A seven-strong Australian contingent will be vying for a start in the 2025 Masters and Open Championship when the 15th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship begins Thursday at the Taiheyo Club in Japan.

Defending champion Jasper Stubbs headlines the pack, while Australian Amateur champion Quinn Croker, Billy Dowling, Lukas Michel, Phoenix Campbell, Tony Chen and Connor Fewkes fill out the Aussie squad. All are trying to earn a three-peat for Australia after Stubbs and Harrison Crowe in 2022.

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Jasper Stubbs (Australia)

PRIZES: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Trophy and Gold Medal; Invitation to 2025 Masters Tournament; Exemption into 2025 Open Championship and British Amateur Championship

LIVE SCORES: https://www.aacgolf.com/live-scores

TV COVERAGE: The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is live on Fox Sports, available on Foxtel and Kayo.

*All times AEST.

STREAMING: All coverage will be simulcast live for viewers outside of Japan on AACgolf.com, which will also feature unique video and editorial content throughout the Championship. 

Round One: Thursday 3pm–6pm (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

Round Two: Friday 3pm–6pm (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

Round Three: Saturday 1pm–4pm (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

Final Round: Sunday 2pm–5pm (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

AUSTRALIANS IN THE FIELD

Jasper Stubbs (Victoria)

Phoenix Campbell (Victoria)

Quinn Croker (Qld)

Billy Dowling (Qld)

Tony Chen (Victoria)

Lukas Michel (Victoria)

Connor Fewkes (WA)

THE COURSE

Designed in 1977 by Shunsake Kato, Taiheyo Club Gotema underwent a renovation in 2018 overseen by Rees Jones with consultation from Hideki Matsuyama. The hillside course, around 100km south-west of Tokyo, has awesome views of Mt Fuji.

Gotemba has hosted a number of international events, including the Taiheiyo Masters and the 2001 World Cup of Golf won by South Africa.

This week, the layout measures 6599m with a par of 70.

BIG NAMES

Jasper Stubbs (Australia) – Defending champion

Wenyi Ding (China) – Ranked fourth in the world, the Arizona State student was beaten in the playoff at Royal Melbourne last year

Xihuan Chang (China) – The 16-year-old was a semi-finalist at this year’s US Junior Amateur

Masato Sumiuchi (Japan) – Tied for fifth in the 2022 AAC

Joshua Bai (New Zealand) – Runner-up in the 2023 US Junior Amateur Championship

Rintaro Nakano (Japan) – Finished equal fourth in the Japan Golf Tour’s Token Homemate Cup in March and is the 2023 Japan Amateur champion

-Additional reporting Paul Munnings/Golf Australia