MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A power-packed line-up with no fewer than 30 Asian Tour winners will feature in the US$1 million Resorts World Manila Masters which gets underway from November 19 to 22.
Title holder Mardan Mamat of Singapore will lead the elite cast alongside local hotshots Angelo Que, Antonio Lascuna and young prospect Miguel Tabuena at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.
Fourteen players from the top-20 of the current Asian Tour’s Order of Merit, including India’s S.S.P. Chawrasia, Richard T. Lee of Canada and Malaysia’s Danny Chia, will also headline the Resorts World Manila Masters, which is returning for its third edition as the richest golf tournament in the Philippines.
“This year’s tournament is especially exciting because of all the top names who signed up to better their position in the rankings and take a crack at the US$1 million prize pot as well,” says Resorts World Manila Chief Operating Officer Stephen Reilly.
“These world-class athletes represent the pinnacle of the sport of golf and there’s no greater thrill than seeing them go up against each other in a truly competitive setting such as the RWM Masters.”
Rising young talents Hung Chien-yao of Chinese Taipei, Korean duo Seukhyun Baek and Jeunghun Wang, Thailand’s Thanyakon Khrongpha and Jazz Janewattananond, who are all gunning for a first Asian Tour victory, are also tipped to shine in the full-field Asian Tour event.
Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant, who holds the most Asian Tour victories with 18 wins, will be among the favourites at the Resorts World Manila Masters, which is one of two stops in the Philippines on Tour this season.
Another Thai star Prom Meesawat, who finished second and third respectively in the last two editions of the tournament, is determined to make it third time lucky and secure a third Asian Tour win when he heads to the Philippines.
“It’ll be good to go back to Manila Southwoods for the Resorts World Manila Masters. It’s always good to go back to a golf course where you’ve done well before. I like the greens there and I feel really comfortable playing on that course,” said the 31-year-old Thai.
New winner Shaun Norris of South Africa will shoot for a second victory while multiple Asian Tour champions Rashid Khan and Gaganjeet Bhullar of India will take aim at a first win of the season in the event which features a cosmopolitan field of players from over 22 countries.
Other players to watch out for include Soomin Lee of Korea, who capped an impressive tied-third finish in the co-sanctioned UBS Hong Kong Open last week, India’s Chiragh Kumar, local stalwarts Frankie Minoza, Cassius Cassas, Jay Bayron and Elmer Salvador.
Resorts World Manila Masters partners include Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club and supported by Marriott, Scientific Games, Aristocrat, IGT Asia Pte Ldt, Fuji Xerox, Konami, Levelwear, Mitsubishi Motors, RGD LTD, Net Pacific, Inc, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Avis and Glenmorangie.
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