EURASIA CUP JOINS 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
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The
EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM, a new match-play event between
Europe and Asia, will be part of the initial sector of The 2014 European
Tour International Schedule, which was unveiled today.
Taking
place at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Malaysia from March 28-30,
2014, the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM will be sanctioned by The
European Tour and the Asian Tour, pitting ten of Europe’s leading
players against a ten
man team from Asia in a format similar to The Ryder Cup.
Europe
will select the leading four players available from the final Race to
Dubai rankings at the conclusion of the 2013 season, the leading four
players available from the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday,
February 3, 2014 and two
captain’s picks.
The
make-up of the Asian team will include the leading four available Asian
players from the final 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit, the leading
three available Asian players invited on the basis of their Official
World Golf Ranking and three
captain’s picks.
The two captains will be chosen by The European Tour and the Asian Tour respectively and will be announce at a later date.
The
inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM will be held 15 years
after the historic first event to be co-sanctioned between the two
Tours, the Malaysian Open – a tournament that continues to go from
strength to strength under the
title sponsorship of Maybank.
It
is one of two new events announced on the early part of the 2014
International Schedule, along with the Nedbank Golf Challenge, which
takes place at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa,
from December 5-8, 2013.
With
a prize fund of US$6,500,000, the Nedbank Golf Challenge will be
co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour and will feature a 30-player field
boasting some of the world’s leading stars.
It
is one of seven events in South Africa on the initial sector of The 2014
Race to Dubai, which is launched with the South African Open
Championship at Glendower Golf Club, Johannesburg, from November 21-24,
2013.
The
Alfred Dunhill Championship takes place the following week, from
November 28 –December 1, at Leopard Creek Golf Club, Malelane, with the
Nedbank Golf Challenge completing the initial South African swing,
before the second edition of
The Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa takes place at
Mount Edgecombe CC, in Durban, from December 12-15, 2013.
The
European Tour will then return to South Africa for the Joburg Open at
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, from February 6-9; the
Africa Open at East London Golf Club, from February 13-16; and the
Tshwane Open, which returns to
Copperleaf Golf and Country Club, from February 27-March 2.
After
the Volvo Golf Champions heralds the start of the 2014 calendar year
from January 9-12 (venue to be confirmed), the traditional ‘desert
swing’ begins with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, from January
16-19, followed by the Commercialbank
Qatar Masters, from January 22-25, and culminating with the 25th anniversary edition of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club, from January 30-February 2.
With
the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
(February 19-23) and the WGC-Cadillac Championship (March 6-9) taking
place in America, the global appeal of The European Tour’s initial
sector is further highlighted
with the return to The Race to Dubai of the Hong Kong Open, from
December 5-8, 2013, and the fifth consecutive appearance of the Trophée
Hassan II, in Morocco, from March 13-16, 2014.
Keith
Waters, The European Tour’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of
International Policy, said: “We are delighted to announce the inaugural
EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM as part of our initial sector of The
2014 European Tour
International Schedule, and we are all excited by the prospect of this
match-play event between Europe and Asia.
“Our
thanks go to DRB-HICOM, Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, Professional
Golf of Malaysia (PGM) and the Malaysian government for supporting
this event, which extends The European Tour’s already strong partnership
with the Asian Tour
that dates back to 1999, when Malaysia staged the first co-sanctioned
event between the two Tours.
“With
the addition of the Nedbank Golf Challenge – one of seven events in
South Africa – and the continued strength of the ‘desert swing’,
including the 25th anniversary of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, we can look forward
to an outstanding start to The 2014 Race to Dubai.”
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