Abu Dhabi: Spain's Sergio Garcia is the latest big name player to join the elite field set to gather on the Yas Links Golf Club course on January 30 for the Emirates Airline Invitational Hosted by Abdullah Al Naboodah.
Widely acclaimed as the most prestigious one-day Pro-Am in golf, the tournament has long attracted a host of the game's best players since its first staging at the Four Seasons Golf Club, Dubai in 2007, but now that it has received official European Tour sanctioning more players than ever are keen to get in on the action. Having returned to form n last season with back-to-back victories at the Andalucia Masters and the Castello Masters Ryder Cup star Garcia is relishing his first visit to Yas Links and his second appearance at the tournament.
"I'm really looking forward to playing in the Emirates Airline Invitational again," said Garcia, who played in the event at Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht two years ago in a group with tournament host Abdullah Al Naboodah, Lee Westwood and good friend Allan Stanton, Hawker Beechcraft's Sales Director. "I enjoyed the 2010 event — it's a great day and lots of fun. I've heard very good things about the course at Yas Links so I can't wait get out there."
Garcia joins an all-star cast for the 2012 Emirates Airline Invitational which also includes defending champion and two-time Major winner Retief Goosen, 2010 US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, 2012 European Ryder Cup Captain Jose Maria Olazabal, 2010 European Captain and eight-time Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie and wealth of talent from the cream of The European Tour.
Sponsors
Along with the quality of the field, the event also attracts, in addition to title sponsor Emirates Airline, luxury jet manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft is once again on board as a Premier Partner along with Sunseeker International yachts, who will have a boat moored in the lagoon at the 14th hole during the tournament. Standard Chartered, Visa, Land Rover, and the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group complete the line-up of Premier Partners.
"It's a pleasure to once again be a part of the Emirates Airline Invitational Hosted by Abdullah Al Naboodah," said Sean McGeough, President EMEA & APAC, Hawker Beechcraft. "The Middle East represents one of our most important global markets..."
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