European Senior Tour to make debut in Japan

The European Senior Tour will visit Japan for the first time when it co-sanctions the Handa Cup Senior Masters with the Japanese PGA (JPGA) from November 25-28, 2010.
Leading Senior Tour players will compete for a prize fund of approximately €1million (120 million Yen) at the tournament, which will be the first to count towards the 2011 Senior Tour Order of Merit.
The co-sanctioning of the event for the first time between the JPGA and the European Senior Tour was announced by International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS) Chairman Dr Haruhisa Handa, at Stapleford Park, a day prior to the start of the Handa Senior Masters presented by the Stapleford Forum.
ISPS Ambassador Ian Woosnam, the 2006 Ryder Cup-winning captain, won the Handa Cup Senior Masters last year and will defend the title in November.
He will be one of 30 leading European Senior Tour players and 66 JPGA players in the field and will be joined by fellow ISPS Ambassadors Sandy Lyle, a two-time Major winner, and Sam Torrance, the 2002 winning Ryder Cup captain and reigning Senior Tour Order of Merit winner.