The 2006 Volvo Masters Of Asia At Thai Country Club

[Jai Dee]

The Volvo Masters of Asia tees off at Thai Country Club for the second successive season in December featuring the cream of the Asian Tour’s players.

One of the world’s most in-form golfers India’s Jeev Milkha Singh will compete in the tournament, which is being played from December 14 to 17, and offers a total purse of US$650,000.

Singh has claimed three titles this year, including the Volvo China Open and the Volvo Masters in Spain and is therefore on for a unique hatrick of titles. He also won the Dunlop Phoenix Open in Japan in November and has already secured the Asian Tour UBS Order of Merit title.

His compatriot and defending champion Shiv Kapur will return to Thai Country Club along Thailand’s top golfers Thongchai Jaidee, Thaworn Wiratchant and Prom Meesawat.

The Volvo Masters of Asia is a tournament that Volvo inaugurated in order to provide the region with a Tour Championship for the first time.

It was first played in 2002 and features an elite field of the top-60 players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit (taken after the penultimate event of the year).

Volvo staged the very successful Volvo Masters of Malaysia from 1994 to 2001 before deciding to upgrade the event after realizing the region would benefit greatly from having its own Tour Championship.

Former winners of the event are Korean Na from Korea (2002), Thongchai (2003), and Indian Jyoti Randhawa (2004).

The 2006 Volvo Masters of Asia takes place at the Thai Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand from 14th – 17th December 2006.

For more information go to www.volvomastersofasia.com