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Golf: US Open champion Campbell goes for China double
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-10-09 15:53
US Open and World Matchplay champion Michael Campbell has confirmed he will
play at the inaugural HSBC Champions tournament in China.
Campbell will compete for a first prize of $US833,300 ($A1.1 million) in the
tournament, to be played in Shanghai from November 10-13.
Reigning Masters and British Open Champion, Tiger Woods, stands in his path
as he tees up for his first official world ranking tournament in China.
The event will offer the biggest prize fund ever on the Asian continent, $US5
million ($A6.57 million).
The tournament is co-sanctioned by The European Tour, the Asian Tour, the PGA
Tour of Australasia, the Sunshine Tour and the China Golf Association.
Campbell, whose win at the World Match Play Championship in September lifted
him to No. 1 on the European Tour Order of Merit, is already looking forward to
the his visit to Shanghai.
"I've had a fantastic year, winning my first Major and then the HSBC World
Match Play Championship and, of course, taking home the biggest cheque of my
career of STG1 million ($A2.41 million)," he said.
"I love the history of the Match Play and am thrilled that my name will be
listed amongst winners that include golfing legends Arnold Palmer, Gary Player
and Jack Nicklaus.
"At the same time, I think it would be very special to be the first ever
winner of the HSBC Champions, an event that will undoubtedly become a very
important part of our golfing calendar."
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