JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT
MALAYSIA TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD (TM)
DELTA TREND GOLF & LEISURE HOLIDAYS SDN BHD

Kota Kinabalu, 28 Feb 2019: This year’s World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) will be played at four major golf courses in Sabah. They are Sutera Harbour Marina Golf & Country Club, Sabah Golf & Country Club, Nexus Golf Resort Karambunai and Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club.

Golfers contesting in the WAGC represent their countries after emerging as winners of national tournaments. The World Amateur Golfers Invitational (WAGI), a separate tournament for invited VIPs, business leaders and corporate sponsors, will also be played alongside the WAGC.

WAGC 2019 is organised by Delta Trend Golf & Leisure Holidays, the official partner and licensee for Malaysia. It has been organising the qualifying rounds and national tournaments in Malaysia for the 8th consecutive year, and the WAGC Finals in Malaysia for three successive years from 2017-2019.

Mexico will be the next host for WAGC 2020, and Delta Trend will again be sending a national team to represent Malaysia. Our Malaysian teams were crowned World Champions in 2012 and 2015, and twice 2nd runner-up in 2016 and last year. Vietnam was the Team Champions in 2017 and 2018, and aiming for a hattrick this year.

Malaysia’s success in the WAGC was made possible through sponsorships, with Perodua being the title sponsor, and also strong support from many government agencies, with Tourism Malaysia playing a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of a major sport cum tourism event that showcases the best of Malaysia.

“Tourism Malaysia is pleased to support the World Amateur Golfers Championship as we are keen to promote Malaysia as a golfing paradise with world-class facilities and value-for-money destination,” said YBhg. Datuk Ahmad Shah Hussein Tambakau, Chairman, Tourism Malaysia. “We welcome the competing teams to Malaysia and look forward to winning them over with our Malaysian hospitality and charm, as well as beautiful golfing destinations,” he added.

WAGC offers a great opportunity for amateur golfers, golf courses, suppliers and corporations to rally together to promote the game and foster fellowship among the golf fraternity, both nationally and internationally. Holding the WAGC Final here allows the locals to play host to national teams and their entourage from over 40 countries.

Lavishing visitors with hospitality will certainly elevate the image of Malaysia in general and Sabah in particular in the eyes of the world. Together, we should put our best foot forward and make WAGC 2019 the best ever amateur golf championship tournament.

MALAYSIA TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD OR TOURISM MALAYSIA is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia. It focuses on the specific task of promoting Malaysia as a preferred tourism destination. Since its inception, it has emerged as a major player in the international tourism scene. In 2018, Malaysia registered 25.8 million tourist arrivals and RM84.1 billion tourist receipts, placing it among the major tourism destinations of the world. For more media releases, media info and media features on Malaysia’s tourism industry, kindly visit the Media Centre of Tourism Malaysia’s website at http://www.tourism.gov.my/

ABOUT THE WAGC

National teams from around the world challenge each other for the World Team Champion title, as well as the title within their flight. World Golfers Championship (WGC) is an inaugural international golf event that started in 1995 in Palm Beach Florida. It is meant to provide an opportunity to Amateur Golfers to showcase their talents in a world class championship.

Press contact:

Muadz Samat

Assistant Director,
Corporate Communication Division
muadz@tourism.gov.my
Tel: +603 8891 8755

World Amateur Golfers Championship, Malaysia 2019 contact:

Lokman Bin Ishak
Organizing Chairman
c/o Delta Trend Golf & Leisure Holidays Sdn Bhd
lokman.deltatrend@gmail.com
Tel : 03-7931 9311 Fax : 03-7931 9313
www.worldgolfers.com / www.delta-trend.com