{"id":17710,"date":"2013-10-05T08:29:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T08:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17710"},"modified":"2013-10-05T08:29:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T08:29:56","slug":"homegrown-heroes-adam-scott-and-jason-day-to-represent-australia-at-isps-handa-world-cup-of-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17710","title":{"rendered":"Homegrown heroes Adam Scott and Jason Day to represent Australia at ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Melbourne<\/strong>, Victoria, AUS: Tournament officials on Friday announced Australia\u2019s own Adam Scott and Jason Day have confirmed they will represent their country on home soil in the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club fromNovember 21-24.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Scott and Day, who have been dubbed the \u2018super team\u2019, will form part of an elite field of 60 players from around the world. The event boasts a US $8 million total purse and returns to an individual stroke-play competition for $7 million with a concurrent team competition (adding the total scores of the two man teams) for $1 million. In addition the ISPS HANDA World Cup will provide Official World Golf Ranking points.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Louise Asher, commented: \u201cI am sure that the World Cup of Golf will be a great showcase for golf in this state. It is exciting that once again Royal Melbourne will be broadcast to a global audience through this top international competition.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cThe 2013 World Cup of Golf is estimated to create between $25 million to $30 million in economic benefit to Victoria and will attract up to 9,000 interstate and international visitors. I would invite fans from around the country and overseas to visit Melbourne to experience the World Cup and everything Melbourne has to offer\u201d, Ms Asher said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">World No. 2 and current Masters champion Scott said: \u201cI am looking forward to playing the ISPS HANDA World Cup and representing Australia at Royal Melbourne with Jason Day. It will be a great week for Australian golf where we will be playing a World Cup in Australia for the first time in 25 years!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201dI\u2019m looking forward to getting back down to play at Royal Melbourne,\u201d said Jason Day. \u201cAs I grew to love golf, I loved watching Adam Scott play. It\u2019s fun to play the World Cup with a guy that I\u2019ve known since I was 15. It is an honor to represent Australia. Hopefully Scotty and I can get a victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The Founder and Chairman of the International Sports Promotion Society, Dr. Haruhisa Handa, commented: \u201cISPS has a long history of supporting golf globally and we are delighted and proud to be title sponsor of the World Cup with such a rich array of talent from so many different countries. The ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf will be an exciting week for golf and a great way of displaying the power of sport and furthering our vision for golf to become a Paralympic sport in the future\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Sport and Recreation, Hugh Delahunty, said: \u201cWe are proud that Australia will be represented by our finest two golfers in Adam Scott and Jason Day and we wish them every success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">CEO of the PGA of Australia Brian Thorburn added: \u201cAdam Scott and Jason Day partnering to represent our country at the ISPA HANDA World Cup of Golf is a coup for Australian sports fans and will ensure a successful event in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cWith our two highest ranked players competing in the World Cup, Australia will have its best chance of claiming the coveted title and I wish them both the very best of luck,\u201d Mr Thorburn said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf will be staged and promoted by IMG.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Tickets to witness the ISPS HANDA World Cup are on sale now fromwww.ticketmaster.com.au.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Melbourne<\/strong>, Victoria, AUS: Tournament officials on Friday announced Australia\u2019s own Adam Scott and Jason Day have confirmed they will represent their country on home soil in the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club fromNovember 21-24.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Scott and Day, who have been dubbed the \u2018super team\u2019, will form part of an elite field of 60 players from around the world. The event boasts a US $8 million total purse and returns to an individual stroke-play competition for $7 million with a concurrent team competition (adding the total scores of the two man teams) for $1 million. 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