Sergio Garcia will be looking to keep the Spanish flag flying at the top of the leaderboard when he joins his compatriot and the defending champion Alvaro Quiros at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy from January 28-31, 2010.
The 29 year old was one of several Spanish players waiting to congratulate Quiros at the end of his championship-winning round at Doha Golf Club earlier this year.
And nothing would give the World Number Ten more pleasure so early in The 2010 Race to Dubai than lifting the prestigious Mother of Pearl trophy.
The 2010 season is particularly important to Garcia for the not insignificant matter of The Ryder Cup, which gets underway later in the year at The Celtic Manor Resort, the City of Newport, Wales.
“Sergio is such a passionate and charismatic player in events like The Ryder Cup, which is why he is also one of the most popular players we see competing each year in Qatar,” said Qatar Golf Association (QGA) President Hassan Al Nuami. “This will be the fourth year in a row he has played in Qatar, which maintains our track record of being able to entice the very best players in the world to Doha Golf Club.”
Along with the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and title sponsors Commercialbank, the QGA will help stage the tournament at Doha Golf Club.
Now in its 30th year, the Commercialbank Qatar Masters Presented by Dolphin Energy will see a 120-strong field fight it out over the demanding 7,388 yards course at Doha Golf Club with its unpredictable desert winds.
“The tournament has rightly become Qatar’s premier sporting occasion,” said Andrew Stevens, CEO of Commercialbank Group.
“Every year we try to introduce new players to the region, as well as provide a field as strong as any on The European Tour. Sergio is one of the most successful and admired players in the world and we look forward to welcoming him, as well as other big players and some rising stars, back to Doha Golf Club.”
