Asian Tour: 4 Open Championship spots up for grabs at Hong Kong’s World City Championship
- R&A reveals there will be more at stake than just prize money at tournament in March
- Hong Kong Golf Club event one of three in the region allocated spots for the last major of the year at Royal Liverpool
There will be more at stake than just prize money at next month’s Asian Tour event in Hong Kong, with four places at this year’s Open Championship also up for grabs.
The R&A said the World City Championship, which is being held at Hong Kong Golf Club from March 23 to 26, would be one of three events in the region to feature in the qualifying series for the last major of the year at Royal Liverpool.
Also given places were the Mizuno Open in Japan and Korea Open.
A total of 34 places are available through tournaments being played around the world on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour.
“We have created an exciting schedule of events which takes in many regions around the world and provides the chance for golfers to earn a place in The Open at Royal Liverpool,” Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, the executive director for championships at The R&A, said.
Asian Tour boss Cho Minn Thant said the decision to make the World City Championship part of the Open’s qualifying process “underscores the importance of Hong Kong on the global golfing calendar”.
