A global field of 81 golfers from 19 countries joined Sir Nick Faldo in Mission Hills, China today for the eighth Faldo Series Asia Grand Final which tees off tomorrow.

Competitors aged 12 to 21 will compete for the title of Faldo Series Asia Champion on March 11-13 over 54 holes on the Faldo Course in Shenzhen. With the field divided into five age-groups – three for boys and two for girls – each age-group winner will be invited by Faldo to compete in the 2014 Europe...
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A global field of 81 golfers from 19 countries joined Sir Nick Faldo in Mission Hills, China today for the eighth Faldo Series Asia Grand Final which tees off tomorrow.

Competitors aged 12 to 21 will compete for the title of Faldo Series Asia Champion on March 11-13 over 54 holes on the Faldo Course in Shenzhen. With the field divided into five age-groups – three for boys and two for girls – each age-group winner will be invited by Faldo to compete in the 2014 Europe Grand Final later this year. The six-time Major winner will also arrange for the leading overall boy and girl to play in a professional Tour event.

15 golfers will furthermore have one eye on the Mission Hills Trophy, awarded to the highest-placed Chinese golfer together with an invitation to the 2014 Europe Grand Final. The inaugural winner, 15-year-old prodigy Guan Tianlang from Guangzhou went on to finish as the low amateur in the 2013 US Masters Tournament.

14 countries across Asia including; China; Philippines; Chinese Taipei; Malaysia; Hong Kong; Vietnam; India; Nepal; Singapore; Japan; Indonesia; Pakistan; Brunei; Thailand and Bangladesh will be represented at Mission Hills as well as five from Europe and America; United States; England; Slovakia; Czech Republic and Austria.

Off the course players will spend time with Faldo, his personal coach Keith Wood and experts from Trackman
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