15 year-old Kohei Kinoshita will join compatriot Masamichi Ito at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final following his commanding two shot victory in the third Faldo Series Japan Championship at Shizu Hills Country Club in Ibaraki.
Kinoshita fired impressive rounds of 68 and 71 to finish on five under par and win by two from a field of more than 100 of Japan’s top young golfers. The talented teenager will now head to Mission Hills Golf Club in China for the fifth Grand Final on March 2-4, 2011 where Ito, 15, will be defending his title.
Also sealing their place at the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event to be hosted by Sir Nick Faldo were Yuki Osafune (Boys’ Under-21 winner), Mikumu Horikawa (Boys’ Under-18), Mai Arai (Girls’ Under-21) and Rie Tsuji (Girls’ Under-16).
Underwritten by Faldo himself, the Faldo Series Asia is supported by major partners ISPS, Mission Hills and The R&A, together with official golf wear partner UFL and official equipment supplier TaylorMade. It is endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Federation (APGC).
Further to the success of the Faldo Series Europe, launched in 1996, the Faldo Series Asia was established in 2006 to help develop the region’s next generation of champions. Over 30 Faldo Series tournaments now take place in more than 25 countries across the UK, Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia and former winners include Rory McIlroy, Nick Dougherty, Marc Warren, John Parry, Melissa Reid, Florentyna Parker and Yani Tseng, all of whom have since won on Tour.
The 2010/2011 Faldo Series Asia schedule features a record 17 tournaments in 12 different countries including six in mainland China plus others in The Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Thailand.
For results and more information on the Faldo Series visit www.nickfaldo.com or follow the Faldo Series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faldoseries.
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