The 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) was held at the Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club from 1st to 4th October. With the high winds and rainfall from a looming typhoon, the fourth round of the championship was cancelled. Jin Cheng, the 17-year-old Chinese No.1-ranked amateur golfer, managed to stay at the top of the leaderboard after the first three rounds with an 11-under-par 199 and became the winner over joint runners-up, Ryan Ruffels and Cameron Davis of Australia. All three winners gain entry to The Opening Series at Royal Troon next summer, while the Champion earn a spot in the Masters Tournament next year at Augusta National Golf Club, where he will get a chance to stand side by side with the biggest names in the game.

This is the first time that the AAC had been held in Hong Kong. It attracted some 120 best amateur golfers from 39 countries to battle on the course. As a Proud Sponsor of this prestigious event, 3M offered complimentary admission to its key customers, such as McDonald’s Hong Kong and Groupon Hong Kong, to enjoy the first-class game. In fact, 3M has been supporting this event and promoting this ethical sports around the world for over half a century. 3M believes that true sportsmanship of this sports is perfectly in line with its upholding corporate values, such as integrity, honesty and respect.

The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, the Masters Tournament and The R&A annually and is the most televised annual golf tournament in the world.