Tuesday October 30, 2012
ADT players make their way to Miri
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong international line-up of Asian Development Tour (ADT) players will make its way to the inaugural PGM-Eastwood Valley Masters at the Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club in Miri tomorrow.
Ryan Bulloch of Australia, James Byrne of Scotland and Filipino Jay Bayron are among the players from 17 different nationalities who will be vying for honours at the US$80,000 ADT event.
Current ADT Order of Merit leader Peter Richardson of England, Chiang Chen-chih of Taiwan and Lindsay Renolds of Canada will also feature in the tournament, which is part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Eastwood Valley’s holding company, Woodman Group.
Kenneth De Silva, winner of the PGM Sarawak Masters earlier this month, S. Siva Chandhran, the 2010 ADT Order of Merit winner and highly-rated Jeremiah Kim will lead the Malaysian charge.
The ADT has grown from five events since it was inaugurated in 2010 to a record 13 this year. The ADT will also be accorded Official World Golf Ranking status next year.
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