Local community rallies behind WATC

The World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) received a shot in the arm with more than $500,000 raised in the Tee-Up for the Champions of Tomorrow fundraising golf event.

As Singapore prepares to welcome the future stars of global golf in six months, the local community has stepped up in a big way to lend their support for the blue-riband event.

More than half a million dollars was raised at the Tee-Up for the Champions of Tomorrow fundraising event held at the prestigious Tanah Merah Country Club on April 24 – a significant boost ahead of the championships, which the country will host for the first time this October.

Fuelled by public generosity and matched dollar-for-dollar through the One Team Singapore Fund (OTSF), the fundraising event underscored the growing momentum and excitement around the arrival of the world’s best amateur golfers to the WATC – widely regarded as the launchpad for them to become the next big star in golf.

That sentiment was reflected in the buzz surrounding the fundraiser, with the local community embracing its role in supporting the champions of tomorrow.

From October 1–4, the women’s teams will tee off in pursuit of the Espirito Santo Trophy. A week later, the men take centre stage to contest the Eisenhower Trophy from October 8–11. Representing their countries in teams of two or three, players will battle it out over 72 holes in a stroke-play format for four days. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores from each team constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72-hole) total is the team’s score for the championship.

With the countdown now on, the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) stands ready, not just to host, but to inspire the next generation of golfing talents.

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