Simone Asia Pacific Cup set for December return

to Indonesia

   Philippines' Princess Mary Superal celebratIng her win at the inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup in 2022.

The Simone Asia Pacific Cup will make a welcome return to Indonesia for its second edition from December 21-23 this year, following a successful debut on the Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series last August.

The tournament venue and the prize fund will be announced in due course, but talks are ongoing for the prestigious Jakarta-based Pondok Indah Golf Club to return as the host for the second year running.

The inaugural edition in 2022 offered a total prize money of USD $750,000, positioning itself as one of the most lucrative women's golf tournaments in the Southeast Asian region.

Held as a 54-hole strokeplay event with no cut, the Simone Asia Pacific Cup featured a unique format where players compete for both individual and team glory.

Last year's event was contested by 44 players from 16 countries namely South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, India, Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Hong Kong and the United States.

It starred some of the world's best players including New Zealand's Lydia Ko, South Korean duo Soyeon Ryu, Hyojoo Kim and Hinako Shibuno of Japan - all of whom were major winners.

However, it was Princess Mary Superal of the Philippines who stole the thunder when she upstaged her more illustrious rivals to claim the individual title, winning by three shots from former US Women's Open winner Ryu.

Ryu still had a reason to celebrate as she partnered Bomee Lee to come out tops in the team competition.

AGLF secretary general Paul Park said: "Following the highly successful staging of the maiden Simone Asia Pacific Cup last year, we believe that everyone will be looking forward to the second edition this year.

"We would like to thank Simone for their continuous support and making this event possible.

"What could have been a better storyline than Princess Mary overcoming a host of heavyweights to become the inaugural winner.

"I have no doubt that another great battle with plenty of dramas is on the cards come December.”

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About Ladies Asian Tour Series

Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series is a group of ladies professional golf tournaments in Asia for Asian ladies’ golfers created by a coalition among sanctioning bodies in the region of Asia. The purpose of Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series is to create Asia's own series by not interfering with sanctioning bodies in this region, but by promoting women's golf at a more competitive level in order to secure more fans for Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) series.

About Asia Golf Leaders Forum

Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF) is a non-profit corporation, led by four founders Mr. Jung-Tai Kim of Hana Financial Group, Mr. Gwang-Soo Hur of Korea Golf Association (KGA), Mr. Sang-Yeol Kim of Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA), and Mr. Kenny Park of Simone. With a mutual understanding with the R&A and golf associations in Asia such as Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, AGLF's mission is to unite all the Asian golf associations and create synergies to boost Asian golf to a global arena. Together with corporate partners, the AGLF is working to establish and grow Asia's own series of women’s golf by co-developing with existing tournaments or establishing new tournaments in countries across Asia. R&A has put its support behind AGLF and LAT for this new milestone in Asian Golf.

South Korea's So Yeon Ryu and Bomee Lee winning the team competition at the inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup