China Open to make debut on European Tour

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China Open to make debut on European Tour

China Open will make its debut as China will host a pair of golf tournaments on the European Tour this year, the tour said on Tuesday.

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China Open will make its debut as China will host a pair of golf tournaments on the European Tour this year, the tour said on Tuesday.

The 10th China Open, jointly sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour and European Tour, will be played at Shanghai Silport Golf Club from November 25-28 as the opening event of the 2005 European Tour.

Already on the 2004 European Tour schedule is the Asian Open, to be staged at Tomson Golf Club in Shanghai from May 13-16.

"We are delighted that China's national open championship,that has been so well supported by Volvo for 10 years, will be the opening event to our 2005 season," European Tour deputy executive director George O'Grady said in a statement.

"Seeing the way China's economy is moving forward, I am sure the Volvo China Open will become a landmark fixture in future European Tour schedules."

The inaugural China Open was won by Paraguay's Raul Fretes at Beijing International Golf Club in 1995, with local player Zhang Lian-Wei winning the title last year in Silport.

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