DANISH VENUE FOR EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT IN MID-AUGUST
NEWS RELEASE FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR
The
European Tour will visit Denmark for the first time in more than a
decade next year when the inaugural Made in Denmark is held at
Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort from August 14-17.
The
tournament will be played at the North Jutland venue from 2014-2016 and
will carry a prize fund of €1.5million, with €270,000 on offer to the
winner.
Ian
Poulter was triumphant the only previous time The European Tour has
staged a tournament on Danish soil, the Englishman beating Colin
Montgomerie by a single stroke after shooting a round of 66 on the final
day of the 2003 Nordic Open,
held in the capital city Copenhagen.
Himmerland
Golf and Spa Resort, in Farsø, is northern Europe’s largest golf
resort, comprising two 18 hole courses, a nine hole course and extensive
practice facilities in the NIKE Performance Centre.
The
stunning 7,382 yards, par 72 Backtee New Course, which
will be used for the tournament, re-opened at the start of the year
after a €2million renovation programme which included the re-laying of
all 18 greens and the re-shaping
of every bunker.
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