SINGAPORE OPEN
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Sentosa Golf Club, Serapong Course (7,372 yards, par 71).
Purse: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1 million.
Television: Golf Channel (Today, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Thursday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.-midnight; Saturday, 7 p.m.-midnight.
Last year: Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won in a Monday finish, beating Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.
Last week: England’s Ian Poulter won the HSBC Champions in China, rallying for a two-stroke victory in the World Golf Championship event.
Notes: Top-ranked Rory McIlroy is in the field along with three-time champion Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Paul Casey, Padraig Harrington and John Daly. McIlroy is trying to became the second player to win the European and PGA Tour money titles in the same season. Luke Donald accomplished the feat last year. ... The European and Asian tours will team again next week for the Hong Kong Open.
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