Team Singapore started their title bid for the Espirito Santo trophy on Wednesday with a three-over-par total to head into the second round of the World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) in tied-16th position. Team USA holds the lead with their eight-under total, while Korea is in second place (-7), followed by Spain in third place (-5). The team score is …

Team Singapore will head into this week’s World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) brimming with confidence, with national coach Murray Smit believing that thorough preparations and home advantage on the Tampines Course at Tanah Merah Country Club could provide the edge when the championships start on Wednesday. This year marks the first time the WATC will be hosted by the Singapore …

The prestigious World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) will tee off on Wednesday with Team Korea ready to defend the Espirito Santo Trophy, while Singapore bids to put up a worthy performance on home soil. Korea arrives in Singapore as the team to beat, having captured their fifth Espirito Santo Trophy – and fourth in the last seven editions – at …

The six players who will represent the USA in the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (WATC), to be contested Oct. 1-4 for the women and Oct. 8-11 for the men at Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course) in Singapore, have been finalised. Representing the women and competing for the Espirito Santo Trophy are Megha Ganne, 21, of Holmdel, N.J., Farah …

The list of players that will represent their countries on the 36 men’s and 36 women’s teams in the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) in Singapore has been finalised. The Championships are hosted by the Singapore Golf Association and will be played at the Tanah Merah Country Club (Tampines Course). The women will compete for the Espirito Santo Trophy …

The Singapore Golf Association (SGA) has named its strongest team ready to compete for top honours on home soil when the World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) tees off at the Tanah Merah Country Club next month. Chen Xingtong, together with Inez Ng and Valencia Chang will lead the women’s charge as they vie for the Espírito Santo Trophy from October …

Singapore has long been a preferred destination for premier golf tournaments, and it will once again take centre stage as the host of the World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) this October. Antony Scanlon, Executive Director of the International Golf Federation (IGF), reaffirmed Singapore’s standing as a premier global sporting hub in his recent visit to the Lion City. “Singapore was …

The 36 men’s and 36 women’s teams that will represent their countries in the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) in Singapore have been finalised. The women’s teams will compete for the Espirito Santo Trophy from 1-4 October and the men will play for the Eisenhower Trophy from 8-11 October 2025. The Championships will take place at the Tanah Merah …

As the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) prepares to host the prestigious World Amateur Team Golf Championships (WATC) at Tanah Merah Country Club this October, former national golfer and now R&A Director of Golf Development, Asia Pacific, Jerome Ng reflects on his WATC journey. With more than two decades of his life dedicated to golf, former national golfer Jerome Ng’s commitment …

Delving into the historical archives of the World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) offers hints that many of today’s greatest golfers had provided glimpses of their stardom with standout performances in the women’s Espirito Santo Trophy and men’s Eisenhower Trophy. Amongst them, take a bow, Lydia Ko and Tiger Woods. Ko, a Korean-born New Zealander, made her WATC debut in 2010 …