Team Thailand winners of the 2017 edition
The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, will be held for the first time since 2017. The signature Masters course at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club in Philippines will host the biennial tournament from Nov. 15-18.
This is the fourth time the Philippines will host the Nomura Cup. It previously played host in 1963 in Wack Wack, and then again in 1971 and 1991.
The tournament is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men. The inaugural event was held in 1963 as a tri-nation tournament in the Philippines, when the host nation took on Japan and China.
Recent editions have attracted more than 20 nations, featuring teams of four players. The tournament is held over four days with 18 holes of stroke play on each day, with the best three daily rounds counting towards the team score. The tournament has been dominated by Australia, who have won the Cup 10 times, and Japan, who are seven-time winners.
The winning team receives the Nomura Cup, which was named after Shun Nomura, the former Vice-President of the Japan Golf Association who donated the Cup. This event also has an individual champion.