GEORGE, South Africa Dec 5 (Reuters) – Major
winners Darren Clarke, Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington
will play in this month’s Volvo Golf Championship, tournament
organisers announced on Thursday.
South African Els and Ireland’s Harrington, both winners of
three major titles, and Briton Clarke, the 2011 Open champion,
will compete for the 350,000 euro ($451,800) first prize at The
Links in Fancourt from Jan. 19-22.
The Volvo Golf Championship is open only to European Tour
players who have won an event on the previous year’s tour, the
only exception being current tour members with more than 10
European Tour victories.
($1 = 0.7747 euros)
(Editing by Alan Baldwin)
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