MENA TOUR TOP TRIO INVITED TO ASIAN TOUR FINAL Q SCHOOL

FROM THE ASIAN TOUR
The top-three players on the Mena (Middle East and North Africa) Golf Tour have received invites to compete in the Final Stage of the Asian Tour Qualifying School in Thailand next month.
Englishmen Jake Shepherd and Peter Richardson as well as Ireland's Sean McNamara, will be among the Tour hopefuls at the Final Stage, played over two courses at the Imperial Lakeview and Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin, Thailand from January 18 to 21.
Shepherd, who topped the money list on the four-event Mena Golf Tour, is delighted with the opportunity of playing in the Final Stage, where the top-40 and ties will earn their 2012 Asian Tour cards.
"It will be an honour to play on the Asian Tour and we are grateful to them for the first-stage exemption," said Shepherd.
Players in the Qualifying School will also be eligible to play in the fledging Asian Development Tour, launched in 2010, where the top-three players at the end of the season will earn Tour cards for the following year.
Scots James Byrne and Michael Stewart are among the entries for the Asian Tour Q School.

27/12/2011 01:20 PM