Australian player wins BRG Golf Open Championship 2023
Round 3, Wilkin made an impressive breakthrough. He scored seven birdies and no bogey, of which the seventh birdie on the hole went from -3 to -10 at the end of the game. At that time, Wilkin became an overtaking target for compatriot Deyen Lawson, two holes behind in the race for the championship. On the 18th green, Lawson missed an opportunity to drag Wilkin into the extra hole in a birdie putt a foot away from the hole.
After this misstep, Wilkin finished first, and Lawson finished second with a score of -9. Finishing right behind Lawson were Saptak Talwar (Indonesia) and Naoki Sekito (Japan) in T3 (-6). Wilkin received 17,500 USD for winning the cup made from Chu Dau ceramics (Hai Duong) with a history of formation and development of 600 years.
The tournament had 23 Vietnamese golfers but only three players passed the elimination, including Nguyen Anh Minh, Doan Van Dinh and Nguyen Nhat Long. At the end of round 2, Anh Minh stood at T23 (even par), Van Dinh and Nhat Long at T45 (+2).
On the finish line, Anh Minh was in high form. During the entire match, in addition to the only bogey in the opening hole - hole 10, the 16-year-old amateur golfer scored five birdies, including three consecutive times during holes 16-18. Thanks to that, Anh Minh finished eighth (-4), then received the "excellent amateur" award. Nhat Long, 20 years old, with final position T37 (+2), was honored by the Organizing Committee as "excellent Vietnamese professional competitor".
Meanwhile, Van Dinh "lost his fire", ending the tournament in 56th place (+12).
The BRG Open Golf Championship has been part of the official competition system on the Asian Development Tour since its launch and is accompanied by the framework of the Danang Golf Tourism Festival opening in 2022. The owner of the Asian Development Tour identifies the BRG Open. Golf Championship is a long-term project in a key city in Central Vietnam.
Danang Golf Tourism Festival 2023 takes place from August 24 to September 2 with many activities to bring golf closer to the public such as: display space for golf tourism products, check-in with giant golf balls, try it out, nightly art show...
In the Festival program series, there is also a seminar on "Golf tourism and sustainable strategies" organized by the Asian Golf Industry Federation, and destination survey trips for specialized travel agencies from Key market groups include Japan, Taiwan (China), India and Australia. The entire event aims to help Da Nang as well as Vietnam become a leading destination in the international golf tourism industry.
