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Bigger Faldo Series Asia announced for 2007

Nick Faldo today announced the Faldo Series Asia schedule for 2007 which features 11 tournaments in nine different territories across Asia, including the Faldo Series Asia grand final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China on December 12 to 14.

Supported by Mission Hills, The R&A and UBS, highlights of the 2007 schedule include new Faldo Series Asia (‘FSA’) events in Indonesia and Thailand; plus a total of three tournaments in China, including an inaugural championship in the Yunnan province in addition to the existing China championship and grand final, both at Mission Hills.

The Faldo-designed Lakeview Golf Club in Kunming will host the FSA Yunnan championship; Damai Indah Golf and Country Club, host to the 2007 Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open, will be the venue for the first ever FSA Indonesia championship; and Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok will host the inaugural event in Thailand. Thailand, along with Malaysia, will also introduce qualifying events which will serve as feeders to a ‘final’ in each of those respective countries.

Sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, up to six players from each of the Faldo Series Asia events – which also return to Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Singapore and UAE in 2007 – will qualify to compete in the prestigious Faldo Series Asia grand final, hosted by Faldo in December at Mission Hills, 12 year venue for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup and home of the Faldo Series Asia.

Those players will aim to follow in the footsteps of the 2006 champion, 18-year-old Nakarin Ratanakul of Thailand, whose victory earned him a round with Faldo the following day, a place in the Faldo Series grand final in Europe and, courtesy of the Asian Tour, a start in the Volvo Masters of Asia and a scholarship to stage one of Asian Tour qualifying school.

Six-time Major winner Faldo commented: “During 2006 we welcomed hundreds of talented golfers to our events and, at the same time, we created access to the game for a significant number of children. We finished the season with a first-class grand final and we crowned a champion who I believe has a big future in the game.

“Looking ahead, I am excited to be announcing a bigger schedule for 2007 in only our second season. Thanks to the support from the host organisations and some first-class venues, plus the commitment from Mission Hills, The R&A and UBS, I believe we can provide even more grass-roots opportunities across Asia this year and, at the same time, continue to help develop the region’s next generation of champions.”

April 26, 2007