NHA TRANG | Brazilian Adilson Da Silva won the 2023 Vinpearl DIC Legends Việt Nam, on December 2 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province.
The three days of competitions of the first Legends Tour in Việt Nam and Southeast Asia, saw many changes on the leaderboard.
Joakim Haeggman and Andrew Marshall, the two golfers placed third after the first two days did not reach their peak and dropped in the rankings. Meanwhile, Scott Hend and Ricardo Gonzalez were in good form and rose to the high positions.
However, none of them could beat Da Silva who maintained their best performance from the beginning to the end.
He suffered a bogey in the early hole but his birdies in the holes 10, 11 and 12 helped him to stay on top.
A birdie at 17 and a par at 18 confirmed him as the champion of the first DIC Legends event with 10-under 216.
He walked away with the prestigious trophy and a prize of US$93,500.
Hend scored 7-under 216 to place second, followed by Gonzalez and Michael Campbell who shared the third position with 6-under 216.
In the Best Amateur, there were no surprises when Lê Chúc An won with 109 points. Nguyễn Viết Gia Hân (102 points) and Nguyễn Anh Minh (88 points) were second and third, respectively.
An and her teammate Emanuele Canonica and Simon Khan won the Team Alliance prize. — VNS
Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 - Professional Golf tournament within the framework of Legends Tour, held for the first time in Vietnam.
The tournament received attention and was accompanied by many prestigious organizations and enterprises including: Vinpearl, VinFast, DIC Group, Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), GELEX Infrastructure Joint Stock Company, Petrolimex Singapore Company Limited, Vietnam Airlines.
