{"id":6654,"date":"2022-09-06T23:26:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2022-09-06T23:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:26:32","slug":"asian-golf-tour-tees-off-in-egypt-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/sports\/2022\/09\/06\/news\/6654\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian golf tour tees off in Egypt for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6655\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/golf-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asian Tour players will be teeing off at Cairo\u2019s Madinaty Golf Club from Nov. 10 to 13. (Madinaty Golf Club)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CAIRO, Broadcasting News Corporation : The Asian Tour\u2019s groundbreaking International Series has expanded its schedule with a first-ever visit to Egypt, with players teeing off at Cairo\u2019s Madinaty Golf Club from Nov. 10 to 13. The event boasts prize money of $1.5 million and will play a key role in determining the Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, as well as the International Series money list winner. \u201cThis has been an unprecedented season and we are delighted to be able to announce exciting news about the Asian Tour\u2019s first visit to Egypt,\u201d said Cho Minn Thant, commissioner and CEO of the organization. \u201cThe International Series Egypt is a spectacular addition to our schedule that will provide our members with a unique opportunity to compete somewhere new while allowing the Tour to broaden its reach.\u201d The announcement of the event coincides with the country emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Series is set to be the largest professional golf event staged in the country this century. Madinaty Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in late 2020, is already playing an active role on the Egyptian golf scene, having hosted the country\u2019s prestigious amateur championship. Josh North, general manager of the club, said: \u201cAll of us at Madinaty Golf Club are delighted to be hosting the International Series at the club for the first time. Our agronomy team is already closely cooperating with the Asian Tour to ensure that the course is in peak condition come November. This will be an exciting experience for our wider team too and we are already hard at work to ensure that we hit our targets and achieve the same goal in making this the very best tournament it can be.\u201d Mark Chapleski, executive vice-president of Troon International, whose venues host large events, said: \u201cWe are incredibly excited to be hosting the International Series for the first time in Egypt and we thank the Asian Tour for their trust in Madinaty and Troon to host this event. Madinaty Golf Club is a special venue and Troon would like to congratulate our team and ownership for being selected to host this major golf tournament.\u201d NEWS COLLECTED FROM ARAB NEWS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAIRO, Broadcasting News Corporation : The Asian Tour\u2019s groundbreaking International Series has expanded its schedule with a first-ever visit to Egypt, with players teeing off at Cairo\u2019s Madinaty Golf Club from Nov. 10 to 13. 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