On August 2, Nguyen Anh Minh entered the match against opponent Garrett Endicott (USA) in the round of 16 of the Western Amateur Championship 2025 golf tournament to find a chance to compete for a quarter-final spot.
Mr. Minh and his opponent have started cautiously. The two have tied in the first 9 holes. Next, the Vietnamese golfer surpassed Garrett Endicott when scoring an important point to lead the 3 Ups after 14 holes. However, in the last 4 holes, Anh Minh could not maintain his form but let Garrett Endicott turn the situation around. After scoring accurately in the final hole (hole 18), Garrett Endicott beat Nguyen Anh Minh 1 Up to qualify for the next round.
Despite not having a final victory, Nguyen Anh Minh is still highly appreciated by experts for his efforts when he became the first Vietnamese athlete to make the list of 16 best golfers at the Western Amateur Championship 2025.
In the 2025 Western Amateur Championship, Vietnamese golf has Nguyen Anh Minh and Le Khanh Hung participating, but the champion of the 32-2023 SEA Games Le Khanh Hung stopped after the qualifying step.
According to the schedule, Nguyen Anh Minh will continue to be in the US to compete in the 2025 US Amateur Golf Championship - US Amateur Championship 2025, which will be competed from August 11 to 17.
Nguyen Anh Minh is currently ranked 42nd in the world amateur men's golf rankings. Anh Minh's teammate Le Khanh Hung is ranked 213rd in the world.
