	73	72	280
8	Bo JIN	China	-7	72	71	71	67	281
8	Karl VILIPS	Australia	-7	73	70	69	69	281
8	Junmin LEE	Korea	-7	68	67	75	71	281
8	Yuto KATSURAGAWA	Japan	-7	69	70	69	73	281
12	Wonjun LEE	Korea	-5	69	74	66	74	283
13	Blake WINDRED	Australia	-4	63	71	74	76	284
14	Hiroshi TAI	Singapore	-3	70	69	75	71	285
15	David MICHELUZZI	Australia	-2	75	72	70	69	286
15	Nathan BARBIERI	Australia	-2	69	74	71	72	286
15	Guxin CHEN	China	-2	70	71	72	73	286
18	Harry HILLIER	New Zealand	-1	73	71	76	67	287
18	Keita NAKAJIMA	Japan	-1	71	70	72	74	287
18	Kaiwen LIU	China	-1	69	69	73	76	287
21	Janhyun LEE	Korea	E	76	71	69	72	288
21	Jack THOMPSON	Australia	E	71	70	73	74	288
21	Kartik SHARMA	India	E	77	68	67	76	288
24	Chuan-Tai LIN	Chinese Taipei	1	74	70	72	73	289
25	Linqiang LI	China	2	76	72	74	68	290
25	Hidetoshi YOSHIHARA	Japan	2	73	69	74	74	290
25	Sean YU	Chinese Taipei	2	72	74	68	76	290
28	Wee Jin LOW	Singapore	3	77	70	73	71	291
28	Naraajie Emeral PUTRA	Indonesia	3	76	71	72	72	291
28	Vanchai LUANGNITIKUL	Thailand	3	71	72	75	73	291
28	Ervin CHANG	Malaysia	3	68	71	78	74	291
28	Sun-yi LU	Chinese Taipei	3	71	74	72	74	291
33	Sampson ZHENG	China	4	71	79	70	72	292
33	Ngai SI	Macao	4	75	73	70	74	292
35	Yongjun BAE	Korea	5	77	68	75	73	293
35	Kazuma KOBORI	New Zealand	5	73	71	75	74	293
37	Puwit ANUPANSUEBSAI	Thailand	6	70	76	75	73	294
37	Luke BROWN	New Zealand	6	74	74	74	72	294
37	R. YOUPRAYONG	Thailand	6	78	70	75	71	294
40	Shuai-ming WONG	Hong Kong	7	68	78	78	71	295
40	Sen Shou CAO	China	7	75	76	75	69	295
42	Chao-hsin HUNG	Chinese Taipei	8	73	67	80	76	296
42	Qi Wen WONG	Singapore	8	75	74	73	74	296
44	Aidric Jose CHAN	Philippines	9	75	71	75	76	297
45	Wenyi DING	China	10	78	69	74	77	298
45	Junhong PARK	Korea	10	65	78	81	74	298
47	Yang KUANG	China	11	72	78	73	76	299
47	Enqi LIANG	China	11	74	79	71	75	299
47	Parathakorn SUYASRI	Thailand	11	79	74	73	73	299
50	Enhua LIU	China	12	68	75	79	78	300
50	Charlie HILLIER	New Zealand	12	73	73	77	77	300
52	Malcolm Siong H TING	Malaysia	13	73	76	75	77	301
52	Jeewon PARK	Korea	13	79	70	77	75	301
54	Saud ALSHARIF	Saudi Arabia	15	73	72	78	80	303
54	Kyle MICHEL	Australia	15	75	78	72	78	303
54	M Rifqi Alam RAMADHAN	Indonesia	15	73	79	75	76	303
57	Joshua HO	Singapore	16	75	77	79	73	304
58	Lucius TOH	Singapore	17	73	79	78	75	305
58	Nopparat PANICHPHOL	Thailand	17	76	76	82	71	305
60	Harshjeet Singh SETHIE	India	19	76	76	78	77	307
60	Kengo AOSHIMA	Japan	19	79	74	84	70	307
62	Rayhan THOMAS	India	20	73	73	79	83	308
62	Terrence NG	Hong Kong	20	80	73	77	78	308
64	Girraj Singh KHADKA	India	23	81	72	78	80	311
65	Trey SHEDLOCK	Cook Islands	25	78	75	78	82	313
66	Bao Long NGUYEN	Vietnam	34	75	78	90	79	322
MC	Leon Philip D'SOUZA	Hong Kong		78	76
MC	William HOWARD	Cook Islands		78	76
MC	Kerry MOUNTCASTLE	New Zealand		78	77
MC	Rhaasrikanesh KANAVATHI	Malaysia		77	78
MC	Tanka B. KARKI	Nepal		78	77
MC	Quang Anh DANG	Vietnam		77	78
MC	Adam Arif Bin MADZRI	Malaysia		83	73
MC	Thammalack BOUAHOM	Laos		76	80
MC	Pone HAN	Myanmar		77	80
MC	Robert Aipopo FAAALIGA	Samoa		75	82
MC	Md Shahab UDDIN	Bangladesh		80	77
MC	Subash TAMANG	Nepal		82	75
MC	Almay RAYHAN	Indonesia		84	74
MC	Basavaraju GN	India		81	77
MC	Taimoor KHAN	Pakistan		81	77
MC	Shomrat SIKDER	Bangladesh		77	81
MC	Luis CASTRO	Philippines		80	79
MC	Kyaw Zin HTUN	Myanmar		77	83
MC	Saleh Ali ALKAABI	Qatar		82	78
MC	Olaf ALLEN	Fiji		77	83
MC	Ali ALSAKHA	Saudi Arabia		84	76
MC	Sukra Bahadur RAI	Nepal		77	84
MC	Vanseiha SENG	Cambodia		81	81
MC	Lio Garry VUI	Samoa		77	85
MC	S. BOGODA APPUHAMILAG	Sri Lanka		85	77
MC	Vinay Kumar YADAV	India		79	84
MC	Ghazanfar MEHMOOD	Pakistan		82	81
MC	Pichmeta PEOU	Cambodia		81	82
MC	Chi Quan TRUONG	Vietnam		84	80
MC	Nathan ZHAO	Guam		87	78
MC	Ahmad SKAIK	United Arab Emirates		87	78
MC	Cassie KOMA	Papua New Guinea		83	82
MC	Hassan KARIMIAN NOSHAH	Iran		84	82
MC	Mohamed Diab ALNOAIMI	Bahrain		87	79
MC	A. NARAHENPITAGE	Sri Lanka		80	86
MC	Ali KHAZANBEIK	Iran		86	81
MC	Akl RACHID	Lebanon		80	87
MC	Brian TAIKIRI	Papua New Guinea		84	83
MC	Tom PARKER	New Zealand		82	87
MC	Nasser YACOOB	Bahrain		84	85
MC	Abid HUSSAIN	Fiji		90	80
MC	Azzan Mohammed AL RUMHI	Oman		90	82
MC	Redge CAMACHO	Guam		89	84
MC	Ugen DORJI	Bhutan		86	87
MC	Saif THABET	United Arab Emirates		88	86
MC	Syphaseuth PHANPHENGDY	Laos		90	85
MC	Munkhbaatar BOLDBAATAR	Mongolia		86	90
MC	Namir DAOUD	Iraq		89	92
MC	Imran ALI	Afghanistan		96	91
MC	Badar Ali Nasse AL-AAMRI	Oman		102	89
MC	Omar MAMLOUK	Lebanon		99	95
MC	Anarbat JARGALSAIKHAN	Mongolia		101	96
MC	Tonny RAMO	Solomon Islands		99	100
DQ	Sisira K. GEORGE PATRICK	Sri Lanka		77	74