SIX SCOTS ENTER ASIAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL

Players from Scotland who have so far entered this month's Asian Tour Qualifying School are:

Stephen Clark (Stage 1, Imperial Lakeview)
Sandy Mitchell (Stage 1, Springfield Royal Country Club)
Clarke Lutton (Stage 1, Majestic Creek Golf Club)
Lee Harper (Stage 1, Majestic Creek GC)
Simon Dunn and Ross Bain (Final Stage)

FROM THE ASIAN TOUR
The Q School has attracted 433 entries which has led to the opening of a third venue for the First Stage which starts next week.
Up to today, a total of 316 players from over 30 different nationalities have signed up for the First Stage at the Imperial Lakeview Golf Club, Majestic Creek Golf Resort and Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin , Thailand from January 12-15.
Springfield Royal is the new addition for Stage One following the strong response and entries for this venue will close on January 7, Friday, 5pm Malaysian/Singapore time (GMT +8 hours).
The top 20% players from the First Stage will qualify for the all-important Final Stage presented by Sports Authority of Thailand from January 19-22.
Currently, a total of 117 players are exempt into The Final Stage which will be held at Imperial Lakeview and Springfield Royal where the top-40 finishers will then playing rights for the 2011 season.
Players who compete in the Qualifying School will also be eligible for membership on the Asian Development Tour where a minimum of five tournaments will be held in the new season.
This year’s total entries by far exceed last year’s turn-out of 376 players at the Qualifying School.
Japan leads the highest number of entries with 85 participants where nine players, led by seven-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, Hirofumi Miyase and Azuma Yano are exempt into the final stage.