The 16th annual World Golfers Championship is scheduled Oct. 30-Nov. 6 in Cha-Am in the Hua-Hin resort area, a former fishing village and retreat for the royal Thai family located two hours south of Bangkok that today is a true golfer’s paradise.
Hosting the event for golfers from more than 35 countries will be Black Mountain Golf Club, named the best course in Thailand, along with the Banyan Golf Club, the Palm Hills Golf Club and the Springfield Royal Country Club. The Holiday Inn Resort will serve as the tournament headquarters.
Five golfers, one from each of different handicap categories-0-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20 and 21-25-will earn positions on the United States team that will earn the free Thailand trips in a special 36-hole qualifying tournament Sept. 10-11 on The Red and The Gold courses at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield,AZ.
The Red , designed by Robert (Red) Lawrence, meanders alongside streams and ponds between pines, cypress and eucalyptus trees, playing 6,852 yards with a course rating of 72.4 and slope of 126 from the blues, 6,291 yards with 69.4 and 118 numbers from the whites and 5,806 yards with 71.6 and 118 numbers from the reds.
The Gold was Robert Trent Jones Sr’s West Coast version of the Firestone South Course and can be stretched to 7,430 yards with a course rating of 74.5 and 135. “Don’t worry, we aren’t playing back there,” said tournament director James McAfee. It plays 6,830 yards with 72.3 and 130 numbers from the Championship tees, 6,348 yards with 70.0 and 125 numbers and 5,885 yards with 72.3 and 119 numbers for women.
First, golfers will have to survive qualifying rounds at their own golf courses to get spots in the U.S. finals. Golf clubs or associations interested in hosting special qualifying events should go to www.worldgolfersusa.com for additional details on how to enter.
Stracka Golf will conduct five qualifiers for its members and guests at Bear Creek Golf Club at the DFW Airport, the Links at Madison Green in Royal Palm Beach, FL, The Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix, AZ, the Trophy Club in Alpharetta, GA and the River Plantation Country Club in Conroe,TX Go to www.stracka.com for more details.
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