National Golf Championship 2022 – VinFast Cup: Tournament of Records

An emotional week of competition was dedicated to fans at Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong.

After 4 days of dramatic and exciting competition at the National Golf Championship 2022 – VinFast Cup has brought many unforgettable emotions to the fans watching the tournament. From the happy smiles and cheers of the audience to the emotional tears, all have created a real golf festival week at Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong, contributing to bringing back the most memorable moments. very unforgettable for the athletes themselves as well as the fans watching.

A large number of golfers attended

With being included in the professional golf tournament system – VGA Tour, with a total prize of up to 1.2 billion VND, the 2022 National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup has received great attention from the golf community in Vietnam. Vietnam.

Up to the opening day, the total number of athletes participating in the competition reached 138 people, with 129 men and 19 women. This is the record number of golfers participating in a professional tournament in Vietnam, surpassing 120 golfers of the Lexus Challenge 2022.

Besides, 19 female golfers is also the largest number of pink balls ever of the national championship and of the Women’s group of a professional tournament in our country. This shows the attraction and attraction that the National Golf Championship 2022 – VinFast Cup brings.

Champions with record scores

Not only has the number of registered golfers increased compared to the Lexus Challenge 2022, but the professional quality of the 2022 National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup has also been significantly improved compared to the previous tournament.

Nguyen Anh Minh with a classy birdie putt at hole 18 on the final day has excellently become the new king of the 2022 National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup. Not only that, with a total score of -5, the golfer born in 2007 is also the Vietnamese golfer with the best record in the 17-year history of the tournament.

As for Doan Xuan Khue Minh, the 70-stroke round on the last day of the competition helped her to be crowned for the second time at the National Golf Championship. The score of -7 also makes the 19-year-old golfer the national champion with the best score in history ever. Even better than the scores of male golfers who have won professional tournaments.

Impressive 11-year-old female golfer

Among the female golfers attending the 2022 National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup, the case of Nguyen Viet Gia Han is the most noticeable. Born in 2011 and only 11 years old, the tournament at Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong was the first time Gia Han attended a major event of Vietnamese golf and she also became the youngest golfer in the history of the Golf Championship. Nation.

Despite facing much more opponents in both age and career, Nguyen Viet Gia Han is still extremely confident and has surprised many times with extremely high-class shots. The 6th place in the end is really a success beyond Gia Han’s own expectations.

Hopefully, the proud achievement at the 2022 National Golf Championships – VinFast Cup will be the basis for Nguyen Viet Gia Han to continue practicing and towards higher achievements in the next tournaments in the future.

First professional tournament with 2 Hole in One

With professional tournaments in Vietnam, the appearance of Hole in One is a very rare thing. But at the 2022 National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup, not only once but twice, the audience at Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong witnessed that rare moment.

The first Hole in One score belonged to Le Chuc An on the second day of the tournament. The golfer born in 2008 achieved this feat in the 103-yard par 3 17 hole of Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong with a 48-degree wedge stroke. This is the first time Le Chuc An has scored Hole in One in an official tournament, which made him very emotional and tears fell on the 14-year-old golfer’s cheeks.

On the third day of competition, fans continued to witness the second Hole in One score of the tournament from Nguyen Huy Thang. Huy Thang’s HIO was made with a pitching wedge at 148 yards, the ball hit the flag and then rolled straight to the hole. This is the first HIO point of a golfer from Hanoi after 14 years of playing golf, and it came right in his first time attending a professional tournament in Vietnam.

Truong Chi Quan missed cutting for the first time

As a leading candidate for the championship, Truong Chi Quan came to the 2022 National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup with the determination to get his first victory since officially becoming a professional golfer. However, the golfer born in 1998 had an extremely forgettable tournament on Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong.

Truong Chi Quan played with a lack of confidence and had many problems in conquering the challenging field on Vu Yen island. The Lexus Challenge 2022 runner-up made too many mistakes from his driver shots to his putter and had only one birdie point in the entire tournament.

Then, with 2 rounds and a record of 79 strokes, Truong Chi Quan could not pass the cut for the first time when he attended a professional tournament in Vietnam.

According to Trong Dat (Tien Phong)