{"id":17689,"date":"2013-10-06T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T14:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17689"},"modified":"2013-10-06T14:59:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T14:59:40","slug":"mercuries-taiwan-masters-continues-to-shine-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17689","title":{"rendered":"‘Mercuries Taiwan Masters continues to shine with me’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tamsu<\/strong>i, Chinese Taipei: Like the Asian Tour which is celebrating its milestone 10th season this year, the Mercuries Taiwan Masters has long been a permanent fixture on the Tour\u2019s schedule since it was established as a player-led organization in 2004.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Inspired by the Masters Tournament of America, Mercuries Group chairman George Wong set out to create a special golf tournament that would stand the test of time and uphold the tradition of the game of golf.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>The Mercuries Taiwan Masters was born in 1987 and has been the mainstay on the region\u2019s premier Tour schedule since 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Mercuries Taiwan Masters celebrates its 27th edition at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club this year, expectations are once again raised for another successful staging of the storied event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe success of the Asian Tour mirrors that of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. We\u2019ve both grown in stature and it\u2019s always good to welcome the best players from the Asian Tour to Tamsui annually to compete with our local players,\u201d said Wong, whose diversified business interests include finance and insurance, food chain, technology, biochemical and clothing lines.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cOnly with stiff competition can players from both domestic and Asian Tour improve. I\u2019m confident that we\u2019ll witness more of such quality competition in the years to come,\u201d added Wong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Past champions who have emerged victorious at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club include reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Thaworn Wiratchant (2004), Lu Wei-chih (2005 and 2011), Gaurav Ghei (2006), Lu Wen-the (2007 & 2008), Lin Wen-tang (2009), Pariya Junhasavasdik (2010) and Tsai Chi-huang (2012).<\/p>\n

While the Mercuries Taiwan Masters holds the distinction of being the richest Asian Tour tournament to be staged in Chinese Taipei, its community outreach efforts have also made it a very popular event for the people in the seaside district located in Northern Chinese Taipei.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past 27 years, we\u2019ve established the Mercuries Taiwan Masters as a very popular event not only for the players but also the community. It has promoted the game of golf well and given the people a chance to understand the sport better,\u201d said Wong.<\/p>\n

The Mercuries Taiwan Masters has grown to become a significant annual event for the people in Tamsui where activities including school visits, charity drives and carnivals have led to support and interest for the tournament increasing tenfold over the years.<\/p>\n

It will be another three years before golf makes its welcome return to the Olympic games in 2016 but Wong is already anticipating heightened interest with the Mercuries Taiwan Masters playing a key role in stirring up fervent support for the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters when golf makes its return to the Olympic game. I\u2019m confident that through the buzz created by the Mercuries Taiwan Masters, we\u2019ll witness greater interest for golf and mobilize more fans from Chinese Taipei to get involved in the sport,\u201d said Wong.<\/p>\n

Mercuries Taiwan Masters continues to shine with me
Tamsui, Chinese Taipei: Like the Asian Tour which is celebrating its milestone 10th season this year, the Mercuries Taiwan Masters has long been a permanent fixture on the Tour\u2019s schedule since it was established as a player-led organization in 2004.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the Masters Tournament of America, Mercuries Group chairman George Wong set out to create a special golf tournament that would stand the test of time and uphold the tradition of the game of golf.<\/p>\n

The Mercuries Taiwan Masters was born in 1987 and has been the mainstay on the region\u2019s premier Tour schedule since 2004.<\/p>\n

As the Mercuries Taiwan Masters celebrates its 27th edition at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club this year, expectations are once again raised for another successful staging of the storied event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe success of the Asian Tour mirrors that of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. We\u2019ve both grown in stature and it\u2019s always good to welcome the best players from the Asian Tour to Tamsui annually to compete with our local players,\u201d said Wong, whose diversified business interests include finance and insurance, food chain, technology, biochemical and clothing lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly with stiff competition can players from both domestic and Asian Tour improve. I\u2019m confident that we\u2019ll witness more of such quality competition in the years to come,\u201d added Wong.<\/p>\n

Past champions who have emerged victorious at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club include reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Thaworn Wiratchant (2004), Lu Wei-chih (2005 and 2011), Gaurav Ghei (2006), Lu Wen-the (2007 & 2008), Lin Wen-tang (2009), Pariya Junhasavasdik (2010) and Tsai Chi-huang (2012).<\/p>\n

While the Mercuries Taiwan Masters holds the distinction of being the richest Asian Tour tournament to be staged in Chinese Taipei, its community outreach efforts have also made it a very popular event for the people in the seaside district located in Northern Chinese Taipei.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past 27 years, we\u2019ve established the Mercuries Taiwan Masters as a very popular event not only for the players but also the community. It has promoted the game of golf well and given the people a chance to understand the sport better,\u201d said Wong.<\/p>\n

The Mercuries Taiwan Masters has grown to become a significant annual event for the people in Tamsui where activities including school visits, charity drives and carnivals have led to support and interest for the tournament increasing tenfold over the years.<\/p>\n

It will be another three years before golf makes its welcome return to the Olympic games in 2016 but Wong is already anticipating heightened interest with the Mercuries Taiwan Masters playing a key role in stirring up fervent support for the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters when golf makes its return to the Olympic game. I\u2019m confident that through the buzz created by the Mercuries Taiwan Masters, we\u2019ll witness greater interest for golf and mobilize more fans from Chinese Taipei to get involved in the sport,\u201d said Wong.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tamsu<\/strong>i, Chinese Taipei: Like the Asian Tour which is celebrating its milestone 10th season this year, the Mercuries Taiwan Masters has long been a permanent fixture on the Tour\u2019s schedule since it was established as a player-led organization in 2004.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Inspired by the Masters Tournament of America, Mercuries Group chairman George Wong set out to create a special golf tournament that would stand the test of time and uphold the tradition of the game of golf.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[10900,2608,10901,1534],"class_list":["post-17689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news","tag-chairman-george","tag-gaurav-ghei","tag-pariya-junhasavasdik","tag-thaworn-wiratchant"],"yoast_head":"\n'Mercuries Taiwan Masters continues to shine with me' - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17689\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"'Mercuries Taiwan Masters continues to shine with me' - 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