Saturday, December 31, 2011

Golf-OneAsia Tour adds at least three new 2012 events

Golf-OneAsia Tour adds at least three new 2012 events

Dec 20 (Reuters) - The OneAsia Tour, a pretender golf

circuit intent in a informal territory fight with a Asian Tour, will

expand from 11 to during slightest 14 events in a fourth deteriorate next

year with a sum esteem pool of $16 million.

"We had 5 events in that initial year, hold 10 tournaments

in 2010, and featured 11 this season. It has been a fast growth

which provides unconstrained opportunities to a members," tour

commissioner Sang Y Chun pronounced in a statement.

"It is also intensely rewarding to theatre events in places

like Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia and we are confident

further additions will be done to a report in 2012."

The tour, shaped by a Australian, Chinese and South Korean

golf associations, opens with a $1 million Indonesia Open from

March 15-18 and includes dual new tournaments in China and

another in Malaysia.

Despite some teething problems a OneAsia Tour has turn a

growing bugbear for Asian Tour arch Kyi Hla Han who has accused

the new circuit of poaching events.

OneAsia officials contend their debate offers a some-more attractive

product for players and that a region's markets and talent

pool are large adequate for dual circuits to co-exist.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne, modifying by Tony

Jimenez. To query or criticism on this story email

sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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