Spain's Sergio Garcia signing autographs for fans after finishing his first round at the CIMB Classic on Thursday. The US PGA hopes to attract more people especially in Asia to the sport by holding more PGA Tour tournaments outside of the United States. - The STAR
AS THE world of golf celebrates the CIMB Classic becoming a full-fledged US PGA Tour event, one can already sense the US$7mil (RM22.4mil) tournament bringing with it numerous spin-off benefits for the local industry, especially the tourism sector.
But the first and only FedExCup event outside of the United States is merely part of a grand plan of the PGA Tour to help grow the sport on a global basis – in this case Asia – and also bolster their portfolio and fan-base.
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