Hoiana Shores and New South Wales Selected to Host 2027 and 2028 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships

TOMARATA, New Zealand — The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament, and The R&A have announced the next two host venues for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC).

Hoiana Shores in Hoi An, Vietnam, will host the 2027 tournament from October 28–31, 2027. New South Wales Golf Club in Sydney, Australia, will host the following edition from November 2–5, 2028. Both venues are first-time hosts of the event.

The 2027 tournament marks the first time the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will take place in Vietnam. The 2028 event in Australia will be the third edition held in the country, following hostings at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 2014 and 2023.

Leadership Reaction and Championship Stakes

“We are very fortunate to be able to stage the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at some of the world’s finest courses and Hoiana Shores and New South Wales are undoubtedly in that category,” said Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of The R&A, speaking on behalf of the founding partners. “We are very much looking forward to taking the championship to Vietnam for the first time and enjoying one of the world’s great emerging golf destinations. We are also thrilled to be returning to Australia and visiting such a renowned championship venue as New South Wales for the first time. Both courses will offer outstanding tests of golf for the players in wonderful locations and create exciting new chapters for the AAC.”

The annual tournament field features top male amateur golfers representing the 43 member organizations of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The winner earns an invitation to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and an exemption into The Open for the following year. The runner(s)-up secure places in Final Qualifying for The Open.

Venue Profiles: Hoiana Shores and New South Wales

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 2019, Hoiana Shores is a par-71 links-style course built along two kilometers of beachfront sand dunes near Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The course faces the South China Sea and the Cham Islands, and uses red basket lanterns instead of traditional flags on its holes. It previously hosted the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific in 2025 and was named the world’s best new golf course in 2020 by the World Golf Awards.

“All of us at Hoiana Shores Golf Club are thrilled to welcome the 2027 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship,” said Wee Peng Siong, Vice President, Golf, of Hoiana Shores. “Golf in Vietnam is on the rise, and we are honored to serve as host for the first time this Championship is held in Vietnam. Our beautiful links-style venue will be a perfect test for the best amateurs from here in Vietnam and across the Asia-Pacific region.”

New South Wales Golf Club, situated south of Sydney overlooking Botany Bay, was originally designed a century ago by Alister MacKenzie. The coastal links course includes a par-3 6th hole played from Cape Banks over the rocky coastline. It previously hosted the 2009 Australian Open, won by Adam Scott.

“New South Wales Golf Club is one of the world’s great golfing experiences, and we are excited to welcome the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to our Club in 2028,” said Chris Coudounaris, President of New South Wales. “The dramatic coastal views, together with a course that is both strategic and unique, will provide an exceptional test and backdrop for the top players from across the region and will undoubtedly produce a deserving champion.”

Hoiana Shores Golf Club	New South Wales Golf Club

Tournament Legacy and Current Event

Past competitors of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship include 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith, and 2026 Open champion Ryan Fox. Other notable alumni include Takumi Kanaya, Keita Nakajima, Cameron Davis, Min Woo Lee, Si Woo Kim, and C.T. Pan. AAC alumni have won 34 PGA Tour events and over 180 tournaments across major professional tours.

The announcement comes while the 17th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is currently taking place at Te Arai Links in New Zealand. Live scoring and tournament details are published at AACGolf.com.