British Open Champion David Duval Heads a Strong Field At Japan's Premier Golf Tournament.Sports Editors/Golf Writers & Columnists MIYAZAKI, Kyushu, Japan--(BW SportsWire)--Oct. 2, 2001 British Open Champion David Duval David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour. Background and career Amateur career Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida. leads a strong field of 84 international stars in this year's Dunlop Phoenix Tournament The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November (and in recent years in Miyazaki City) and attracts some of the leading international golfers. (DPT). The seaside Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, Japan plays host to this year's tournament from November 8 to 11. Fresh from his first major tournament victory at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's, Duval will be joined at Asia's richest event by 22 year-old rookie sensation David Gossett David Spencer Gossett (born April 28, 1979) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Gossett was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His father introduced him to the game of golf and he competed in his first tournament at age 10. , the 1999 U.S. Amateur champion and gallery favorite Jerry Kelly Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American golfer. Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional that year, but didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. . The American newcomers, along with long-hitting Australians Aaron Baddeley Aaron John Baddeley (born 17 March 1981) is an American-Australian professional golfer. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA and now plays on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship and was raised in Australia from the age of two. and Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Charles Ogilvy (born June 11 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the United States. Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia. , will challenge defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre , Shingo Katayama Shingo Katayama (片山 晋呉; born 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer. Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. , in the battle for the $1.7 million purse. Defending Champion is On a Roll Since winning last year with a Dunlop Phoenix Tournament record 19-under-par 265, Shingo Katayama has continued his winning ways. He captured two additional titles in the final stretch of the 2000 season. This season has also proved fruitful with three titles so far: the Token Corporation Cup, the Asia-Pacific (Kirin) Open, and the Suntory Open. However, with David Duval among the challengers, Katayama will be tested. David Duval claimed his first major title at the 130th British Open in July. The 1998 PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". money king, Duval currently stands third in the World Golf rankings. Along with Duval, Gossett, Kelly, Baddeley and Ogilvy, Katayama will have to defend his title against the rest of the Elite 84, including Diamond Cup and Mitsui-Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters winner Toshi Izawa, returning Dunlop Phoenix champions Jumbo Ozaki ('94-'96) and Tommy Nakajima ('85), and Japan PGA Championship and Japan Golf Match Play Championship winner Dean Hiroshi Wilson. Seaside Course in Superb Condition The mild fall weather and spectacular course conditions at the Phoenix Country Club should not induce complacency. Seaside winds and exacting pin placements can combine to produce tough challenges. A three-year program to renew all of the Phoenix Country Club's greens was completed successfully in 1998, producing compact, fast and smooth surfaces. Players will note other improvements over the years, such as the addition of a new pond, drainage hollows and bunkers. The par 71 Dunlop Phoenix course has evolved into a world-class track, playing at 6,856 yards. The tree-lined seaside course demands accuracy but can reward big hitters like Duval and Baddeley. Phoenix Resort Co. of Ripplewood Holdings Joins Sponsors' Circle Phoenix Kokusai Kanko, a Dunlop Phoenix Tournament sponsor for the past 27 years, has merged with Phoenix Resort Company. The reborn Phoenix Resort Company Ltd. will be the centerpiece of the three joint sponsors of the tournament, the other two being Dunlop Japan and Mainichi Broadcasting. The restructured Phoenix Resort Company started anew in September when Ripplewood Holdings LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a New York-based private equity management company, invested additional equity capital to revitalize the operations of the convention resort complex of SEAGAIA. The Phoenix Country Club, the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament venue, was one of the core facilities of SEAGAIA which hosted the G-8 Summit Foreign Ministers last July. Daily, hole-by-hole results and digital photos of the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, as well as comments from the tournament leaders can be obtained by contacting Emily Chang at Donley Communications, 212-751-6126, or via E-mail at echang@donleycomm.com. |
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