A host of world golfing stars will converge on Beijing in China for the Johnnie Walker Classic at Pine Valley Golf Resort and Country Club from April 21-24. Three Major Champions – Ernie Els, Nick Faldo and Retief Goosen – will tee up along with four others from the top 20 in the world, namely Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, defending champion Miguel Angel Jiménez and Adam Scott.
In addition to Donald, Garcia and Jiménez, who played in Europe’’s victorious Ryder Cup Team last September, other members of that wonderful side taking part are Paul Casey – winner of the TCL Classic in China last month – and Colin Montgomerie.
Thomas Björn, one of Bernhard Langer’’s backroom staff in 2004, will also play along with former winner Michael Campbell and Asian favourites Thongchai Jaidee, Mardan Mamat, Frankie Minoza, Jyoti Randhawa and Lian-Wei Zhang, who is bidding to win the title in his native country.
Commenting on the outstanding quality of the players assembling in Beijing, Johnnie Walker Global Brand Director, Ben Anderson said: “Next week is going to be a highlight of the social and sporting calendar for Beijing as the strongest field of golfers ever to travel to China assemble to battle it out at our great tournament. We warmly welcome all of the players and look forward to some inspiring performances.”
The Johnnie Walker Classic is jointly owned and proudly presented by Johnnie Walker and IMG and is jointly sanctioned by the European, Asian and Australasian Tours and by the China Golf Association.
All four days action from Pine Valley will be broadcast live on CCTV5 in China, and in major markets around the world including the USA, UK and Europe, Japan, Australia and South Africa. More information is available on www.johnniewalkerclassic.com
