AUSSIE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS' TEMPERATURES TOO HOT TO HANDLE

The Australian men's and women's amateur championships have run into a problem that never occurs at a United Kingdom venue - IT GETS TOO HOT TO PLAY AT ITS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VENUE.
The following notice has been posted for the players to read at The Grange Golf Club:

HEAT SUSPENSION ADVICE:
Play may be suspended during the afternoon round on Wednesday 15 January.
The Championships Committee has established that if a Bureau of Meteorology ‘FEELS LIKE’ temperature in excess of 39 degrees for the region (Adelaide Airport) is recorded, play may be suspended until further notice.
If this occurs, players will be required to remain at the golf club until advised otherwise.

 INTERNATIONAL FIELD AT
 ADELAIDE VENUE
A field featuring over 50 international players from USA, England, China, Wales, Spain, Japan, Singapore, Korea and New Zealand is teeing  it up against Australia’s best in the 2014 Australian Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships at Adelaide.
A total of 288 players are playing two qualifying rounds before the match-play starts at The Grange Golf Club in suburban Adelaide. January vying for Australia's oldest golf championships. A place in the respective 2014 Australian Opens awaits the men's and women's title winners.
Qualifying is held over 36-holes with the leading 64 men and 32 women then contesting elimination match play.
The World’s No. 5 female amateur golfer and defending champion, Minjee Lee (Western Australia) is strong favourite to retain the women's title.
However, compatriot and World No. 2 Su-Hyun Oh will also be a force to be reckoned with after an outstanding 12 months.
The women's field has been boosted by a strong international contingent including Spanish World No. 18 Natalia Escuriola and fellow Spaniard and 2013 British Amateur Runner-up Luna Sobron with both contesting the event for the first time.
Defending New Zealand women's amateur champion Julianne Alvarez will also be a contender along with New Zealand team mate Munchin Keh.
The men’s championship will crown a new champion with last year's Cameron Smith (Queensland) having turned professional.
Grange Golf Club member and 2013 Australian junior champion, Anthony Murdaca will be among the favourites with a home course advantage, while Australian national squad members Taylor MacDonald (Queensland) and Ryan Ruffels (Victoria), who made headlines at the Emirates Australian Open, will also be in the mix.
One of the great stories of the men's championship is the entry of 13 year-old Chinese player Wocheng Ye who last May became the youngest player in European Tour history to qualify for a professional event at the Volvo China Open when he was 12 years, 242 days old.
World No. 5 male amateur golfer, Chang Woo Lee from South Korea will be a leading contender along with 16 year-old Zencheng Dou from China who is an outstanding talent with a number of top finishes in 2013 including winner of the China amateur championship and fourth place in the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
2013 Asia-Pacific Amateur runner-up, Shohei Hagegawa from Japan will also be looking to take the trophy off-shore along with his Japanese team mates Daichi Sato and Kazuki Higa.
New Zealand also brings their top talents including 2013 Lake Macquarie champion Josh Munn, and 2012 New Zealand stroke play and amateur champion Vaughn McCall. 
English players, Harry Casey and Ryan Evans and Welshme Jack Bush and Craig Melding, will also take their place in the field with the hope to take the trophy back to Britain.
The Grange is a highly regarded golfing complex with both the East and West Course ranked among the top courses in Australia.