{"id":12990,"date":"2013-03-08T05:08:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T05:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12990"},"modified":"2013-03-08T05:08:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T05:08:24","slug":"ryder-cup-stars-line-up-for-avantha-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12990","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup stars line up for Avantha Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greater Noida<\/strong>:  Edoardo Molinari is one of six players with Ryder Cup pedigree competing in the fourth edition of the Avantha Masters next week.
 
The Italian will be joined at Jaypee Greens Golf Course by his fellow former Ryder Cup stars Ignacio Garrido of Spain, England\u2019s David Howell, Frenchman Thomas Levet, Scotland\u2019s Colin Montgomerie and Welshman Philip Price.
 
Between them, the six have amassed a total of 31 points in the biennial contest, with Montgomerie contributing most to the European cause with 23.5 points won in eight appearances as a player.
Molinari played under Montgomerie\u2019s captaincy in Wales in 2010, winning one point out of a possible three as Europe survived a final day fight back to defeat the Americans 14\u00bd-13\u00bd. 
 
The two-time European Tour champion will be making his debut in the Avantha Masters, which will be tri-sanctioned by The European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India.
He said: \u201cPart of the joy of playing golf for a living is travelling the world and experiencing new countries and different cultures, so I\u2019m really looking forward to playing in the Avantha Masters for the first time next week.
 
\u201cI have heard that golf is getting bigger in India all the time, so I\u2019m excited about experiencing the atmosphere and hopefully I can give a good account of myself.\u201d
 
Molinari is one of 50 European Tour winners in the illustrious field, including one former European Number One in Montgomerie and four winners of the Asian Tour Order of Merit: namely Thailand\u2019s Thongchai Jaidee, the Indian duo of Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh, and China\u2019s Liang Wenchong. 
 
Randhawa and Singh will lead the home challenge in Greater Noida, with Challenge Tour champions Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shiv Kapur and two-time European Tour champion SSP Chowrasia also vying to take home the lion\u2019s share of the \u20ac1.8million prize fund.
 
Delhi\u2019s favourite son Daniel Chopra will also be return to his father\u2019s birthplace to tee up in the Avantha Masters for the first time.
The two-time US PGA Tour champion, who was born in Sweden but raised in India, will be bidding to capture his third professional title on \u2018home\u2019 soil, having won the Indian Masters and the Indian PGA Championship in 1994.    
 
Held for the first time at the Greg Norman-designed Jaypee Greens GC, which at 7,347 yards is India\u2019s longest golf course, the Avantha Masters will offer free entry to all spectators.<\/p>\n

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By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ryder Cup stars line up for the Avantha Masters<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Greater NOIDA, March 7<\/b>:  Edoardo Molinari is one of six players with Ryder Cup pedigree competing in the fourth edition of the Avantha Masters next week. <\/p>\n

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The Italian will be joined at Jaypee Greens Golf Course by his fellow former Ryder Cup stars Ignacio Garrido of Spain, England\u2019s David Howell, Frenchman Thomas Levet, Scotland\u2019s Colin Montgomerie and Welshman Philip Price.<\/p>\n

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Between them, the six have amassed a total of 31 points in the biennial contest, with Montgomerie contributing most to the European cause with 23.5 points won in eight appearances as a player. <\/p>\n

Molinari played under Montgomerie\u2019s captaincy in Wales in 2010, winning one point out of a possible three as Europe survived a final day fight back to defeat the Americans 14\u00bd-13\u00bd.  <\/p>\n

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The two-time European Tour champion will be making his debut in the Avantha Masters, which will be tri-sanctioned by The European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India. <\/p>\n

He said: \u201cPart of the joy of playing golf for a living is travelling the world and experiencing new countries and different cultures, so I\u2019m really looking forward to playing in the Avantha Masters for the first time next week.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have heard that golf is getting bigger in India all the time, so I\u2019m excited about experiencing the atmosphere and hopefully I can give a good account of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Molinari is one of 50<\/a> <\/span>European Tour winners in the illustrious field, including one former European Number One in Montgomerie and four winners of the Asian Tour Order of Merit: namely Thailand\u2019s Thongchai Jaidee, the Indian duo of Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh, and China\u2019s Liang Wenchong.  <\/p>\n

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Randhawa and Singh will lead the home challenge in Greater Noida, with Challenge Tour champions Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shiv Kapur and two-time European Tour champion SSP Chowrasia also vying to take home the lion\u2019s share of the \u20ac1.8million prize fund.<\/p>\n

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Delhi\u2019s favourite son Daniel Chopra will also be return to his father\u2019s birthplace to tee up in the Avantha Masters for the first time.<\/p>\n

The two-time US PGA Tour champion, who was born in Sweden but raised in India, will be bidding to capture his third professional title on \u2018home\u2019 soil, having won the Indian Masters and the Indian PGA Championship in 1994.     <\/p>\n

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Held for the first time at the Greg Norman-designed Jaypee Greens GC, which at 7,347 yards is India\u2019s longest golf course, the Avantha Masters will offer free entry to all spectators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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