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Six new events named on 2010 European Tour

International schedule's Race to Dubai

NEWS RELEASED ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN TOUR
The Race to Dubai on The 2010 European Tour International Schedule will feature a minimum of 47 tournaments, including six new events, culminating in the Dubai World Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The 2010 European Tour International Schedule will be launched with four events in South Africa – two either side of Christmas - starting with the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, this week, and will then travel through four continents before building to a thrilling climax in Dubai from November 25-28, 2010.
The curtain came down on The 2009 Race to Dubai with England’s Lee Westwood finishing the year in style by winning the Dubai World Championship presented by: DP World and securing The Harry Vardon Trophy by finishing European Number One.
The second edition of the Dubai World Championship will again carry a prize fund of $7,500,000 while The Race to Dubai Bonus Pool remains at $7,500,000 to be divided between the leading 15 players at the conclusion of the season.
The European Tour’s flagship event – the BMW PGA Championship - will take place over the new-look West Course at Wentworth Club from May 20-23 when the world’s best golfers will encounter the extensive renovations for the first time.
Six new tournaments will feature on the schedule: the Africa Open, at East London Golf Club, Eastern Cape, South Africa, from January 7-10; the Avantha Masters at the DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India, from February 11-14; the Hassan II Golf Trophy at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco, from March 18-21; the Open Cala Millor Mallorca at Pula GC, Son Servera, Mallorca, Spain from May 13-16; The Vivendi from September 23-26 and the Andalucia Masters, at Club de Golf Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain, from October 28-31.
Meanwhile Omega are the new title sponsors of the Dubai Desert Classic, Nordea will title sponsor the Scandinavian Masters and Avantha are the title sponsors of the Masters event in New Delhi with which The European Tour International Schedule returns to India.
The highly acclaimed Bro Hof Slott GC, in Stockholm, will be included on The European Tour International Schedule for the first time with the playing of the Nordea Scandinavian Masters from July 22-25, while the Tanjong course at Sentosa GC, Singapore, will be another new course for the Barclays Singapore Open alongside the Serapong course from November 11-14.
A number of venues also make a welcome return to the fold, such as Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, Co. Kerry, Ireland, which will host the 3 Irish Open for the first time since 1992. It has also been more than ten years since Penha Longa GC featured on the schedule, but the course will host the Estoril Open de Portugal on April 1-4.
The 2010 Ryder Cup, at The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales, from October 1-3, will be a key feature of the 2010 season, with players vying for a place in Colin Montgomerie’s European Team to face the United States until the qualification campaign ends at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles from August 26-29.

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES, VENUES
2009
DECEMBER
10-13 Alfred Dunhill Championship - Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
17-20 South African Open Championship - Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, Western Cape
2010
JANUARY
7-10 Africa Open - East London GC, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
14-17 Joburg Open - Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
21-24 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
28- 31 Commercialbank Qatar Masters - Doha GC, Doha, Qatar
FEBRUARY
4-7 Omega Dubai Desert Classic - Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE
11-14 Avantha Masters - DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India
17-21 WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship - Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, Arizona.
MARCH
4-7 Maybank Malaysian Open - Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11-14 WGC – CA Championship - Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
18-21 Hassan II Golf Trophy - Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco
25-28 Open de Andalucia de Golf - Parador de Málaga Golf, Málaga, Spain
APRIL
1-4 Estoril Open de Portugal - Penha Longa GC, Linho Sintra, Estoril, Portugal
8-11 MASTERS TOURNAMENT - Augusta National, Georgia, USA
8-11 Madeira Islands Open - Porto Santo Golfe, Madeira, Portugal
15-18 Tournament to be arranged.
22-25 Ballantine's Championship - Pinx GC, Jeju Island, South Korea
29 – 2 May Open de España - Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
MAY
6-9 BMW Italian Open - Royal Park I Roveri, Turin, Italy
13-16 Open Cala Millor Mallorca - Pula GC, Son Servera, Mallorca, Spain
20-23 BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP - Wentworth Club, Surrey.
27-30 Madrid Masters - Venue to be confirmed.
JUNE
3-6 The Celtic Manor Wales Open - The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales
10-13 Austrian Golf Open - Fontana GC, Vienna, Austria
17-20 UNITED STATES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP - Pebble Beach Golf Links, California.
17-20 Saint-Omer Open - Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France
24-27 BMW International Open - Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany
JULY
1-4 Alstom Open de France - Le Golf National, Paris, France
8-11 The Barclays Scottish Open - Loch Lomond GC
15-18 THE 139th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP - Old Course, St Andrews.
22-25 Nordea Scandinavian Masters - Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden
29-1 August 3 Irish Open - Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland
AUGUST
5-8 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational - Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, US
12-15 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP - Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, US
19-22 Czech Open - Prosper Golf Resort, Čeladná, Czech Republic
26-29 Johnnie Walker Championship - The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland
SEPTEMBER
2-5 Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
9-12 KLM Open Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, The Netherlands
16-19 Tournament to be arranged.
23-26 The Vivendi Venue - to be confirmed
OCTOBER
1-3 THE RYDER CUP - The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales
7-10 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns.
14-17 Portugal Masters - Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal
21-24 Castello Master- Costa Azahar Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Valencia, Spain
28-31 Andalucia Masters - Club de Golf Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain
NOVEMBER
4-7 WGC-HSBC Champions - Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China
11-14 Barclays Singapore Open - The Tanjong & The Serapong, Sentosa GC, Singapore
18-21 Hong Kong Open - Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong
25-28 DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE

DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
Volvo China Open - Jinji Lake International GC, Sozhou, China
Volvo World Match Play Championship - Finca Cortesin GC, Casares, Spain
JBWere Masters - Kingston Heath GC, Australia