Muhammad Afham Eyes Top-five Finish In World Junior Golf In Florida

KOTA BHARU, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- Young national golfer Muhammad Afham Othman aims to secure a top-five position at the 2025 Junior World Cup tournament in Florida, the United States, next month.

Muhammad Afham will depart for the country on Wednesday to participate in the prestigious tournament, which is scheduled to take place from Jan 3-5.

The 13-year-old from Gua Musang said he will be accompanied by his father, Otman Ismail, 64, and coach Dinie Zakie throughout his 13-day stay there.

Muhammad Afham said he qualified for the tournament after finishing runner-up in the Thailand Junior Championship last month.

“I didn’t expect to be selected as one of the top five to qualify for Florida because according to the original plan, my involvement at that time was to gain experience,” he said after a ceremony here today to celebrate Muhammad Afham representing Malaysia in the US.

Muhammad Afham said that he had previously been unable to decide on his participation since the travel expenditure to the US was quite high, but his dream of playing there has been fulfilled.

“Thankfully, through contributions from several parties, my dream of going there has finally come true,” he said.

The seventh of nine siblings, who began playing golf at the age of 11, said he is looking forward to his US trip and has made thorough preparations for the tournament.

At the Thai tournament, Muhammad Afham finished in second place, behind South Korean player Taeoh Ryu, while third place went to Ralph Rian Woo Batican of the Philippines.

-- BERNAMA