MAJOR WINNER FALDO TO GRACE HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN
CLASSIC AT ANGKOR GOLF RESORT
Siem Reap, March 1: The HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC will
make its debut on the Asian Tour from March 14 to 17, 2012 with six-time Major Champion
Sir Nick Faldo set to grace the inaugural tournament and initiate a charity
drive in the country.
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Sir Nick Faldo will be
playing at the Handa Faldo Cambodian
Classic
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The US$300,000 tournament will be played at the Faldo-designed
Angkor Golf Resort in the historical city of Siem Reap while the tournament’s
Pro-Am will be staged in Phnom Penh on March 18. Faldo will attend the
tournament and play in the Pro-Am.
The tournament, which was conceived by Japanese
philanthropist and businessman Dr Haruhisa Handa, will also be held in
conjunction with the 8th Asian Economic Forum and will attract the
Asian Tour’s top stars who hail from over 30 different nationalities.
“This tournament in Cambodia will inspire more young Asian
golfers,” added the former world number one.
“And in the true spirit of Dr. Handa it will also support the Cambodian
Red Cross and people of Cambodia who have made quite an impact on me in my
visits to the region. For those reasons,
I am honoured to lend my name and my voice to Dr. Handa in all his
efforts."
The HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC will support the Cambodian
Red Cross via the Handa Foundation where various activities are being planned
to raise funds for deserved organisations around the country.
“While it is a privilege and honour for us to launch a brand
new professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour in Cambodia, we will be
using the HANDA FALDO CAMBODIAN CLASSIC as a means to support the local
communities through various charity initiatives” said Dr Handa.
