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1 15FEBRUARY2010 The Top 15 in The 2010 Race to Dubai 1 Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA) 525, Martin KAYMER (GER) 344, Robert KARLSSON (SWE) 308, Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) 300, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) 297, Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) 280, Andrew DODT (AUS) 250, Pablo MARTIN (ESP) 200, Richie RAMSAY (SCO) 192, Anders HANSEN (DEN) 189, Richard FINCH (ENG) 183, Darren CLARKE (NIR) 179, Edoardo MOLINARI (ITA) 177, Ian POULTER (ENG) 166, Keith HORNE (RSA) 153, All-star cast gathered in Arizona World Number Four, Lee Westwood of England, headlines an all-star cast in this week s World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play, with European Tour Members filling eight of the top ten seedings as the unpredictability of matchplay golf takes centre stage. No fewer than 40 of the 64 players gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dove Mountain in Arizona s Sonaran Desert are in European Tour Membership, and inevitably the draw has thrown up a number of exciting match-ups, with 12 European Tour head-to-heads in the first round. Westwood (pictured below), top seed in the Gary Player bracket, against fellow Englishman and 2009 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, Chris Wood, is one such mouth-watering tie, as the duo from This week on The European Tour Feb 17-21, 2010 WGC - Accenture Match Play Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain - Marana, Arizona, USA PRIZE FUND: US$8,500,000 DEFENDING CHAMPION: Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) the same management stable, who finished joint third in last year s Open Championship, meet on the opening day. The Gary Player bracket is brimming with international players, including defending champion Geoff Ogilvy in the same section of the draw as Westwood. The Australian is looking to become the first player to win the title three times, following his successes in 2006 and He was also runnerup in 2007 and has reached the final in three of the four times he has played. His impressive record of won 17 matches, lost two will make him a formidable opponent for Swede Alexander Noren in the first round, playing in his first WGC - Accenture Match Play. The same bracket also includes 2007 champion Henrik Stenson, who faces American Ben Crane, US PGA Champion YE Yang, South African Major winners Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, and dogged Danes Søren Hansen and Søren Kjeldsen. Whoever makes it through the Gary Player Division certainly deserves a place in the semi-final. American World Number Two Steve Stricker, who won the title in 2001 when ranked 55th, is now the top seed and will face England s Ross McGowan in the opening round. Masters Champion Angel Cabrera is also in the Bobby Jones bracket, taking on Adam Scott in the opening round, as is another Major Champion, Padraig Harrington, who faces India s Jeev Milkha Singh on Wednesday morning. Cabrera and Harrington, who between them have won all four Majors, could meet in the third round. Germany s Martin Kaymer heads up the Ben Hogan bracket and has a tough opening match against Chad Campbell, who finished fourth in his last appearance in the WGC Accenture Match Play in Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who so impressed on his US debut in this event last year, faces another of the game s younger generation in Kevin Na. Indeed, 23 are under the age of 30, setting a new record, with Japan s Ryo Ishikawa the youngest player to compete in the event, aged 18 and 154 days. And there is the possibility of brother versus brother in the Sam Snead bracket as the Molinari s from Italy could meet in the quarter finals if they get through. Edoardo and Francesco are the first brothers to compete in the WGC Accenture Match Play but safe passage will not be easy, with Edoardo facing the reigning Open Champion, Stewart Cink, and Francesco up against former Masters Champion Zach Johnson. Last year s beaten finalist Paul Casey of England (pictured above), may also stand in their way as the tournament progresses. Next event on the European Senior Tour Mar 5-7, 2010 The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei PRIZE FUND US$400,000 Defending Champion: Mike Cunning (USA) This Week on the European Challenge Tour Feb 18-21, 2010 Abierto Internacional de Golf Il Copa Antioquia Club Campestre El Rodeo, Sede La Macarena, Medellin, Colombia PRIZE FUND US$220,000 (NEW EVENT)

2 WGC - Accenture match play FACTS AND FIGURES First played: 1999 Past winners: Jeff Maggert, 1999; Darren Clarke, 2000; Steve Stricker, 2001; Kevin Sutherland, 2002; Tiger Woods, ; David Toms, 2005; Geoff Ogilvy, 2006; Henrik Stenson, 2007; Tiger Woods, 2008; Geoff Ogilvy, 2009 Consecutive wins: Tiger Woods, Youngest winner: Tiger Woods, 27 and 62 days, 2003 Oldest winner: David Toms, 38 and 54 days, 2005 Biggest winning margins: 9 and 8: Tiger Woods beat Stephen Ames, 2006 (18 hole matches) 8 and 7: Stephen Ames beat Robert Karlsson, and 6: Sergio Garcia beat Mike Weir, and 6: Craig Stadler beat Craig Parry, and 6: Brad Faxon beat Kenny Perry, and 6: Darren Clarke beat Davis Love III, and 6: Tiger Woods beat Stephen Leaney, and 6: Phil Mickelson beat Ben Curtis, and 6: Davis Love III beat Lee Westwood, and 6: Mark Hensby beat Stephen Ames, and 6: Camilo Villegas beat Rod Pampling, 2009 Biggest winning margins: 8 and 7: Tiger Woods beat Stewart Cink, 2008 (36 hole final) 6 and 5: David Toms beat Chris DiMarco, 2005 Longest matches: Mike Weir beat Loren Roberts at the 26th hole, 2003 Scott Verplank beat Lee Westwood at the 26th hole, 2006 Leading money winner: Tiger Woods - 3,860,239 Most matches played: 39, Tiger Woods Most matches won: 32, Tiger Woods Most consecutive matches won: 13, Tiger Woods (won 12), 2005 (first round win) Holes-in-one: Scott McCarron, Round 1, Hole 14, 2002 Ben Crane, Round 2, Hole 16, 2006 CARD OF THE COURSE Hole Yards Metres Par OUT In TOTAL DID YOU KNOW? Geoff Ogilvy is trying to make history in the WGC Accenture Match Play by becoming the first player to win the event three times, having already triumphed in 2006 and The Australian has a wonderful record in the event. He won on his debut in 2006, was runner-up in 2007, lost in round one in 2008 and defeated Paul Casey 12 months ago to win his second title. He has amassed 2,839,315 from only four appearances. Padraig Harrington will be playing in his 31st WGC career event. Only Stuart Appleby, with 32 has played more. There will be 40 European Tour Members competing at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club. Seven of those will be making their debut in the tournament. They are: Simon Dyson, Thongchai Jaidee, Ross McGowan, Edoardo and Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren and Chris Wood. Of these seven, five of them will be making their first appearance in a WGC event. They are: McGowan, both Molinari brothers, Noren and Wood. Edoardo and Francesco will make history by becoming the first brothers to play in the same WGC Accenture Match Play Course Record: N/A Architect: Jack Nicklaus, 2008 Prize Fund: US$8,500,000 Approximate Prize Fund Breakdown USA UK POS US Dollar Sterling Euro 1 1,400, ,019, , , , , , , , , , , QF 270, , , R 140, , , R 95, , , R 45, , , This week s exchange Rate is dollar to 1 pound ster- Edoardo and Francesco Molinari, pictured right, will become the first brothers to play in the same WGC - Accenture Match Play when they line up on Wednesday morning in Round One.

3 wgc - accenture match play - Draw 1. Steve Stricker 2. Lee Westwood 64. Ross McGowan 32. Ryo Ishikawa 63. Chris Wood 31. Nick Watney 33. Michael Sim 16. Robert Karlsson 49. Rory Sabbatini 17. Ross Fisher Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona USA February 17-21, Yuta Ikeda 15. Ernie Els 50. Ryan Moore 18. Retief Goosen 48. Thongchai Jaidee 8. Padraig Harrington 47. Søren Hansen 7. Henrik Stenson 57. Jeev Milka Singh 25. Anthony Kim 58. Ben Crane 26. Y E Yang 40. Matt Kuchar 9. Ian Poulter 56. Justin Leonard 24. Angel Cabrera 41. Adam Scott 4. Martin Kaymer 61. Chad Campbell 39. Søren Kjeldsen 10. Geoff Ogilvy 55. Alexander Noren 23. Camilo Villegas 42. Dustin Johnson 3. Jim Furyk 62. Scott Verplank 29. Vijay Singh 30. Hunter Mahan 36. Tim Clark 35. Charl Schwartzel 13. Sergio Garcia 52. David Toms 20. Lucas Glover 45. Anders Hansen 14. Sean O Hair 51. Simon Dyson 19. Stewart Cink 46. Edoardo Molinari 5. Rory McIlroy 6. Paul Casey 60. Kevin Na 28. Miguel A Jiménez 59. Stephen Ames 27. Alvaro Quiros 37. Oliver Wilson 12. Robert Allenby 53. Peter Hanson 21. Luke Donald 38. Mike Weir 11. Kenny Perry 54. Brian Gay 22. Zach Johnson 44. Graeme McDowell 43. Francesco Molinari NB: Players in bold denote European Tour Members

4 THE RACE TO DUBAI ON THE 2010 EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE Oct Nov Sep Oct Aug Sep Jul Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 10 Dec 09 Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund Alfred Dunhill Championship Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa Pablo Martin, ESP =271 (-17) 158,500 / 1,000, South African Open Championship Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, Western Cape, SA Richie Ramsay, SCO ** =275 (-13) 158,500 / 1,010, Africa Open East London GC, East London, Eastern Cape, SA Charl Schwartzel, RSA =272 (-20) 158,500 / 993, Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, South Africa Charl Schwartzel, RSA =261 (-23) 206,050 / 1,313, Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE Martin Kaymer, GER =267 (-21) 250,000 / 1,504, Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC, Doha, Qatar Robert Karlsson, SWE =273 (-15) 294,585 / 1,760,945 presented by Dolphin Energy 4-7 Omega Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE Miguel A Jiménez, ESP =277 (-11) 296,500 / 1,765, Avantha Masters DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India Andrew Dodt, AUS =274 (-14) 250,000 / 1,488, WGC Accenture Match Play Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona, USA $8,500, Maybank Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $2,000, WGC CA Championship Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA $8,500, Hassan II Golf Trophy Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 1,375, Open de Andalucia de Golf Parador de Málaga Golf, Málaga, Spain 1,000, Estoril Open de Portugal Penha Longa GC, Linho Sintra, Estoril, Portugal 1,000, Masters Tournament Augusta National GC, Georgia, USA 8-11 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Porto Santo Golfe, Madeira, Portugal 700, Volvo China Open Suzhou Jinji Lake International GC, Suzhou, China $2,500, Ballantine s Championship Pinx GC, Jeju Island, South Korea 2,200, May Open de España Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain 2,000, BMW Italian Open Royal Park I Roveri, Turin, Italy 1,300, Open Cala Millor Mallorca Pula GC, Son Servera, Mallorca, Spain 1,000, BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Wentworth Club, Surrey, England 4,500, Madrid Masters Venue - to be confirmed 1,500, The Celtic Manor Wales Open The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales 1,800, Austrian Golf Open Fontana GC, Vienna, Austria 1,000, US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California, USA SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France 600, BMW International Open Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany 2,000, Alstom Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, France 8-11 The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond GC, Glasgow, Scotland 3,000, THE 139th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Nordea Scandinavian Masters Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden 2,000, Aug 3 Irish Open Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland 3,000, WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, USA $8,500, US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA Czech Open 2010 Prosper Golf Resort, Celadná, Czech Republic 2,000, Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland 1,400, Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland 2,000, KLM Open Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, The Netherlands 1,800, TBA TBA The Vivendi Venue - to be confirmed 1-3 THE RYDER CUP The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales 7-10 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarn, Scotland $5,000, Portugal Masters Oceanico Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Portugal 3,000, CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Spain 2,000, Andalucia Masters Club de Golf Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain 3,000, WGC - HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China $7,000, Barclays Singapore Open The Tanjong & The Serapong, Sentosa GC, Singapore Hong Kong Open Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong $2,500, DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE $7,500,000 Date to be confirmed Volvo World Match Play Championship Finca Cortesin GC, Casares, Spain Nov ** denotes play-off

5 Pos Lst Best Name Cntry Event Wk Pos Played 1 (1) (1) Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA) (6) (2) (2) Martin KAYMER (GER) (3) (3) (2) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) (3) (4) (4) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) (3) (5) (5) Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) (3) (6) (4) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) (3) ^ 7 (0) (7) Andrew DODT (AUS) (1) SIGNIFICANT MOVER OF THE WEEK 8 (7) (1) Pablo MARTIN (ESP) (4) (10) (2) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) (6) (8) (3) Anders HANSEN (DEN) (6) (109) (11) Richard FINCH (ENG) (7) (15) (7) Darren CLARKE (NIR) (5) ~ 13 (9) (6) Edoardo MOLINARI (ITA) (6) (11) (5) Ian POULTER (ENG) (2) (12) (4) Keith HORNE (RSA) (6) (13) (4) Shiv KAPUR (IND) (6) (14) (12) Rory MCILROY (NIR) (2) (16) (16) Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) (3) (17) (6) Thomas AIKEN (RSA) (7) (18) (11) Louis OOSTHUIZEN (RSA) (6) (19) (13) Søren HANSEN (DEN) (5) (41) (22) Richard BLAND (ENG) (6) ~# 23 (35) (9) Fredrik A SSON HED (SWE) (5) (22) (14) Shane LOWRY (IRL) (6) (20) (15) Brett RUMFORD (AUS) (3) (21) (19) Paul CASEY (ENG) (3) (85) (27) David DRYSDALE (SCO) (7) (23) (23) David HORSEY (ENG) (4) (24) (24) Oliver WILSON (ENG) (3) (30) (4) Gareth MAYBIN (NIR) (6) (25) (4) Robert ROCK (ENG) (6) ~# 32 (43) (17) Rick KULACZ (AUS) (4) (26) (26) Thomas BJÖRN (DEN) (6) (171)(34) Barry LANE (ENG) (7) ~# 35 (27) (10) James KAMTE (RSA) (6) (28) (23) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) (3) (29) (14) Danny WILLETT (ENG) (4) ~ 38 (37) (20) Rhys DAVIES (WAL) (6) (31) (4) Richard STERNE (RSA) (4) * 40 (0) (40) Tetsuji HIRATSUKA (JPN) (1) (32) (12) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) (5) (33) (33) Peter HANSON (SWE) (3) (34) (18) Ariel CANETE (ARG) (6) (42) (16) Joost LUITEN (NED) (6) (36) (10) James KINGSTON (RSA) (6) (38) (38) Chris WOOD (ENG) (4) (39) (25) Hennie OTTO (RSA) (7) (40) (40) Henrik STENSON (SWE) (3) ~ 49 (54) (23) Peter WHITEFORD (SCO) (5) (60) (50) Marcel SIEM (GER) (6) (44) (44) Richard GREEN (AUS) (3) (45) (11) Darren FICHARDT (RSA) (6) (46) (10) Michiel BOTHMA (RSA) (4) (47) (38) Camilo VILLEGAS (COL) (2) (48) (12) Pelle EDBERG (SWE) (4) (108) (56) Jeppe HULDAHL (DEN) (4) (49) (41) Peter LAWRIE (IRL) (4) (64) (58) Marcus FRASER (AUS) (4) (50) (50) Nick DOUGHERTY (ENG) (4) (51) (51) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) (3) ^ 61 (52) (17) Trevor FISHER JNR (RSA) (4) (53) (8) Damien MCGRANE (IRL) (5) (88) (63) Pablo LARRAZÁBAL (ESP) (4) Number Eight after the Avantha Masters Australian Andrew Dodt moved straight into Number 7 on The European Tour Race to Dubai after his one stroke victory over Richard Finch at the Avantha Masters, held at DLF G&CC, New Delhi. Pos Lst Best Name Cntry Event Wk Pos Played 64 (55) (30) Michael HOEY (NIR) (7) ~c 65 (56) (16) James MORRISON (ENG) (4) (57) (57) Ross FISHER (ENG) (2) (58) (48) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) (2) ~a 68 (86) (38) John PARRY (ENG) (5) ^ 69 (59) (4) Dale WHITNELL (ENG) (2) (61) (55) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) (3) (62) (29) Mikko ILONEN (FIN) (5) (63) (51) Niclas FASTH (SWE) (3) ~# 73 (163)(73) Steven O HARA (SCO) (3) (65) (21) Branden GRACE (RSA) (4) ~# 75 (90) (39) Clodomiro CARRANZA (ARG) (4) (167)(76) Oliver FISHER (ENG) (7) (66) (11) Ignacio GARRIDO (ESP) (5) (67) (55) Ricardo GONZALEZ (ARG) (3) (55) Retief GOOSEN (RSA) (1) ^ 80 (69) (31) Jaco VAN ZYL (RSA) (4) (70) (70) Paul WARING (ENG) (5) (71) (66) David LYNN (ENG) (5) (72) (71) Simon DYSON (ENG) (3) (73) (73) Alexander NOREN (SWE) (3) ~# 85 (74) (60) Sam HUTSBY (ENG) (4) (75) (75) Peter HEDBLOM (SWE) (3) (76) (76) Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) (3) ^ 88 (0) (88) Jason KNUTZON (USA) (1) (77) (77) Christian NILSSON (SWE) (3) ~# 90 (102) (22) Andrew COLTART (SCO) (4) (78) (63) Marc WARREN (SCO) (3) (79) (45) Paul BROADHURST (ENG) (4) (80) (50) Raphaël JACQUELIN (FRA) (5) ~# 94 (81) (24) Alejandro CAÑIZARES (ESP) (4) ^ 95 (82) (33) Oliver BEKKER (RSA) (4) (120)(96) Robert-Jan DERKSEN (NED) (4) (83) (8) Michael LORENZO-VERA (FRA) (4) ^ 98 (84) (37) Josh CUNLIFFE (RSA) (3) ~ 99 (139)(36) Richard MCEVOY (ENG) (5) ~# 100 (111) (35) George COETZEE (RSA) (5) (87) (87) Prayad MARKSAENG (THA) (4) ~# 102 (89) (89) Stephen GALLACHER (SCO) (5) (168)(103) Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) (4) ~c 104 (91) (15) Sion E BEBB (WAL) (3) (92) (21) Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) (4) (93) (55) Anthony KIM (USA) (1) ^ 107 (0) (107) Chih-bing LAM (SIN) (1) (94) (29) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) (6) (95) (26) Miles TUNNICLIFF (ENG) (2) (19) Michael JONZON (SWE) (5) (97) (97) Stephen DODD (WAL) (3) ~# 112 (98) (22) Jamie ELSON (ENG) (5) (99) (69) Mikael LUNDBERG (SWE) (5) (123)(114) Felipe AGUILAR (CHI) (4) ** 115 (100)(45) Neil CHEETHAM (ENG) (2) (101) (44) Marc CAYEUX (ZIM) (4) ~# 117 (103) (38) Simon KHAN (ENG) (4) (104) (91) Søren KJELDSEN (DEN) (2) ~# 119 (105) (42) Carl SUNESON (ESP) (5) (106) (32) Benn BARHAM (ENG) (3) ~# 121 (121)(39) Patrik SJÖLAND (SWE) (3) (107) (52) John BICKERTON (ENG) (5) (110) (42) Kenneth FERRIE (ENG) (7) (112) (73) Jamie DONALDSON (WAL) (3) (73) Steve WEBSTER (ENG) (3) (114) (98) Daniel VANCSIK (ARG) (4) * 127 (0) (127) Kwanchai TANNIN (THA) (1) * (127) Darren BECK (AUS) (1) ~# 129 (115) (54) Simon THORNTON (IRL) (2) * denotes Affiliate Member ~ Challenge Tour Graduates finishing within positions 1-10 # Qualifying School Graduates ^^ Challenge Tour Member c Challenge Tour Graduates (11c) finishing within positions % Category 15 Member

6 AVANTHA MASTERS Finca DLF G&CC, Cortesin, New Casares, Delhi, India, Spain, February Oct Nov - 14, 1, Tournament Summary OUT IN TOTAL Pros Ams PAR: Number Played in tournament 125 YARDS: Less Players who missed 36 hole cut 143 (-1) 59 METRES: Number Played in final rounds First Round Second Round Third Round Round-by- M Siem 64 (-8) Round Chan Y-S 65 (-7) Leaders 8 players on 67 (-5) Chan Y-S 133 (-11) B Lane 134 (-10) J Parry 134 (-10) 6 players on 135 (-9) R Bland 205 (-11) F A sson-hed 205 (-11) R Gangjee 205 (-11) T Hiratsuka 205 (-11) D Beck 205 (-11) B Lane 205 (-11) Chan Y-S 205 (-11) 3 players on 206 (-10) Hole(s) in one: None Course Record: 62 (-10); T Hiratsuka, Rnd 2 Play off details: None Albatross: None Preferred Lies: No Total Prize Money: 1,488,260 Exchange Rate: / = Weather: Thurs: Hazy sunshine. Max 22C. Winds NW 5-10mph, very light winds. Fri: Variable cloud with afternoon thunderstorms. Max 23C. Winds NE-NW 5-10mph. Sat: Morning fog becoming mostly sunny. Max 23C. Winds NW 5-10mph. Sun: Mostly sunny. Max 23C. Winds NW 6-12mph. Pos. Name Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd 4 Total Prize Money Pos. Name Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Total Prize Money 1 Andrew DODT AUS , , Richard FINCH ENG , , Barry LANE ENG , , David DRYSDALE SCO , , Richard BLAND ENG , , Tetsuji HIRATSUKA JPN , , Fredrik ANDERSSON HED SWE , , Yin-Shin CHAN TPE , , Steven O HARA SCO , , Jason KNUTZON USA , , Oliver FISHER ENG , , Darren CLARKE NIR , , Jeppe HULDAHL DEN , , Chih-bing LAM SIN , , Rahil GANGJEE IND , , Rick KULACZ AUS , , Richie RAMSAY SCO , , Peter WHITEFORD SCO , , Sung LEE KOR , , Hideto TANIHARA JPN , , Pablo LARRAZÁBAL ESP , , Jyoti RANDHAWA IND , , Kwanchai TANNIN THA , , Wen-hong LIN TPE , , Darren BECK AUS , , Marcel SIEM GER , , John PARRY ENG , , Terry PILKADARIS AUS , , Richard MCEVOY ENG , , Thaworn WIRATCHANT THA , , Robert-Jan DERKSEN NED , , Chapchai NIRAT THA , , Clodomiro CARRANZA ARG , , Angelo QUE PHI , , Joost LUITEN NED , , Wen-chong LIANG CHN , , Rhys DAVIES WAL , , Andrew COLTART SCO , , Marcus FRASER AUS , , Digvijay SINGH IND , , Arjun ATWAL IND , , Seung-yul NOH KOR , , Adam BLYTH AUS , , Gareth MAYBIN NIR , , Rafa ECHENIQUE ARG , , Udorn DUANGDECHA THA , , Kunal BHASIN AUS , , Grégory HAVRET FRA , , George COETZEE RSA , , Mark F HAASTRUP DEN , , Danny CHIA MAS , , Felipe AGUILAR CHI , , Ashok KUMAR IND , , Mardan MAMAT SIN , , Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL THA , , Scott HEND AUS , , Lee SLATTERY ENG , , David HOWELL ENG , , Shane LOWRY IRL , , Ted OH KOR , , Kiradech APHIBARNRAT THA , , Ben LEONG MAS , , Julien QUESNE FRA , , Patrik SJÖLAND SWE , , Anthony KANG USA , , Scott BARR AUS , , C MUNIYAPPA IND Jamie ELSON ENG Mark FOSTER ENG Keith HORNE RSA Gary LOCKERBIE ENG Seve BENSON ENG Mukesh KUMAR IND Harendra P GUPTA IND Mars PUCAY PHI Fabrizio ZANOTTI PAR Prayad MARKSAENG THA Phillip ARCHER ENG Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND Gurki SHERGILL IND Anirban LAHIRI IND James KAMTE RSA Jeev Milkha SINGH IND Shamim KHAN IND S S P CHOWRASIA IND Iain STEEL MAS Danny LEE NZL Stephan GROSS JR GER Marcus BOTH AUS Gaurav GHEI IND Chris GANE ENG Vikrant CHOPRA IND José-Filipe LIMA POR Mark BROWN NZL Andrew TAMPION AUS Eirik Tage JOHANSEN NOR Shiv KAPUR IND José Manuel LARA ESP Naman DAWAR IND Gaurav Pratap SINGH IND Tony CAROLAN AUS Carl SUNESON ESP Chris RODGERS ENG Fredrik OHLSSON SWE Harmeet KAHLON IND Gavin FLINT AUS Rashid KHAN (AM) IND Vijay KUMAR IND Ranjit SINGH IND Himmat SINGH RAI IND David GLEESON AUS Vishal SINGH IND Raju Ali MOLLAH IND Callum MACAULAY SCO Simon GRIFFITHS ENG Steven JEPPESEN SWE Kodai ICHIHARA JPN Andrew BUTTERFIELD ENG Peter BAKER ENG 73 RT Gary MURPHY IRL 74 RT Unho PARK AUS 75 RT Amandeep Singh JOHL IND 76 RT Sanjay KUMAR IND 76 RT Rahul GANAPATHY IND 79 RT Arjun SINGH IND 76 WD Rafael CABRERA-BELLO ESP 80 WD

7 After Round 4 POS NAME COUNTRY TO STROKE DRIVING DRIVING GREENS IN PUTTS PER PUTTS PER SAND PAR AVE ACCURACY DISTANCE (yds) REG GIR ROUND SAVES AVE % POS FPR AVE POS % POS GPR PR PH POS AVE POS % NO FROM 1 Andrew DODT AUS Richard FINCH ENG Richard BLAND ENG David DRYSDALE SCO Tetsuji HIRATSUKA JPN Barry LANE ENG Fredrik A SSON HED SWE Yin-Shin CHAN TPE Darren CLARKE NIR Oliver FISHER ENG Jeppe HULDAHL DEN Jason KNUTZON USA After Round 3 From the Avantha Masters Dodt on form across the board Andrew Dodt was impressive from tee to green at the Avantha Masters, where he won by one shot from Richard Finch after birdeing the final hole. A glance at Genworth Financial s Statistics shows that the Australian had the fourth best Average Driving Distance over the four rounds at DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi with yards, and was also fourth in the Putts Per Greens in Regulation category with putts per hole. Dodt was consistently good on the greens with an average of 27.5 putts per round, and he was so accurate over the course that he did not find a single bunker during the tournament. POS NAME COUNTRY TO STROKE DRIVING DRIVING GREENS IN PUTTS PER PUTTS PER SAND PAR AVE ACCURACY DISTANCE (yds) REG GIR ROUND SAVES AVE % POS FPR AVE POS % POS GPR PR PH POS AVE POS % NO FROM 1 Fredrik A SON HED SWE Darren BECK AUS Richard BLAND ENG Yin-Shin CHAN TPE Rahil GANGJEE IND Tetsuji HIRATSUKA JPN Barry LANE ENG Andrew DODT AUS David DRYSDALE SCO Kwanchai TANNIN THA Darren CLARKE NIR Jeppe HULDAHL DEN Wen-hong LIN TPE After Round 2 POS NAME COUNTRY TO STROKE DRIVING DRIVING GREENS IN PUTTS PER PUTTS PER SAND PAR AVE ACCURACY DISTANCE (yds) REG GIR ROUND SAVES After Round 1 AVE % POS FPR AVE POS % POS GPR PR PH POS AVE POS % NO FROM 1 Yin-Shin CHAN TPE Barry LANE ENG John PARRY ENG Darren BECK AUS Andrew DODT AUS David DRYSDALE SCO Tetsuji HIRATSUKA JPN Rick KULACZ AUS Chih-bing LAM SIN Rahil GANGJEE IND Sung LEE KOR Kwanchai TANNIN THA Darren CLARKE NIR POS NAME COUNTRY TO STROKE DRIVING DRIVING GREENS IN PUTTS PER PUTTS PER SAND PAR AVE ACCURACY DISTANCE (yds) REG GIR ROUND SAVES AVE % POS FPR AVE POS % POS GPR PR PH POS AVE POS % NO FROM 1 Marcel SIEM GER Yin-Shin CHAN TPE Robert-Jan DERKSEN NED Andrew DODT AUS Rahil GANGJEE IND Chih-bing LAM SIN Barry LANE ENG John PARRY ENG Thaworn WIRATCHANT THA Fredrik A SSON HED SWE Richard BLAND ENG David DRYSDALE SCO Rick KULACZ AUS

8 After the Austrian Avantha Golf Masters Open DRIVING ACCURACY Pos Name Fairways per Round % Fairways Hit Fairways Played Stats Rounds 1 Steven O HARA Adilson DA SILVA John BICKERTON Carl SUNESON David HORSEY DRIVING DISTANCE Pos Name Average Total Total Stats Rounds 1 Julien GUERRIER Alvaro QUIROS Scott HEND George COETZEE Danny WILLETT GREENS IN REGULATION Pos Name Greens per Round % Greens Hit Greens Played Stats Rounds 1 Steven O HARA Clodomiro CARRANZA Ian POULTER Camilo VILLEGAS Richard MCEVOY PUTTS PER GREENS IN REGULATION Pos Name Putts GIR Putts Greens Total Total Stats Rounds per GIR per Round per Round GIR Putts GIR 1 Pelle EDBERG Branden GRACE Michael LORENZO-VERA Alejandro CAÑIZARES Lee SLATTERY AVERAGE PUTTS PER ROUND Pos Name Putts per Round Greens per Round Total Stats Rounds 1 Søren KJELDSEN David HORSEY Michael LORENZO-VERA Rick KULACZ Louis DE JAGER SAND SAVES Pos Name % Total Saves Total Bunkers Stats Rounds 1 Maarten LAFEBER Darren FICHARDT Shaun MICHEEL Steve WEBSTER Ross FISHER SCRAMBLES Pos Name % AVE AVE Total Total Stats SPR Missed GPR Missed GIR Scrambles Rounds 1 Camilo VILLEGAS Thongchai JAIDEE Søren KJELDSEN Rory MCILROY Martin KAYMER ONE PUTTS Pos Name One Putts Average Stats Rounds 1 Michael LORENZO-VERA Anthony WALL Pelle EDBERG James MORRISON Bradley DREDGE KEY AVE SPR - Average scrambles per round AVE Missed GPR - Average missed greens per round Total Missed GIR - Total missed Greens in Regulation Total Scrambles - Number of times par or better scored from a missed green in regulation STROKE AVERAGE Pos Name Stroke Strokes Rounds Average 1 Rory MCILROY Ian POULTER Charl SCHWARTZEL Alvaro QUIROS Klas ERIKSSON Miles TUNNICLIFF Martin KAYMER Richard STERNE Søren HANSEN Pelle EDBERG Michiel BOTHMA Darren CLARKE Camilo VILLEGAS Alexandre KALEKA Edoardo MOLINARI Rick KULACZ Sion E BEBB Lee WESTWOOD Sergio GARCIA David HORSEY Keith HORNE Thongchai JAIDEE Paul CASEY Matthew ZIONS Clodomiro CARRANZA Fredrik ANDERSSON HED Alejandro CAÑIZARES Louis OOSTHUIZEN Branden GRACE Steven O HARA STROKE AVERAGE Defined as the average number of strokes taken per round on The European Tour International Schedule. DRIVING ACCURACY Defined as both an average number of fairways per round and a percentage of fairways hit. DRIVING DISTANCE Defined as an average number of yards per drive. Two drives are measured per round on holes chosen to counteract the effect of gradient or wind. The drives are measured at the point they come to rest regardless of whether they are on the fairway or not. GREENS IN REGULATION Defined as both an average number of greens per round and a percentage of greens hit. A green in regulation is defined as the number of shots that a player should take to reach the putting surface on any given hole, being one for Par 3s, two for Par 4s and three for Par 5s. PUTTS PER GIR Defined as both the average number of putts taken per green in regulation and the average number of putts taken per round on greens that are hit in regulation. By doubling the greens per round figure and thereby assuming two putts on each green in regulation, we can then subtract the GIR putts per round figure from this total to infer the number of strokes under par the player will be per round from the greens hit in regulation. AVERAGE PUTTS Defined as the average number of putts taken per round. The use of the putter from off the green does not constitute a putt as far as the statistics are concerned. KEY AVE SPR - Average scrambles per round AVE Missed GPR - Average missed greens per round SCRAMBLES The frequency, expressed as a percentage to one decimal place, of the player scoring par or better on holes where the player missed the Green in Regulation.

9 OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING As at February 14, Tiger Woods United States Steve Stricker United States Phil Mickelson United States Lee Westwood England Jim Furyk United States Martin Kaymer Germany Paul Casey England Rory McIlroy N Ireland Padraig Harrington Ireland Henrik Stenson Sweden Ian Poulter England Geoff Ogilvy Australia Kenny Perry United States Robert Allenby Australia Sergio Garcia Spain Sean O Hair United States Ernie Els South Africa Ross Fisher England Robert Karlsson Sweden Retief Goosen South Africa Stewart Cink United States Lucas Glover United States Luke Donald England Zach Johnson United States Dustin Johnson United States Camilo Villegas Colombia Angel Cabrera Argentina Anthony Kim United States Y E Yang Korea Alvaro Quiros Spain Nick Watney United States Miguel A Jiménez Spain Hunter Mahan United States Vijay Singh Fiji Ryo Ishikawa Japan Tim Clark South Africa Charl Schwartzel South Africa Michael Sim Australia Yuta Ikeda Japan Oliver Wilson England Mike Weir Canada Søren Kjeldsen Denmark Matt Kuchar United States Adam Scott Australia Edoardo Molinari Italy Francesco Molinari Italy Graeme McDowell N Ireland Anders Hansen Denmark Søren Hansen Denmark Thongchai Jaidee Thailand Ryan Moore United States Rory Sabbatini South Africa David Toms United States Simon Dyson England Brian Gay United States Peter Hanson Sweden Alexander Noren Sweden Justin Leonard United States Ben Crane United States Jeev Milkha Singh India Kevin Na United States J B Holmes United States Stephen Ames Canada Scott Verplank United States Chad Campbell United States Ross McGowan England Stephen Marino United States Louis Oosthuizen South Africa Chris Wood England Ben Curtis united States Shingo Katayama Japan G Fdez-Castaño Spain Jason Dufner United States Brandt Snedeker United States Hiroyuki Fujita Japan Justin Rose England Heath Slocum United States Marc Leishman Australia John Rollins United States John Senden Australia Koumei Oda Japan Davis Love III United States Paul Goydos United States Kenichi Kuboya Japan Yasuharu Imano Japan Grégory Bourdy France Brendan Jones Australia Shane Lowry Ireland Kevin Sutherland United States James Kingston South Africa Martin Laird Scotland Liang Wen-Chong China K J Choi Korea Bubba Watson United States Jerry Kelly United States Mathew Goggin Australia Anthony Wall England Pat Perez United States Darren Clarke N Ireland Scott Strange Australia Rod Pampling Australia Bryce Molder United States Ryan Palmer United States David Duval United States Prayad Marksaeng Thailand Tom Watson United States Mark Wilson United States Andres Romero Argentina Kim Kyung-Tae Korea Andrew Dodt Australia Richard Sterne South Africa Nick Dougherty England George McNeill United States Jason Bohn United States Richard Green Australia Tomohiro Kondo Japan Bill Haas United States Thomas Aiken South Africa Charles Howell III United States Danny Willett England David Smail New Zealand Gaganjeet Bhullar India Shigeki Maruyama Japan Ryuichi Oda Japan Fred Couples United States Charley Hoffman United States Lin Wen-Tang Taiwan Thomas Levet France Nick O Hern Australia Azuma Yano Japan Richie Ramsay Scotland John Mallinger United States Stuart Appleby Australia Steve Webster England Peter Hedblom Sweden Rhys Davies Wales Bradley Dredge Wales Fredrik Jacobson Sweden Raphaël Jacquelin France Gareth Maybin N Ireland Johan Edfors Sweden Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium Bo Van Pelt United States Tetsuji Hiratsuka Japan Boo Weekley United States Blake Adams United States Rafael Cabrera Bello Spain Tom Gillis United States David Drysdale Scotland Josh Teater United States Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina Jonathan Byrd United States Woody Austin United States Peter Lawrie Ireland Charlie Wi Korea Toshinori Muto Japan Webb Simpson United States Chad Collins United States Brian Davis England D J Trahan United States Danny Lee New Zealand Jason Day Australia Daisuke Maruyama Japan Robert Rock England Greg Chalmers Australia Aaron Baddeley Australia Christian L Nilsson Sweden Jamie Donaldson Wales Robert-Jan Derksen Holland Toru Suzuki Japan John Merrick United States Ryuji Imada Japan Michael Allen United States Toru Taniguchi Japan Troy Matteson United States Alex Prugh United States Hideto Tanihara Japan Ricky Barnes United States Graeme Storm England Bae Sang-moon Korea David Horsey England Trevor Immelman South Africa Tim Petrovic United States Nathan Green Australia Briny Baird United States Thomas Björn Denmark D A Points United States James Nitties Australia Kaname Yokoo Japan Jeff Klauk United States Kazuhiro Yamashita Japan Rickie Fowler United States Chris Tidland United States Damien McGrane Ireland Christian Cévaër France Niclas Fasth Sweden Gary Orr Scotland Cameron Percy Australia Derek Lamely United States Darren Fichardt South Africa 0.847

10 RYDER CUP POINTS LISTS The European Ryder Cup Team Qualification for The 2010 Ryder Cup The European Ryder Cup Team Qualification for The 2010 Ryder Cup The European Team will be selected employing the following criteria: The Ryder Cup World Points List as at Feb 14, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) Rory MCILROY (NIR) Ian POULTER (ENG) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) Martin KAYMER (GER) Edoardo MOLINARI (ITA) Ross McGOWAN (ENG) Simon DYSON (ENG) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) Alexander NOREN (SWE) Anders HANSEN (DEN) Luke DONALD (ENG) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) Ross FISHER (ENG) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) Peter HANSON (SWE) Oliver WILSON (ENG) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) Søren HANSEN (DEN) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) Henrik STENSON (SWE) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) Darren CLARKE (NIR) Rhys DAVIES (WAL) Shane LOWRY (IRL) Pablo MARTIN (ESP) The Ryder Cup European Points List as at Feb 14, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) Rory MCILROY (NIR) Ross McGOWAN (ENG) Ian POULTER (ENG) Simon DYSON (ENG) Alexander NOREN (SWE) Martin KAYMER (GER) Ross FISHER (ENG) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) Oliver WILSON (ENG) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) Anders HANSEN (DEN) Peter HANSON (SWE) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) Søren HANSEN (DEN) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) Darren CLARKE (NIR) Michael JONZON (SWE) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) David DRYSDALE (SCO) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) Pablo MARTIN (ESP) Mikko ILONEN (FIN) Marcel SIEM (GER) Henrik STENSON (SWE) The United States Ryder Cup Team Qualification for The 2010 Ryder Cup Qualification for the United States Team began with the four Major Championships contested in 2009, and will continue from January 1, 2010 until August 15, The top eight players will automatically qualify for the 2010 United States Ryder Cup Team, with the remaining four places reserved for Captain s picks. The selection process will be determined by the following criteria: 1. Prize money earned in the 2009 Masters Tournament, US Open, Open Championship and US PGA Championship - one point for every US$1,000 earned. 2. Prize money earned in Official Events in 2010 from January 1 until August 15 - one point for every US$1,000 earned, excluding Major Championships and events played in the same weeks as Major Championships and World Golf Championships. 3. Prize money earned in the 2010 Major Championships - two points for every US$1,000 earned. 4. Prize money earned in 2010 events played in the same weeks as Major Championships and opposite World Golf Championships between January 1 until August 15 - half a point for every US$1,000 earned European Ryder Cup Team as at Feb 14, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) 2 Rory MCILROY (NIR) 3 Ian POULTER (ENG) 4 Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) 5 Ross McGOWAN (ENG) Simon DYSON (ENG) Alexander NOREN (SWE) Martin KAYMER (GER) Ross FISHER (ENG) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) Oliver WILSON (ENG) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) Anders HANSEN (DEN) Peter HANSON (SWE) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) Søren HANSEN (DEN) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) The above table indicates those players currently occupying the nine qualifying places for The 2010 European Ryder Cup Team. The leading four players qualify through the World Points List. The next five players qualify through the European Points List. Positions indicate the leading challengers from the European Ryder Cup Points List. The 2010 US Ryder Cup Team as at Feb 14, Steve Stricker 2, Dustin Johnson 1, Lucas Glover 1, Stewart Cink 1, Tiger Woods 1, Phil Mickelson 1, David Duval 1, J.B. Holmes 1, Ryan Palmer 1, Ben Crane Kenny Perry Bill Haas Matt Kuchar Chad Campbell Ricky Barnes Tom Watson Brandt Snedeker Sean O Hair Alex Prugh Hunter Mahan (a) The leading four players on The Ryder Cup World Points List (1) as of Sunday, August , or at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter. In the event of a tie (equal number of points accumulated), placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday, August 23, (b) The leading five players, not otherwise qualified (having selected the four players from The Ryder Cup World Points List) from The Ryder Cup European Points List (2) as of Sunday, August 29, 2010, or at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter. In the event of a tie (equal number of points accumulated), placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on The 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai as of August 29, 2010, or at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter. (c) The Captain, Colin Montgomerie, will choose the remaining three players on Sunday August 29 following the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. (1) The Ryder Cup World Points List is comprised of World Ranking Points won by a European Tour Member from each tournament in which he participates between September 3, 2009 and August 22, 2010 and thereafter in the 2010 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. World Ranking Points are allocated to all officially sanctioned tournaments (on any Federated Tour) by the Official World Golf Ranking and are allocated according to the Event Rating of the tournament. (2) The Ryder Cup European Points List is comprised of points (1 point = 1 Euro) earned by a European Tour Member from all officially sanctioned European Tour tournaments on The European Tour Race to Dubai between September 3, 2009 and August 29, 2010 or the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter.

11 Abierto Internacional de Golf Il Copa Antioquia Mads Vibe-Hastrup Robert Dinwiddie Tour de las Americas Order of Merit winner Peter Gustafsson Gustafsson up for the Challenge again Peter Gustafsson will be leaving nothing to chance this week when he returns to Colombia to defend the Abierto Internacional de Copa II Copa Antioquia in Medellin, which heralds the start of the 2010 European Challenge Tour season. The 33 year old Swede won the event in 2009 when it was sanctioned by the Tour de las Americas only, having entered at the last minute following a casual phone conversation with his friend and countryman Fredrik Widmark. Not only did Gustafsson win the tournament, that victory was the springboard towards capturing the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit title after two other top ten finishes and a tied 15th place. Roope Kakko Roope Kakko One year on, the Abierto Internacional de Copa II Copa Antioquia at Club Deportivo El Rodeo is co-sanctioned by both the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Americas for the first time, and Gustafsson cannot wait to return to Colombia for his title defence. He recalled: Last year was my first time in Colombia and it was kind of a coincidence that I played it. My friend, Fredrik Widmark, phoned me to ask if I was playing in the Club Colombia Masters which was a Challenge Tour event in When I said I was, he asked me if I wanted to go a week early and play another tournament in Colombia on the Tour de las Americas. So I contacted the tournament organisers and they got me in the field at the last minute and then I ended up winning it so it worked out very well I just like it a lot over there. I m living in Spain at the moment and speaking Spanish and South America is very similar. There are lots of nice people so I m really looking forward to the trip. Gustafsson is bullish about his chances this year, adding: My main goal is to win the Challenge Tour and I m also aiming to win one of the European Tour events I m playing in this season. Last season I had a very bad category and it was very difficult to plan anything. But this year is much better. I can plan much more so I ve just had six weeks of very good practice and I m feeling great. Julien Guerrier Julien Guerrier Meanwhile Argentina s Alan Wagner will pin his hopes on history repeating itself this week. Wagner launched the 2009 campaign with a one-shot victory in the event Gustafsson originally entered, the Club Colombia Masters presentado por Personal. Victory in Bogota meant he became the youngest player to win an event co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Americas at just 19 years, seven months and 14 days. He went on to record top ten finishes at the Trophée du Golf de Genève and the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final but had to settle for 23rd place in the Challenge Tour Rankings, narrowly missing out on earning a European Tour card. Now, a year older and wiser, Wagner embarks on his second season on the Challenge Tour, looking for an even stronger, more consistent campaign, starting at Club Deportivo El Rodeo in Medellin where a $220,000 prize fund is on offer.

12 THE 2010 EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR SCHEDULE Date Event Venue Winner / Score Prize fund Feb Abierto Internacional de Golf Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Sede la Macarena, Il Cope Antioquia Medellin, Colombia $220,000 Mar Kenya Open Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya 190,000 Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Moroccan Golf Classic Pullman El Jadida Royal Golf and Spa, El Jadida, Morocco 150, Turkish Challenge Carya GC, Antalya, Turkey 175, ALLIANZ Open Côtes d Armor Bretagne Golf Blue Green de Pléneuf Val André, France 150, Italian Challenge GC Poggio dei Medici, Florence, Italy 150, Telenet Trophy Rinkven GC, Anvers, Belgium 150, Kärnten Golf Open by Markus Brier Foundation GC Klagenfurt-Seltenheim, Klagenfurt, Austria 160, Scottish Hydro Challenge Macdonald Spey Valley GC, Aviemore, Scotland 200, SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC* Aa St Omer GC, Lumbres, France 600, Challenge de España TBC 1-4 The Princess TBC 8-11 ALLIANZ Open de Lyon Golf du Gouverneur, Monthieux, France 150, Credit Suisse Challenge Golf Sempachersee, Hildisrieden, Switzerland 150, TBC 29-1 Green Challenge Hirsala, Jorvas, Finland 5-8 TBA Rolex Trophy Golf de Genève, Genève, Switzerland (Wed-Sat) ECCO Tour Championship Green Eagle GC, North Course, Winsen, Germany 180, SWALEC Wales Challenge Vale Hotel Golf & Spa Resort, Cardiff, Wales 150,000 (Wed-Sat) 2-5 ALLIANZ European de Strasbourg Golf de la Wantzenau, La Wantzenau, France 150, Kazakhstan Open TBA TBA 1-3 THE RYDER CUP The Celtic Manor Resort, Cardiff, Wales 7-10 ALLIANZ Golf Open du Grand Toulouse Golf de Toulouse-Seilh, Seilh, France 150, Italian Federation Cup Olgiata GC, Roma, Italy 150,000 (Wed-Sat) Egyptian Open TBC $250,000 (Wed-Sat) Apulia San Domenico Grand Final San Domenico Golf, Puglia, Italy 300,000 (Wed-Sat) * Dual ranking event, for Ranking point purposes the prize fund will be capped at 500,000 ** denotes play-off The European Challenge Tour will continue to break fresh ground in 2010, with five new events and six new courses added to an eight-month schedule which will again span four different continents. After starting with the Abierto Internacional de Golf Il Copa Antioquia from February 18-21, which marks the Challenge Tour s maiden visit to Medellin, Colombia, the Tour moves onto Africa for the Kenya Open from March and the Moroccan Golf Classic from April 22-25, before heading back to Europe. The six-month stint in Europe opens from April 29-May 2 with the inaugural Turkish Challenge, which will be played at the magnificent Carya Golf Club, designed by five-time Open Championship winner Peter Thomson of Australia. The 175,000 tournament will be the first Challenge Tour event played in the country since the Turkish Open in As the season again reaches its climax with the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final at San Domenico Golf in Puglia, Italy, from October 27-30, when the top 20 graduates will be revealed, the battle to make the 45-man finale will be fought out the week before at another event new to the Challenge Tour, the Egyptian Open. The US$250,000 tournament, in which Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie competed last year before it formed part of the Challenge Tour Schedule, sees the Tour s first return to Egypt since the 2004 Sharm El Sheikh Challenge. The ALLIANZ Open de Strasbourg also appears on the schedule for the first time since 1998, when Australian John Senden won his second Challenge Tour title. The tournament, one of four ALLIANZ-sponsored events on this season s Challenge Tour, will be played from September 2-5 at Golf de la Wantzenau in La Wantzenau, France. The final new event on the 2010 Schedule is the Green Challenge from July 29-August 1, which will be held at Hirsala Golf in Jorvas, Finland. The spectacular 6,265 metres, par 72 course was designed by David Jones, a Member of The European Tour Board of Directors. The three other new courses added to the schedule are: the 6,292 metres, par 72 Championship Course at Rinkven GC in Anvers, Belgium, which will for the first time host the Telenet Trophy from May 27-30; the North Course at GreenEagle GC in Winsen, Germany, which will host the ECCO Tour Championship from August and which, at 7,208 metres, will be the longest course played on the Challenge Tour this season; and Golf Sempechersee in Hildisrieden, Switzerland, the new home of the Credit Suisse Challenge from July Rolex also returns as title sponsors of the second tournament to be held in Switzerland, the Rolex Trophy.

13 THE 2010 EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR SCHEDULE Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund Dec The Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius Kevin Spurgeon ENG =210 (-6) 34,500 / 230, The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei 400,000 Mar Chang Thailand Senior Masters Royal Gems Golf and Sports Club, Thailand $400,000 presented by ISPS Berenberg Bank Masters The Links, Fancourt, South Africa 500,000 May US Senior PGA Championship Colorado GC, Denver, Colorado, USA Jersey Seniors Classic La Moye GC, Jersey Jun Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Royal Porthcawl GC, Wales De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship Hunting Course, De Vere Slaley Hall, England 250, Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Golf Club Bad Ragaz, Switzerland Van Lanschot Senior Open Royal Haagsche Golf & Country Club, Netherlands 250,000 Jul (THE 139th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP)* (Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) THE SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD Championship Course, Carnoustie, Scotland us SENIOR OPEN* Sahalee CC, Seattle, Washington, USA Cleveland Golf / Srixon Scottish Senior Open Fairmont St. Andrews, Scotland Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters Duke s Course, Woburn GC, England Casa Serena Open Casa Serena Golf, Czech Republic TBA TBA Oct Aug Sep TBA TBA Nov OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Spain * Money won does not count towards the 2010 European Senior Tour Order of Merit

14 THE 2010 EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR ORDER OF MERIT Kevin Spurgeon leads the 2010 European Senior Tour Order of Merit Number One after The Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Pos Lst Name Cntry Event Wk Played Pos Lst Name Cntry Event Wk Played 1 Kevin SPURGEON (ENG) (1) Gordon J BRAND (ENG) (1) Sam TORRANCE (SCO) (1) Angel FRANCO (PAR) (1) Bob BOYD (USA) (1) Mike CUNNING (USA) (1) John BLAND (RSA) (1) David FROST (RSA) (1) Roger CHAPMAN (ENG) (1) Ricky WILLISON (ENG) (1) Jerry BRUNER (USA) (1) Doug JOHNSON (USA) (1) Ross DRUMMOND (SCO) (1) Nick JOB (ENG) (1) David MERRIMAN (AUS) (1) George RYALL (ENG) (1) Peter MITCHELL (ENG) (1) Peter DAHLBERG (SWE) (1) Glenn RALPH (ENG) (1) Bill LONGMUIR (SCO) (1) Denis O SULLIVAN (IRL) (1) Bob CAMERON (ENG) (1) Bobby LINCOLN (RSA) (1) ** Steve VAN VUUREN (RSA) (1) Jeff HALL (ENG) (1) John HOSKISON (ENG) (1) Costantino ROCCA (ITA) (1) José RIVERO (ESP) (1) Gery WATINE (FRA) (1) Bertus SMIT (RSA) (1) Pete OAKLEY (USA) (1) Graham GUNN (CAN) (1) Mitch KIERSTENSON (ENG) (1) Chris WILLIAMS (RSA) (1) David J RUSSELL (ENG) (1) Hugh BAIOCCHI (RSA) (1) Stephen BENNETT (ENG) (1) Eamonn DARCY (IRL) (1) Mike MILLER (SCO) (1) Graham BANISTER (AUS) (1) Greg TOWNE (USA) (1) Juan QUIROS (ESP) (1) Bill MCCOLL (SCO) (1) Marc FARRY (FRA) (1) ** 45 Jeb STUART (USA) (1) Jim RHODES (ENG) (1) John CHILLAS (SCO) (1) Delroy CAMBRIDGE (JAM) (1) Mike WILLIAMS (ZIM) (1) John BENDA (USA) (1) Philippe DUGENY (FRA) (1) Barrie STEVENS (ENG) (1) Peter ALLAN (ENG) (1) Bill HARDWICK (CAN) (1) ** Neville CLARKE (RSA) (1) Per-Arne BROSTEDT (SWE) (1) TR JONES (USA) (1) Ian MOSEY (ENG) (1) Steve MARTIN (SCO) (1) Giuseppe CALI (ITA) (1) Doug YOUNG (ENG) (1) Jean Pierre SALLAT (FRA) (1) Matt BRIGGS (ENG) (1) Antonio GARRIDO (ESP) (1) Jimmy HEGGARTY (NIR) (1) Glyn DAVIES (WAL) (1) Victor GARCIA (ESP) (1) Chris LINSTEAD (ENG) (1) Rookie ** Affiliate Member

15 NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD For the full news and reports, see * Ballantine s champions create unique golfing blend * Twenty Ten bridge opened by Wales First Minister Graeme McDowell began to look ahead to April s Ballantine s Championship in South Korea by stepping back into golfing history during a unique day at Wentworth Club. The Northern Irishman, who won the inaugural Ballantine s Championship at Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island in 2008 and is a Global Ambassador for Ballantine s, teamed up with Neil Coles MBE, the chairman of the PGA European Tour Board of Directors and the man who won the old Ballantine s Golf Tournament at Wentworth Club in 1961, to put modern-day golf clubs to the test against equipment first used half a century ago; highlighting the evolution of the game. The pair played the 17th and 18th holes on Wentworth Club s East Course, first with Coles original persimmon woods, steel shafted irons and the old size 1.62 Slazenger balls, and then with McDowell s modern day Callaway woods, irons and balls. A vast new bridge which will transport players and spectators to the practice ground during this year s Ryder Cup has been officially opened by the First Minister of Wales. Carwyn Jones AM cut the ribbon on the 120-metre long, cable stayed bridge over the River Usk in the company of Sir Terry Matthews, Chairman of The Celtic Manor Resort, and Richard Hills, Europe s Ryder Cup Director. The 2m twin-suspension bridge completes a 16m investment by The Celtic Manor Resort in building a new course, clubhouse and surrounding infrastructure, developments that were promised when one of sport s biggest events was awarded to Wales back in * Olympian support for Golf Roots Leading golf charity the Golf Foundation have announced that Olympic gold medallist and keen golfer Denise Lewis, (pictured right) and BBC commentator and European Tour favourite Ken Brown have agreed to become Golf Roots Ambassadors. Golf Roots is the UK national project, supported by The European Tour, which introduces thousands of youngsters from all backgrounds and abilities to golf, and is aiming to reach one million boys and girls a year by The news follows Lee Westwood s recent appointment as a Golf Roots Ambassador, showing the level of support for an initiative that develops playing and personal skills among young people and makes the game more accessible. * Volvo China Open returns to The European Tour Schedule The Volvo China Open will return to The European Tour International Schedule for the seventh consecutive year when Suzhou Jinji Lake Golf Club hosts the US$2.5million event from April 15-18, It is the first time The European Tour has visited Suzhou Jinji Lake Golf Club, which is approximately 90 minutes from the city of Shanghai. The tournament will be played over nine holes of Suzhou Jinji Lake s Wetlands course and nine holes of its Links Course, which was designed by nine time Major Championship winner Gary Player. * Welcome to Wales concert to launch Ryder Cup To celebrate The Ryder Cup being staged in Wales for the first time, organisers have announced that they have appointed Live Nation, the world s largest producer of live concerts, to stage Welcome to Wales; a unique multi-artist concert, introduced by celebrities and golf stars. Welcome to Wales will be staged at Cardiff s Millennium Stadium on Wednesday 29 September Welcome to Wales will be the signature event that will galvanize The 2010 Ryder Cup celebrations in spectacular style. Set in stunning surroundings and featuring musical performances by international superstars including popular Welsh artists, along with appearances by special guests, Welcome to Wales will also incorporate the introduction of The Ryder Cup teams from Europe and the United States. Ryder Cup Wales, The Welsh Assembly Government and Ryder Cup Europe LLP will make history as they deliver The 2010 Ryder Cup, the biggest sporting event ever to be held in Wales, with a massive, global TV audience. The Ryder Cup is one of the world s most watched sporting events and is staged every two years, alternating between venues in Europe and the United States.