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Howard Kwong

July 19-22

The Open Championship

Carnoustie Golf Club

Scotland

The world's top players will  compete for the Claret Jug with Tiger Woods (above), who will be gunning for his third Open Championship after winning at St Andrews  in 2005 and at Hoylake  last year. He will face a tough international challenge, including Masters champion Zach Johnson, who beat Woods to the first major title of the year at Augusta in April.

www.opengolf.com

August 6-12

89th PGA Championship

Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Defending champion Tiger Woods will need to adjust to the course changes at Southern Hills to keep his title after winning last year's PGA at Medinah.   Woods says he is relishing the test of his ability to shape shots and hit the ball 'against the hills'. 'It's certainly a course [where] you have to manoeuvre the ball both ways  ... you also have to hit different trajectories too, which is great.' www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/news/

October 11-14

HSBC World Match Play  Championship

Wentworth Club

Surrey, England

An elite 16-man field will compete for the richest first prize in world golf of GBP1 million (HK$15.76 million). If Paul Casey  of England is to defend his title,  he will need to beat 15 of the world's best,  including US Open champion Angel Cabrera  (below) of Argentina.

www.hsbcgolf.com

November 1-4

Barclays Singapore Open

Sentosa Golf Club

Singapore

Asia's richest national Open, offering US$4million in prize money (up by US$1 million from last year), will attract a star-studded lineup of international heavy hitters. World No4 Australian Adam Scott,  the two-time defending champion, will return to take on former world No1 Ernie Els.  Two-time PGA champion  Vijay Singh (above) is also likely to feature strongly.

www.barclayssingaporeopen.com

November 8-11

HSBC Champions

Sheshan International Golf Club

Shanghai, China

The world's top 50 players and winners from the four leading golf tours will compete for the Asia's richest first prize in golf -  US$5million.  Last year, South Korea's Yang Yong-eun  beat a strong international field, including Tiger Woods, who finished second. Veteran Fijian star Vijay Singh  will compete this year, as will three-time major winner Ernie Els (above) of South Africa.

www.hsbcgolf.com

November 15-18

Asian Tour: UBS Hong Kong Open

Hong Kong Golf Club

Fanling, Hong Kong

With US$2million in prize money at stake, last year's champion, Jose Manuel Lara of Spain, will do his best to defend his title. But he faces fierce competition from other top professionals, including 2005 champion  Colin Montgomerie   and last year's runner-up Juvic Pagunsan  of the Philippines.

www.ubshongkongopen.com

November 19-25

Omega Mission Hills World Cup

Mission Hills Golf Club

Shenzhen, China

Regarded as 'The Olympics of Golf', the World Cup is the world's oldest international team event, featuring up to 28 two-man teams. Germany's Bernhard Langer  (above) and Marcel Siem  are the defending champions after defeating Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren  in a sudden-death playoff.

www.missionhillswgc.com/

December 6-9

Asian Tour: Volvo Masters of Asia

Thai Country Club

Bangkok, Thailand

The season-ending Asian Tour Championship has increased its prize money to US$750,000.   Asia's top 60 players from the UBS Order of Merit are invited to play this classic event. Star Thai player Thongchai Jaidee  will  defend his title.

www.volvomastersofasia.org



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