Union Cup golf tournament postponed to 2023

Sharing with MetaSports on the morning of March 23, the VGA representative confirmed the postponement of the 2023 Union Cup after receiving a request from the venue, Dam Vac Stadium. The prize has not yet determined a reopening time.

Not giving specific reasons, but the media page of VGA said the incident was "more or less related to playing poker for billions in Vinh Phuc".

On March 22, the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security (C02) caught 22 people red-handed organizing gambling and gambling in the form of poker at a 5-star hotel in Vinh Yen city, with more than 4.6 million points. chips (over 4.6 billion VND) were confiscated. Most are golfers, gathered here to prepare to participate in the Union Cup scheduled to take place from March 23 to 25. Among the detained was the leader of VGA.

Dam Vac Golf Course is the venue for the 31st Sea Games golf tournament, in May 2022.

Union Cup is a competition in the format of a hole match between players representing the golf communities of the North and South, which was initiated in 2016 and has passed five tournaments. In which, the Southern team was crowned three times and is the defending champion.

The format of the Union Cup is similar to the Ryder Cup between the US and Europe. Two opposing pit teams including team - fourball, foursome, and individual - single, a total of 28 matches, in which each win is equivalent to 1 point, 0.5 draw. The team with 14.5 points will win the Cup. When a score of 14-14 occurred, the defending champion team successfully defended the title.