Ilake is making his second Championship start in 2025. Earlier this year, he recorded three top-20 finishes in World Amateur Golf Ranking events in Papua New Guinea. In 2024, he won the Papua New Guinea National Amateur.
Wally IlakeWally Ilake of Papua New Guinea plays a tee stroke on the No. 14 tee during the first round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Emirates Golf Club Majlis Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday 23 October 2025. Photograph by AAC.
Wally IlakeWally Ilake of Papua New Guinea plays his stroke from the No. 8 tee during round one of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan on Thursday 03 October 2024. Photograph by AAC.
