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Briefs from Bruce Crampton, Don Sutton and the European Tour
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EUROPEAN TOUR THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND EVENT
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While other sporting bodies deliberate over a number .
of forthcoming events in the region, European Tour Executive Director Ken Schofield has thrown his full weight behind the staging of the 2002 Dubai Desert Classic scheduled for March 7-10 at the Emirates Golf Club.
Sponsored by Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and organised and promoted by the Dubai Desert Classic Executive Committee, the tournament will be the 13th in a series that has seen many of the world's greatest players grace the fairways of Dubai. It's staging is seen as hugely important to the European Tour.
Speaking in the latest edition of the European Tour's weekly magazine which goes to all players, press and promoters involved with European golf, Schofield emphasised that it was not the Tour's job to cancel tournaments but to "promote them or help to promote them."
Schofield's comments follow a couple of misleading British newspaper reports that cast doubts on the staging of several sporting events in the Middle East. The reports - one of which wrongly indicated that powerboat races in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Dubai would be cancelled - suggested that the European Tour was reviewing the staging of the Dubai event.
But following a visit by Dubai Desert Classic Executive Committee members Mohammed Juma Buamim and Nick Tarratt to the World Matchplay at Wentworth, Schofield was quick to pour cold water on the suggestions.
"We appreciate that Mohammed and Nick took the trouble to come and see us with the reassurance that the Dubai Desert Classic will take place in2002," he said. "This is particularly comforting as we look at the tournament as the center piece of our earl season schedule. We can only stress that our job is not to cancel tournaments but to promote them or to help promote them."
Schofield's words were welcomed by both Buamim and Tarratt who also took the opportunity to meet with players' managers and business representatives at Wentworth. "The feedback we received was very positive and the support means we will be looking to announce the confirmation of some major names within the coming fewweeks," said Buamim.
"The message from us was that international golf is continuing in golf along with our course preparation, which has involved the relaying of all 18 greens to bring them back to their original size and surface. It's business as usual and we are working towards another wonderful tournament in March."
The support of the European Tour also follows the recent visit to the EmiratesGolf Club by Senior Tournament Director Mike Stewart who deemed the venue as "good as ever" during his customary pre-tournament progress meetings.
"The players enjoy being in Dubai, they are treated very well both on and of the course while the weather and hospitality are second to none."
To find out how your company can enjoy the corporate benefits of becoming involved with the 2002 Dubai Desert Classic, please contact John Anthony at the UAE Golf Association: Tel: 011 971 4 295 6440 / Fax : 011 971 4 295 6026 e-mail: uaegolf@emirates.net.ae www.dubaidesertclassic.com.
DON SUTTON CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL RAISES MORE THAN $100,000
All Proceeds Benefit Destin, Florida's St. Jude Children's Hospital
DESTIN, FL (Nov. 21, 2001) - Don Sutton's Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament, benefiting St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN, raised more than $100,000 this year.
The fifth annual tournament hosted by Hall of Fame pitcher and Atlanta Braves broadcaster Don Sutton drew 180 golfers earlier this month.
Among the celebrities were Atlanta Braves' players Chipper Jones and Tom Glavine, Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Frank Howard as well as actor Wayne Rogers.
Sponsored in part by Abbott Resorts, a ResortQuest International company, the event was held at Destin's Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club earlier this month. ResortQuest has 3,000 properties from Pensacola to Panama City.
"This is our fifth year sponsoring the tournament and each year, the money we raise continues to increase," said Ed Seymour, president of Abbott Resorts "This a great cause that Abbott, having been in this area for a number of years, has always supported whole heartedly."
