The European Tour will travel to
South America for the first time next year when the Sao Paulo
Golf Club hosts the $750,000 Brazil 500 Years Open from March
30-April 2.
Next year marks the 500th anniversary of the discovery of
Brazil by Portuguese Alvares Cabral.
The Sao Paulo club, the oldest in Brazil, was founded in
1901 by British railway engineers, many of them Scottish.
Europe's Ryder Cup captain Mark James won the Sao Paulo Open
in 1981 on a course described as traditional and competitive.
European Tour executive director Ken Schofield said on
Tuesday: ~This historic announcement provides further impetus to
our drive to internationalise the game of golf.
