Asian Tour Q School Final stage
to be played over five rounds

PRESS RELEASE
The 2009 Asian Tour Qualifying School will be staged in Thailand in January where the all-important Final Stage will for the first time be played over five rounds.
An estimated 500 players from around the world are expected to gather in Thailand where the top-40 finishers and ties will earn playing privileges on the fast-growing Asian Tour.
Three venues, Lam Luk Ka Country Club, St Andrews 2000 Golf Club and Rayong Green Valley Country Club – all located on the outskirts of Bangkok, will host the First Stage from January 6 to 9, 2009.
The Final Stage will be held at St Andrews 2000 and Rayong Green Valley from January 13 to 17, 2009. Entry Form for the Qualifying School is available on www.asiantour.com.
The Asian Tour is widely regarded as the fastest growing tour in the world, with a record US$39 million in total prize money on offer this year through the staging of an unprecedented 30 tournaments across the region.
Kyi Hla Han, Executive Chairman, Asian Tour, said he was expecting another strong turn-out of entries at the 2009 Qualifying School.
“With the Asian Tour enjoying another record season in 2008, we are anticipating a good response from players to vie for the 40 Tour cards for our 2009 season,” said Han.
Han added that the introduction of the fifth and final round at the Final Stage would create a sterner test for the Qualifying School hopefuls to gain their playing rights on the Asian Tour.