17-year-old Vietnamese golfer continues to lead Asia-Pacific Championship

In round two, Hung started the game from hole 1 and was in good form throughout the 11 holes. He birdied the first three holes and continued with similar scores at holes 6 and 10. The Vietnamese golfer then had two bogeys, but managed to score two more birdies to close the round at -5.

With a total score of -11, Hung continued to share the top spot with Rintaro Nakano (Japan) and Harris Takis (Australia). Right behind them was Taisei Nagasaki, who scored -10.

"The course today was really tough," Hung said. "I tried my best in every shot and always controlled the situation. Now, I will focus on resting to recover in time for the third round, which is expected to be challenging."

In the first round, Hung made a memorable milestone when he became the first Vietnamese representative to hold the T1 position, at -6. He was also the only golfer without a bogey.

Hung has been a prominent face of Vietnamese golf in recent years. He won an individual gold medal at the SEA Games 32 in 2023. That was the first medal for Vietnamese golf in the history of the SEA Games. Hung is studying abroad and is expected to enter Illinois State University in the U.S. next year.

The remaining representative of Vietnam at APAC 2025, Nguyen Duc Son, achieved +5 over two rounds. This achievement was enough for him to get a ticket to the third round.

This year's tournament is attended by 120 golfers, mainly selected through the world amateur golf rankings.

APAC was established by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation in 2009, for amateur golfers in the region and is currently sponsored by two organizers of the majors: Augusta National in Georgia, U.S. (Masters) and Royal & Ancient in Scotland (The Open). The APAC champion will have a place at the Masters and The Open in the following year. These two prestigious tournaments have champions who have competed in APAC: Hideki Matsuyama (Masters 2021), Cameron Smith (The Open 2022).