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Typhoon cuts Asia-Pacific Amateur short, Jin declared champion

It may not be a 72-hole victory, but it doesn't matter. Cheng Jin is going to the Masters.

The final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship was cancelled Sunday after lengthy suspension of play due to high winds and heavy rain. The conditions were precipitated by a typhoon moving through the southwest coast of Hong Kong near the Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club.

The typhoon started to wreck havoc Saturday night, and although the final round commenced as planned at 6:40 a.m. local time Sunday, played was suspended about an hour later amidst these nasty conditions:

Theres not a single video or photo that will do this justice.