(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Oman will make its debut in the Nomura Cup one of the world's most prestigious amateur team golf championships when it is hosted in the Middle East for the first time in October.
The 27th Nomura Cup promises to be a showcase for golf in the region and Oman has joined the other Arab nations in supporting the tournament by entering a team in what will be its first appearance at the biennial event. A total of 22 countries have already entered the tournament with the field expected to expand to around 30 teams in the coming weeks which would be a record for the event.
Oman and UAE will be joined in the four-day strokeplay tournament at the Kyle Phillips-designed course by Jordan Bahrain Qatar Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Adel Zarouni the vice-chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) said 'It is gratifying for us at the EGF to see that the number of countries that have confirmed the entries of their teams has risen to 22 and is still rising.
'It is also encouraging to see that all the golf-playing Arab nations have committed to compete in the tournament - significantly Oman and Jordan - along with Bahrain Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia and host nation UAE.'
The Nomura Cup began in 1963 as a tri-nation tournament in the Philippines when the host nation took on Japan and China. Today there are 39 member countries affiliated to the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. The biennial tournament has been dominated by Australia which has won the event ten times and Japan which is a seven-time winner.
The Australians successfully defended their title at the 2013 Nomura Cup at Santiburi Country Club in Thailand and they will be fielding another strong team in Abu Dhabi in October along with Japan China and South Korea.
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