ONEASIA TOUR PLANNED TO START IN 2009
AS RIVAL FORCE TO AMERICA AND EUROPE

A new "Super Golf Tour" involving Australia, New Zealand and Asia could tee up by 2009 after Japan's decision to back the ambitious plan.
The OneAsia Tour, involving Australia, New Zealand, India and Asia has been on the drawing board for more than two years.
Japan's commitment is regarded as a major breakthrough to establish a third Tour behind America and Europe.
At the moment the Australasian and Asia tours clash with a number of co-sanctioned events because they've been pushed by America and Europe to play their tournaments at the end of the year.
Ben Sellenger from the Australasian PGA Tour said tonight the new tour was now a "reality" and could be up and running in opposition to the European and lucrative US PGA Tour by 2009.
He stressed there was a lot of work and planning still to be done.
Sellenger said initially the goal was to play 20 tournaments initially with a minimum prizemoney purse of $US1.5 million although some tournaments would be worth twice that amount.
Australia would look to have four or five tournaments as part of the new Tour which would run for 12 months.
The proposed Tour would offer more top-class tournaments, lift playing standards and attract more of the world's best golfers, said Ben Sellenger.
"The biggest hurdle now will be will formulating how the Tour would be structured, what representation each country has and how players qualify for it."