Asian Tour to unveil new event, eyes $50 million prizemoney by 2017


  • Golf
  • Monday, 20 Oct 2014

U.S. golfer Nick Watney smiles during a news conference at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) in Kuala Lumpur October 23, 2013, ahead of the CIMB Classic tournament. REUTERS/Samsul Said

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Asian Tour will add a third new tournament to next year's calendar and hopes to offer more than $50 million (31 million pounds) in prizemoney by 2017, chief executive Mike Kerr said.

The $3 million tournament in Thailand, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and slated for February, was further proof of the Tour's robust health, Kerr told Reuters.

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