Inside Golf - September 2010

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September 2010

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Star-studded line-ups coming to Australia

THIS year’s Summer of Golf is setting up to be one of the most exciting in recent times, with a bevy of world-class players set to compete in our top events.

November’s Australian Masters will kick off the summer in style, with Tiger Woods returning to defend his 2009 title. He will be joined by fellow TOUR players Sergio Garcia (Spain), Camilo Villegas (Colombia) and Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy.

After the overwhelming success of last year’s event, JBWere has returned as the tournament’s major partner along with the Channel Nine network and Fox Sports who will broadcast the event from The Victoria Golf Club 11 – 14 November.

The following month, Australian star Adam Scott will return to defend his Australian Open title at The Lakes in Sydney from December 2-5. He will be joined by the likes of Greg Norman, Geoff Ogilvy and American John Daly. For the second successive year the tournament will form the penultimate leg on OneAsia and offer a purse of US$1.3 million.

Scott will be looking to extend his
recently-rediscovered form following
his triumph in the Valero Texas Open,
his seventh victory on the PGA Tour. He
will also attempt to claim back-to-back
Australian Opens, claiming last year’s
event by five shots over compatriot
Stuart Appleby after a tense final round
at the NSW Golf Club.

Two-time major champion John Daly will also be making the trek Down Under, as he has recently announced an agreement to play both The Australian Open and The Australian PGA at the Hyatt Regency Coolum (Dec 9-12).

“I love going to Australia,” said Daly,
“I love the fans and Coolum is a great
place to go and work on your game.
It’s real quiet.”
Other players scheduled to play
include a wealth of talent from
OneAsia which this year boasts 11

events, offering a total of over US$12 million in prize money.

Minister for Tourism Jodi McKay recently said tens of thousands of spectators were expected to attend the 2010 Australian Open.

“More than 30,000 visitors came for
the Australian Open Golf last year,
including significant numbers from
overseas and interstate. Global golf
stars like Greg Norman, defending
champion Adam Scott and 2006 US
Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy will
guarantee another great crowd in 2010.”
The Australian Open was first played
in 1904 and has been won by the biggest
names in the game. South African
Gary Player has lifted the Stonehaven
Cup a record seven times while Jack
Nicklaus from the United States has
been victorious on six occasions.;