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Asian stars qualify for WGC-CA Championship

India's Jeev Milkha Singh and Thai duo Thongchai Jaidee and Prom Meesawat, the top-three finishers of the 2006 Asian Tour's UBS Order of Merit, have qualified for this year's World Golf Championships-CA Championship.

The US$8 million event will be played at the Blue Monster Course at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Doral, Florida, from March 19-25.

Korean duo Choi Kyung-ju and Yang Yong-eun, winner of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai when he beat Tiger Woods last November, are also both exempted into the lucrative event based on their world rankings where the top-50 players in the world are invited to the tournament.

Eligibility for the tournament is as follows:

Estimated field size - 70 players

The top 50 players, including any players tied for 50th available place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday, March 12, 2007.

The top 50 players, including any players tied for 50th available place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday, March 19, 2007.

The top 30 players from the 2006 Official PGA TOUR Money List.

The top 10 players from the PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List as of March 12, 2007.

The top 10 players from the PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List as of March 19, 2007.

The top 20 players from the 2006 European Tour Order of Merit.

The top 10 players from the European Tour Order of Merit as of Monday, March 12, 2007.

The top 10 players from the European Tour Order of Merit as of Monday, March 19, 2007.

The top 3 players from the 2006 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit.

The top 3 players from the final 2006 Australasian Tour Order of Merit.

The top 3 players from the final 2006/2007 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit.

The top 3 players from the final 2006 Asian Tour UBS Order of Merit.

The 2007 World Golf Championships-CA Championship will have an $8 million purse, with the game’s top players competing for the $1.35 million first-place prize and the Gene Sarazen Cup.

January 3, 2007