The Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific was founded in 2018 by

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and the

Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation, known by the abbreviation APGC, is an Asia-Pacific federation of national golf associations. The APGC organizes the major international amateur championships in the region and promotes golf. History The organ ...

, to create an event corresponding to The Womens Amateur Championship and U.S. Women's Amateur for Asia, analogous to the

Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia-Pacific. It is organized by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and was first played in 2009. It was organized in ...

for men. It was one of the "elite" tournaments in the

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. The winner earns invitations to play in two major championships – the

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and

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, as well as an exemption for the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Winners

References

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Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
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