Sergia Garcia, chasing Tiger's top spot,
will play in Qatar Masters this month
PRESS RELEASE
Doha (QATAR): After the best year of his professional career, world No 2 Sergio Garcia will jet in to Doha for the 2009 Commercialbank Qatar Masters, presented by Dolphin Energy, with one eye on the top of the world rankings.
The 28 year-old Spaniard has added his name to a growing list of golfing heavyweights for the twelfth staging of the US$ 2.5 million PGA European Tour event to be held at Doha Golf Club from January 22-25.
With world No 1 Tiger Woods sidelined through injury, Garcia is currently the hottest player on the planet and his inclusion in the 120-man Doha field is another massive boost for an event staged by the Qatar Golf Association (QGA), Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Commercialbank.
“Sergio made huge strides in 2008 with victories on both The European Tour and the US PGA TOUR,” said QGA President Hassan Al Nuami. “As a result of his phenomenally successful year, he has moved to number two in the world and a win here in Doha will get him even closer to top spot. We are absolutely delighted he has chosen to return to Qatar.”
Although Garcia has yet to win a title on the Middle East’s booming golf scene, this will be his third consecutive visit to Doha. The current leader in the Race to Dubai standings is a big supporter of the region.
“The tournaments in the Middle East are great,” he said. “The fields are good and you get a lot of World Ranking points. You're moving in the right direction.”
There’s little doubt Garcia is swinging in the right direction after a year that saw him win his seventh US PGA Tour title at the prestigious Players Championship at Sawgrass – often dubbed “the fifth Major” – as well as finish runner-up at The European Open, The US PGA Championship and The Tour Championship.
“There are always a couple of things that you can improve on,” added the world No 2. “I've been improving on my short game quite a lot this year and that is probably what's going to give me the extra edge. I’ve got to keep working hard on every single part and on my mental game and see if we can keep moving and taking the right steps towards what we want to achieve.
“I think The European Tour has done a great job in the past ten years. The quality of the golf courses has grown up a lot and are much better than they used to be.”
Facing Garcia, Boo Weekley, Brandt Snedeker and the many other household names who will play in Qatar is the notoriously tough 7,388yd Doha Golf Club with its biting desert winds.
“As always the course is looking in great shape for the tournament and will again provide a different type of test to those faced in the other Middle East events,” said Commercialbank Group CEO Andrew Stevens. “However, we are looking at a field of players with more strength in depth than any other event in the region – and with the world number two set to join us these are exciting times for the tournament.
More information on the Commercialbank Qatar Masters 2009 is available at the official website http://www.qatar-masters.com/.
The 28 year-old Spaniard has added his name to a growing list of golfing heavyweights for the twelfth staging of the US$ 2.5 million PGA European Tour event to be held at Doha Golf Club from January 22-25.
With world No 1 Tiger Woods sidelined through injury, Garcia is currently the hottest player on the planet and his inclusion in the 120-man Doha field is another massive boost for an event staged by the Qatar Golf Association (QGA), Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Commercialbank.
“Sergio made huge strides in 2008 with victories on both The European Tour and the US PGA TOUR,” said QGA President Hassan Al Nuami. “As a result of his phenomenally successful year, he has moved to number two in the world and a win here in Doha will get him even closer to top spot. We are absolutely delighted he has chosen to return to Qatar.”
Although Garcia has yet to win a title on the Middle East’s booming golf scene, this will be his third consecutive visit to Doha. The current leader in the Race to Dubai standings is a big supporter of the region.
“The tournaments in the Middle East are great,” he said. “The fields are good and you get a lot of World Ranking points. You're moving in the right direction.”
There’s little doubt Garcia is swinging in the right direction after a year that saw him win his seventh US PGA Tour title at the prestigious Players Championship at Sawgrass – often dubbed “the fifth Major” – as well as finish runner-up at The European Open, The US PGA Championship and The Tour Championship.
“There are always a couple of things that you can improve on,” added the world No 2. “I've been improving on my short game quite a lot this year and that is probably what's going to give me the extra edge. I’ve got to keep working hard on every single part and on my mental game and see if we can keep moving and taking the right steps towards what we want to achieve.
“I think The European Tour has done a great job in the past ten years. The quality of the golf courses has grown up a lot and are much better than they used to be.”
Facing Garcia, Boo Weekley, Brandt Snedeker and the many other household names who will play in Qatar is the notoriously tough 7,388yd Doha Golf Club with its biting desert winds.
“As always the course is looking in great shape for the tournament and will again provide a different type of test to those faced in the other Middle East events,” said Commercialbank Group CEO Andrew Stevens. “However, we are looking at a field of players with more strength in depth than any other event in the region – and with the world number two set to join us these are exciting times for the tournament.
More information on the Commercialbank Qatar Masters 2009 is available at the official website http://www.qatar-masters.com/.
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