Tee time for the amateurs
Top golfers are not the only faces expected to raise the profile of the inaugural Macau Open next week - celebrities and businessmen will be taking part in the fringe pro-am tournament.
Big names like Nick Faldo (above) and Vijay Singh will be on the fairways of the Macau Golf and Country Club for the Open, from April 30.
They will also be challenged by top Asian professionals like Zhang Lian-wei from China, Boonchu Ruangkit and Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand and Korea's Kang Wook-soon.
There are about 50 teams taking part in the pro-am tournament and some of the familiar Hong Kong names are Simon Yam, Michael Wong, Yuen Pui, Walter Ma, Charles Chan, Philip Ma, David Lie, Sherman Tang, Edmund Ho, Jack Yuen and Albert Au.
The US$200,000 (HK$1.55 million) Macau Open forms part of the Asian PGA's Omega Tour.
It is aiming to become as much a fixture on the enclave's sporting calendar as the annual Formula Three Grand Prix.
