Asian Amateur set for global TV
TOKYO -- The continued growth of the Asian Amateur Championship received another significant boost when it was confirmed that more than 150 countries will receive television coverage of the second edition of the landmark amateur tournament organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and supported by the Masters Tournament and The R&A.A 120-player field -- the best amateur golfers from the APGC’s 34 members nations and territories -- will compete in the 72-hole stroke play event Taking place from Oct. 7-10 on the West Course at Kasumigaseki Country Club, located about one hour northwest of Tokyo. The winner and the runner-up(s) will be invited to play in the 2011 Masters and have a spot in next year's International Final Qualifying for the British Open.
Coverage of the first and second rounds will include 30-minute highlight programs each day. The third and fourth rounds will then be aired live by most of the event’s broadcasters from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. local time in Tokyo (UTC/GMT +9 hours) on Sat., Oct. 9 and Sun., Oct. 10. In addition, a 30-minute highlight show of the entire championship will be telecast after the final round.
Said Kwangsoo Hur, president of the APGC, the event’s governing body: “The goal of the Asian Amateur Championship is to create role models for the next generation of young golfers in Asia Pacific to follow. With this significant television coverage ... we feel we have made another important step in reaching our objective.”
Tokyo Broadcasting System will produce the world feed that will be distributed in high-definition to ESPN Star (Asia), ONE HD (Australia), TSN (Canada), ESPN Latin America, Fox Sports (Middle East), Sky Sports (New Zealand) and ESPN2 (United States). Bill Macatee, who is part of the Masters Tournament commentator team, and former European Tour professional Jay Townsend will be the English-speaking announcers
All live video coverage will also be streamed on the championship Web site, www.AsianAmateurChampionship.com. Highlight programming of the championship will also be available on the event’s site as video on-demand.
Information on broadcast times for all Asian Amateur Championship programming can be found on local listings.
Further information is available on the championship's Web site at www.AsianAmateurChampionship.com.
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