Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The 47th edition of the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) Ladies Amateur Open Championship will feature 80 of the region's leading lady amateur golfers when it tees off from July 23-25 at RSGC's championship East Course.

Malaysian ladies number one Mirabel Ting, the 2023 champion, is expected to return to defend the Tuanku Bahiyah Trophy that is presented to the gross winner.

Players will also vie for the Toh Puan Norashikin Trophy (nett champion), Datin Azian Trophy (gross team champion) and Clarissa Lee Trophy (team nett champion) in the championship which is open to lady amateur players with WHS handicap indices of 14.3 and lower.

Ai-leen Tan, Organising Chair of the RSGC Ladies Amateur Open, said: "It gives us great pleasure to once again welcome friends from across Malaysia and around the region for another edition of the RSGC Ladies Amateur Open Championship. What began as a social event in 1971 has evolved into a serious competition attracting many aspiring golfers from the region.

"Our objective is to make this tournament a major regional event in the coming years, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors. This year, we have a stellar field led by our defending champion, Mirabel Ting, who has a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) of 24, with many WAGR players from Australia, China, Japan, India, Pakistan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia."

Established in 1893, RSGC is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city and is the oldest active golf club in Malaysia. The club has been the venue for numerous high-profile tournaments such as the Putra Cup, Nomura Cup, Malaysian Open and the 2016 Maybank Championship.

Last month, RSGC staged the ninth edition of the RSGC-SportExcel Junior Invitational Golf Championship won by Indonesian Jonathan Manuel Wijanto and Malaysian Ngo Yi Belle.

*For more information, please visit lao.thersgc.com. Entries close on Monday, July 15.