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Playing in the Same Event That Once Featured Tiger and Lydia

September 06, 2025

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The Straits Times

WATC men and women's events will be a significant milestone for Singapore golf

- Calvin Koh

Playing in the Same Event That Once Featured Tiger and Lydia

For the very first time in Singapore, golf fans will get the opportunity to catch the next generation of golfing stars in action as the prestigious World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) tees off at the Tanah Merah Country Club in October.

Hosted by the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) and conducted by the International Golf Federation (IGF), the biennial WATC features 36 teams each as they battle for top honours for the Espirito Santo Trophy (women) from Oct 1-4 and the Eisenhower Trophy (men) from Oct 8-11 on the Tampines course.

Many of today's golf stars, including the likes of Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Lydia Ko and Minjee Lee have played in the WATC, and the prospect of hosting golf's future stars here was one of the compelling reasons for the SGA to submit its bid to be the host country when the bidding process started in 2022.

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