STARS COME OUT FOR NEW VOLVO CHAMPIONS' EVENT

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY IMGFour of Colin Montgomerie’s European Ryder Cup team, Ian Poulter, Francesco and Edoardo Molinari, Peter Hanson, his vice-captain Thomas Björn along with 2010 Dubai Golf Championship winner Robert Karlsson, the 2010 European Tour Rookie of the Year Matteo Manassero and former US Open Champion Michael Campbell have all booked their tickets to Bahrain for the inaugural Volvo Golf Champions at The Royal Golf Club from January 27 to 30.
This exciting new tournament takes place with the full support of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) under the guidance of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Chairman of the EDB.
Volvo Event Management Golf has worked with IMG to create an event with unique characteristics that makes it stand out on the schedule. It has an original and specifically devised qualification criteria ensuring a field rich in quality consisting only of past winners of European Tour Tournaments.
From 2012, the Volvo Golf Champions will be the curtain-raiser on the European Tour schedule with the field containing only winners from the previous season.
By way of celebrating the inaugural tournament next month, the field has been extended up to 126 and will include both current and past champions