A record 31 countries have announced their intentions to compete in the 15th annual World Golfers Championship, scheduled Oct. 24-31 in Marbella, Spain.
Sven Tumba of Sweden, who founded the tournament, announced that amateur teams from Armenia, Austria, Australia, China, Chech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lichtenstein, Kazakhstan, Macao, Malayasia, Moldavia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine and the United States will compete.
Tumba reports that England, Denmark, Iceland, Scotland and Ireland may be added to the field for the 72-hole tournament that features five flights-0-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20 and 21-25.
The event was held at the PGA National Resort and Spa for the first three years and then moved to the Doral Resort in Miami, Hyatt Regency Grand Champions, Desert Willow and Indian Wells in Palm Springs, Disney World and Grand Cypress in Orlando, La Romana and Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, Royal Cliff Beach Resort in Thailand, Gloria Golf Resort in Turkey, KwaZula-Natal at Wild Coast Sun and Port Shepstone in South Africa and Glenmarie, Templer Park and Tropicana in Malaysia.
The USA team will be decided in a 36-hole competition Sept. 12-13 on the El Campeon (TheChampions) and the Las Colinas (The Hills) courses at Mission Inn in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, the site of the 2008 world finals.
Clubs and tournament directors are encouraged to hold qualifying tournaments between nowand Aug. 23 to determine five-person teams to advance to the Florida event. Entry fee is $600 per team. For more information, go to www.worldgolfersusa.com.
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