Stapleford,
Nr. Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire,
LE14 2EF, England.
EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR EVENT DEBUTS AT STAPLEFORD PARK
Wednesday 12th to Friday 14th May 2010 – Handa Senior Masters
The leading European Senior Tour professionals will be playing for a prize-fund of £400,000 which is one of the largest on this year’s schedule. The tournament is being headlined by ISPS Ambassadors Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam and being supported by many of the games top players.
Admission to the Handa Senior Masters is free.
The event is supported by the ISPS. Website – www.ispsgolf.com
Download the Handa Senior Masters flyer
Tournament Statistics (Excel file)
For more information visit the Eurpoean Tour website
Local TV and Radio
View a short video clip on the event
View the Handa Senior Masters news item on BBC East Midlands Today. (Starts 20:43 into the video).
Download and listen to BBC Radio Leicester's Breakfast piece on the event (mp3, 3.4MB)
Download and listen to BBC Radio Leicester's news item on the event (mp3, 1MB)
Press Release
Stapleford Park, the English sporting country estate, will host the European Senior Tour for the first time when the inaugural Handa Senior Masters Presented by The Stapleford Forum takes place there from 12-14 May 2010.
With a prize fund of £400,000, it will be one of the largest on the 2010 Senior Tour schedule and as a result is likely to have a significant impact on the outcome of the Senior Tour Order of Merit, won last year by Sam Torrance.
Torrance, the 2002 Ryder Cup winning Captain is also a former Captain at Stapleford Park, and has described the venue near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire as ‘one of England’s greatest jewels’.
Designed by Donald Steel, the Stapleford Park course is set in an estate of 500-acres of classic English parkland, featuring a 14th century manor house and extensive sporting grounds.
Shuif Hussain, Managing Director of Stapleford Park, said, “We are very much looking forward to welcoming the Tour to Stapleford Park and hope that the players will enjoy not only our challenging course but also the hospitality across the estate which our members relish.”
The course wraps around the heart of the estate in two extended loops, never being more than two holes wide, a configuration that is reminiscent of the great links courses such as The Old Course at St Andrews.
It will be the fourth event on the 2010 Senior Tour schedule to be supported by the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS) and its philanthropist chairman from Japan, Dr Haruhisa Handa, who said of the competition, “This is a new tournament on the European Senior Tour this year and it is wonderful that ISPS are able to provide the support to help establish it as an annual fixture in the Senior’s schedule, especially in our first year of association with the Tour.’
At ISPS we firmly believe that golf is a game that should be available to everyone. The Handa Senior Masters Presented by The Stapleford Forum will provide a valuable opportunity for ISPS to help raise awareness of one of our main charitable recipients, The International Blind Golf Association (IBGA) and show that those who have a partial or complete visual impairment are also able to enjoy the game.”
Andy Stubbs, Managing Director of the European Senior Tour, said, “We are delighted to announce this new event on the 2010 Senior Tour schedule which has been made possible through our strong relations with ISPS, as well as WSM Sponsorship. The Handa Senior Masters will be our first visit to the marvellous venue of Stapleford Park and the Leicestershire region and we expect to attract a high profile field.”
Commenting on the event Andrew White, CEO of WSM Sponsorship said, “WSM are extremely pleased to have secured ISPS as the title sponsor of this major new tournament at Stapleford Park. With this major prize fund commitment from our sponsors, we are expecting an excellent first year event with a strong field. WSM remains the leading independent promoter on the European Senior Tour and this event further reinforces our position as a major partner of this Tour and its players.”
For further information, please contact:
The European Tour Communications Division
Tel: +44 (0)1344 840400; Fax: +44 (0)1344 840444
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ISPS Website: www.ispsgolf.com
