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(PRWEB) November 19, 2005
Great golf, sunny skies, spectacular shopping and fantastic food are assured in Bangkok throughout early January.

It guarantees to be 1 of the most prestigious, thrilling and novel sporting occasions Asia has ever witnessed, featuring the prime golfers from the area and the cream of the European golf crop.

The Royal Trophy, pitting ace gamers from Asia and Europe against each other for the very first time in a Ryder Cup-style contest, will take location in a city specified to appeal to golfers and their households.

The Thai capital of Bangkok, a fabulously exciting metropolis yr round, is specifically attractive for the duration of the month of January, blessed with comfortably warm temperatures and brilliant blue skies.

Individuals from the northern elements of Asia – notably Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea – will need little excuse to swap the chill, damp and fog of mid-winter for the summer time-like City of Angels.

The closeness of the competitors program to the capital city – a brief drive away – makes it eminently feasible for golf supporters, and their wives and partners, to be primarily based in the city itself, enjoying globe-class golf during the day (or shopping) and, right after sundown, sampling the legendarily eclectic nightlife, ranging from the sublime to the salacious.

Golf followers will be able to re-run the day’s occasions over a meal at fine-dining restaurants, drinks in a lively bar, or just luxuriate in the fantastic five-star hotel spas that have sprung up in latest years.

There will be lots to speak about – instantly right after the contest, and for the rest of the year – as substantial-powered teams from Asia and Europe do battle for the very first time ever. Though the European squad is most likely to attribute the larger names, such as a single of the greatest of all time in team captain Seve Ballesteros, the Asian players’ property advantage and inspiration to win honour and encounter in front of their supporters, will be significant aspects.

For the 1st time in history, golf aficionados from Asia, no matter whether they are from India, Indonesia, or somewhere in in between, can band with each other to offer you united help for house-grown gamers who will be representing the entire continent.

The Thai golfers on the crew have a notably powerful incentive to do nicely: The Royal Trophy, currently being played from January 5-eight, comes in the 12 months the revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej celebrates 60 years on the throne, and being portion of a winning Asia side would deliver kudos galore to the monarch, his topics and the area as a complete.

Thailand is one particular of the Asian nations the place the reputation of golf has soared throughout the past two decades as earnings ranges have risen. Asian nations in standard and Thailand in distinct, now have some of the ideal programs on the planet. Amongst them is the newly completed Amata Spring Country Club, a super-exclusive facility that has thrown open its doors, and greens, for the duration of the Royal Trophy.

Tournament organiser Lincoln Venancio says the spot, and timing, of the tournament is completely best. January is the prime time of 12 months to visit Thailand – and the Asian region now has a massive pool of golf followers who really like the game and have the monetary signifies to stick to it internationally.

“Golf has exploded in the area in the course of the last 20 years as men and women have turn out to be more affluent and it will continue to boom,” says Venancio, managing director of event promoter Entertainment Group Limited.

“This is a chance for golfers to come and see a planet-class tournament taking area in their own backyard – for men and women who dwell in the northern components of Asia, it is also an opportunity to escape the winter climate for a weekend.

“We are hoping that golf fans will come with their wives and households – there is so a lot to do in the city. The course is much less than an hour from the downtown – with a shuttle bus from the official hotel – so men and women can come and take pleasure in watching world class golf and also take pleasure in Bangkok.”

Numerous packages are offered at affordable prices (see accompanying story), including one that permits participants to get in a round of golf at the prestigious Amata Spring Country Club, following in the footsteps of Asia and Europe’s ideal, on the seven,453-yard course. The members-only club is 1 of Thailand’s newest, and best, programs, featuring a single of the world’s really few island greens.

Golfers aiming to combine viewing the Royal Trophy action with a longer golfing holiday can choose from much more than 40 best-notch programs found around the instant urban region, with scores far more in effortlessly-reached resorts this kind of Hua Hin, Pattaya and Phuket.

The jewel in the Bangkok golfing crown, Amata Spring Country Club is specific to offer a tough test for each Asian and European golfers. The format will see eight players, led by non-enjoying captains Ballesteros and Masahiro “Massy” Kuramoto, take part in a series of sixteen matches involving foursomes, 4-balls and singles.

“It will be very thrilling,” says Venancio. “There are 3 billion individuals in Asia and never prior to have they had a likelihood to come to a tournament and cheer for their continent like this. Who is most likely to win? Well, all these guys are fantastic gamers and anything can come about.

“This will be one of the most substantial events Asian golf has ever had, and I am certain golfers all over the place will want to be a portion of it. The concept came from chatting to Seve, who imagined a Ryder Cup-style format could function quite properly in a contest amongst European and Asian teams. It combines the prestige of golf with the passion of group sports.

“The far more we talked about it, the a lot more enthusiastic we grew to become. He believes that Europe has the historical past of the game but that the long term of golf is in Asia. Seve has the charisma, passion and vision that produced the idea turn out to be a reality.”

Specifically which players truly make the final teams is but to be decided, and will be based mostly on regional and planet rankings. But spectators can book their tickets these days in the particular information that sixteen of the world’s finest gamers will tee off on January seven to start two days of thrilling competitors, with prize cash of US$ one.five million at stake.

The program itself is positioned less than an hour away from downtown Bangkok, a city that has an limitless shop of cultural, culinary and customer delights – all at costs that are way beneath people in the cities of north Asia.

Its when-notorious visitors jams are now avoidable, thanks to the introduction of the super-efficient Skytrain, a subway technique and new flyovers and highways that make it a cinch to travel across town. The Skytrain backlinks the major tourist zone of Sukhumvit Street with other parts of the city, like a station close to the banks of the ever-busy Chaopraya River.

Numerous of Bangkok’s most stunning Buddhist temples are found along the river banking institutions, which includes Wat Arun, the Emerald Buddha temple and the adjoining Grand Palace. All are glitteringly lovely and can be appreciated ideal by taking a cruise upstream.

Bangkok is also renowned for its purchasing, providing every thing from sleek air-conditioned malls to the hurly-burly of street markets and the most magnificent outdoor bazaar of all, the Chatuchak weekend market place, in which up to 9,000 personal stalls sell every little thing from pottery to pets.

A lot more sophisticated buying centres are found throughout the city, promoting designer gear from property and abroad. Siam Square, Central World Plaza and Gaysorn Plaza are amid the classiest.

Another main draw is the fantastic Thai foods, with its spicy flavours and amazing range of dishes. Bangkok diners can push the boat out with no any fear of overspending – charges even in the poshest dining establishments are a fraction of the value of northern Asian cities. In fact there is likely to be alter to spare for a evening on the town, sampling the renowned nightclubs and bars that pulsate right up until properly into the night.

All in all, there will be handful of far better places to be than Bangkok in early January … wonderful golf, amazing meals, marvellous weather and, of program, the smiling welcome that Thai folks are so famous for.

Editors’ Notes:

The Royal Trophy will be held January five-8, 2006 at Thailand’s new globe-class private club, Amata Spring Nation Club. Sponsors of the tournament include Heineken, BMW Thailand, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and i-mobile. For ticket info, please get in touch with +662 640 8197 or go to http://www.TheRoyalTrophy.com. The Royal Trophy is sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Japan Tour and European Tour and is organised by Enjoyment Group Restricted and Amen Corner.

Released on behalf of the Royal Trophy by Two Up Front.

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