INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — The Champions Tour has come to Asia, and golf greats Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson predict the sport has a bright future in the region.
Watson is one of 57 players set to tee off in the Posco E&C Songdo Championship beginning Friday at a course designed by Nicklaus.
The tournament is the first Champions Tour event to be played in Asia, and will take place on the 7,087-yard, par-72 course at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in the port city of Incheon.
The event has a purse of $3 million with a winner’s share of $455,000.
Watson said Wednesday that “this is a wonderful golf market. I think it fits with the work ethic and the culture of the eastern countries.”
