World Cup of Golf finds new home in China
March 15, 2010
BEIJING (AP)—The World Cup of Golf is moving to a new home in southern Chinaand will return in 2011 as a biennial event to accommodate the sport’s inclusionin the Olympic Games.
The 28-team competition will shift from the Mission Hills Shenzhen complexnear Hong Kong to the Mission Hills Resort on Hainan, China’s island province inthe South China Sea, the Asian Tour said in a news release Monday.
Total prize money will rise from $5,500,000 to $7,500,000, making it one ofthe sport’s richest events. Each member of the winning two-man team will takehome $1,200,000.
Golf will return to the Olympics in 2016.
The new Mission Hills Resort on Hainan is China’s largest golf development,boasting 22 courses.
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