Top stars to tee off in Shanghai
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WORLD No. 2 Rory McIlroy is among a host of stars who have confirmed their participation for the US$7 million BMW Masters to be held in Shanghai later this year.
McIlroy of Northern Ireland will be joined by world No. 3 Henrik Stenson of Sweden, fourth-ranked Justin Rose of England, and defending champion Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain at the Lake Malaren Golf Club from October 28 to November 2, organizers of the event announced yesterday.
A total of 78 players will tee off at the course located in Shanghai’s Baoshan District. The world’s top 60 pros are eligible for the event while the remaining spots will be kept aside for top finishers at the Race to Dubai on 26th October 2014. There will also be four wildcards and 14 Chinese players who will be nominated by the Chinese Golf Association.
Other big-name golfers who have confirmed their participation are Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Thomas Bjorn and Miguel Angel Jimenez. China’s Wu Ashun is also among them.
“The fact that golf is now an Olympic sport is going to kick in and it will be really important to have a foothold in the Chinese market,” said Bjorn. “We always talk about the growth of the game in Asia, and particularly in China. International tournaments like this provide them with more opportunities.
“There are some players coming through and showing they have great potential, and more will follow.”
The tournament will serve as the closing stage of the European Tour until 2018.
Sweden’s Peter Hanson won the inaugural BMW Masters in 2012, followed by Fernandez-Castano last year.
In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters.
In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters. The field was expanded to 78 players and the purse was raised to US$7 million.
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