New Zealand to Host Next Year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Tournament Returns to New Zealand After Nine Years Since 2017
Champion Earns Invitations to the Masters and The Open

The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) will be held in New Zealand in 2026.

On October 24, the AAC Organizing Committee announced, "The 17th edition of the 2026 championship will take place over four days from October 29 to November 1 at the Te Arai Links Course (par 72) in Tomarata, New Zealand."

This marks the first time in nine years that the tournament will be held in New Zealand since it was last hosted at the Royal Wellington Golf Club in 2017. Mark Darbon, CEO of The R&A, stated, "The AAC is returning to New Zealand. It is especially meaningful as it will be held at the Te Arai Links Course for the first time."

The tournament is jointly organized by the Masters Tournament, The R&A, and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. Male amateur players from 43 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Confederation will compete. The champion will earn invitations to the following year's major tournaments: the Masters and The Open.

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan won the championship in 2010 and 2011, while Cameron Davis of Australia, who has two wins on the PGA Tour, finished tied for second at this tournament in 2015.