LEEDS VENUE APRIL 7 TO 9 SEES 2014 PROGRAMME TEE OFF
FALDO SERIES STARTS AT MOORTOWN
NEWS RELEASE
The Faldo Series will get its UK season underway next week
when it returns to Moortown, Leeds on April 7-9. A full field of 75 boys
and 18 girls has already been confirmed for the new 54-hole England
North Championship.
“As
qualifiers for the World Amateur Golf Ranking, the 2014 UK
Championships have become a more important and significant opportunity
for these young golfers,” said Sir Nick Faldo.
“We are excited about
bringing the Series back to Moortown, the venue where I won my eleventh
European Tour title. It will be an excellent test for all the players
and I am looking forward to spending time with the winners at the Grand
Final in October.”
2012
Faldo Series Champions Jack Singh-Brar and Rochelle Morris are amongst
the stellar field at Moortown, which features a number of England squad
members and golfers from as far afield as Latvia.
The winner of each
division – three boys and a girl – plus the girls’ runner-up will join
Faldo at the season-ending 18th Faldo Series Grand Final at The Greenbrier, USA.
Supported
by The R&A, ISPS Handa, The European Tour and The Greenbrier the
2014 Faldo Series Europe schedule features 17 tournaments in 15
countries including three in England plus others in Abu Dhabi, Ireland,
Chile, Wales, Brazil, Scotland, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria,
Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Slovakia and the USA.
Established
in 1996, 40 Faldo Series tournaments now take place in 30 countries
worldwide with more than 7,000 golfers participating each year. Past
winners include Major Champions Rory McIlroy and Yani Tseng.
In
September 2014, Faldo will begin taking students at a full-time
residential academy for education and golf development in America. The
first ever Faldo Series Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona marks another
significant step in the programme’s history.
For more information on the Faldo Series visit www.nickfaldo.com. You can also follow the Faldo Series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/faldoseries and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/faldoseries.
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