Photo left to right
Mr Alan Murray
Chairman & Only Life Member
Asian Seniors Tour
Mr Tim Hallett
CEO - Palm Resort Golf & Country Club
Mr Chuan Campbell.
MD - Asian Seniors Tour
A friendly golf game was staged prior to the 2005 ASM @ Palm Resort Press Conference click HERE to view the results & photographs.
Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to be here. The 2005 Asian Senior Masters will be staged at Palm Resort Golf & Country Club – (PRGCC) – Johor - Malaysia from 11th - 13th November 2005.
The 2005 ASM @ Palm Resort is a 3 day International Senior Professional golf tournament, incorporating a 2 day cut; the top 75 senior pro golfers contest the final day. 100 senior pros from the 105 field have confirmed their entry, with many more entering the 3 day 2005 ASM @ Palm Resort Pro-Qualifier School, competing for the 2 - 3 reserved Pro places.
The 2005 ASM is preceded by 6 – 32 flight ASM Pro-Am events to be staged in a 1 Pro & 3 Am format over the 8th - 10th Nov 05; the senior professional participants must be 50 years and above, the amateur golfers can be of any gender, at least 12 years olds, and posses a valid handicap.
The IndoChine Amateur Semi-Finals will be contested by the top 9 best gross scoring amateurs from each Pro-Am, in a 3 Pro & 1 Am format on 11th & 12th Nov in conjunction with the first 2days of the 2005 ASM Pro event, the Amateur Finals will be on 13th Nov; T-Off prior to the final day of the 2005 ASM Professional event.
Choi Yoon Soo will defend his 2003 ASM Singapore title at the 2005 ASM, and will face heavy competition from Choi Sang-Ho and the founder members of the AST who contested the inaugural 2003 ASM, and possibly Golfing Legend & Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame Tony Jacklin , who have done AST the considerable honour by kindly confirming their interest and entry to contest the 2005 ASM @ Palm Resort.
Korea's Choi Sang-Ho who won the USD$550k - 2005 Maekyung Open, has confirmed his participation, and he is the oldest winner on the Asian Tour, and were he to be included on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit, would be ranked 16th after the 2005 Singapore Open! We are honoured to have Korea's top Asian Tour and AST representatives contesting the 2005 ASM.
Johor is the southern most state of Peninsula Malaysia, known also as the Southern Gateway to Malaysia, linked to Singapore via two Causeways, and is one of the most developed states in Malaysia with a flourishing economy, stable administration and state leadership.
Palm Resort’s compound, located less than 45 and 3 minutes respectively from Singapore’s CBD and Senai, Johor's airport; in addition to encompassing 3 beautiful 18 hole golf courses, includes the 330 room 5-star Sofitel Palm Resort managed by ACCOR Hotels & Resorts ensuring sterling service and hospitality standards expected from all ACCOR hotels worldwide.
ASM tournaments unlike regular tour events are about participation, involving over 800 amateur golfers, makes them the largest Pro-Am events in the world with a RECORD breaking 6 Pro-Ams and 2 Amateur Qualifiers ALL staged on two - 18 hole golf courses over 4 days via shotgun starts!
I wish to thank the ASM event’s sponsors, the professional and amateur golfers, and the management and staff from Palm Resort and the Sofitel for their support, and participation without which the 2005 ASM @ Palm Resort would not possible.
To all golfers good luck, may we have fair weather and may you hit them straight and true!
Chuan Campbell - Managing Director – ASM Golf & the Asian Seniors Tour
SELAMAT DATANG - Dear participants of the 2005 Asian Senior Masters. I wish to extend a warm welcome to all the Professional and Amateur players of the 2005 Asian Senior Masters which will be held here from 11th to 13th November 2005. Michael Perdikaris, the General Manager of Sofitel Palm Resort and Gary Tan, the Club Manager of Palm Resort Golf & Country Club join me in my welcome and we wish to take this opportunity to reiterate our assistance at all times to ensure a pleasant stay and play for you while you are here.
As home of the Asian Tour Qualifying School and a regular venue for other Asian Tour’s, Professional and Amateur Golf events, Palm Resort is well-placed to offer all the necessary facilities to host this prestigious event. We hope that you will bring back lasting happy memories of your brief sojourn here and to wish you all the best in the tournament - Have a HAPPY GOLFING EXPERIENCE!
TIM HALLETT - Managing Director - Palm Resort Golf & Country Club
For further details please contact;
Mr Matthew Murray
AST Tournament Director
Tel: (65) 6262 4843
email matthew@asm-singapore.com
Ms Yvonne Loh
PRGCC Director of Communications
Tel: (60) 07 598 1920
email yvonneloh@palmresort.com
|
