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Buckle and Ho invited to US PGA

Asian Tour member Andrew Buckle, who has enjoyed a superb season so far, has been invited to compete in the US PGA Championship from August 17-20.

The talented Aussie will join Korean duo Choi Kyung-ju and Hur Suk-ho in the year's final major at Medinah Golf Club.

The Aussie has risen to 88th in the world rankings after a stellar year, posting two runner-up finishes in Asia and claiming a maiden title on the Nationwide Tour in the United States.

Buckle will line-up alongside the likes of Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and title holder Phil Mickleson at Medinah Golf Club. He competed in the British Open at Royal Liverpool last month and played in all four rounds.

The invitation to Buckle came from the PGA of America, who traditionally invites the top-100 players in the world to compete in the championship.

Buckle finished second at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open and TCL Classic in China, both events which were co-sanctioned with the European Tour. He has spent the past few months playing on the Nationwide Tour where he is hoping to finish inside the top-20 of the money list to earn a US PGA Tour card. Buckle is presently ranked 15th.

Hur, known better as SK Ho on the international scene, enjoyed an impressive tied 11th finish at the British Open and was also invited by the PGA of America to tee it up at Medinah. He is ranked 73rd in the world.

Choi, who is a three-time winner on the US PGA Tour, is hoping to snap a poor run in the majors where he has missed the cut at the US Masters, US Open and British Open this year.

August 13, 2006