There’s a false impression that golf is reserved for a selected faction. It’s a good assumption however not a completely correct one. Enter the upcoming Porsche Singapore Traditional, which merges top-quality aggressive motion with pleasant sport and life-style actions to make the sport extra accessible to spectators, aspiring gamers and new followers of golf.

Some key information to know in regards to the event is that that is the opening occasion of the DP World Tour’s Asian Swing. Gamers competing embody 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry, PGA Tour winner Matthieu Pavon and newly-crowned DP World Tour winner Rikuya Hoshino, amongst others. The prize purse has elevated to USD 2.5 million, and Porsche is providing their newest Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Porsche because the prize for the professionals and spectators (extra on that later) scoring a hole-in-one on Gap 17.

DP World Tour occasions in Singapore have been fairly important for Asian expertise specifically. Each Arjun Atwal (India) and Zhang Lian Wei (China) made historical past for being respective nation firsts by clinching their Tour titles right here. Fellow prime regional golfers you’ll catch on the inexperienced on the Porsche Singapore Traditional embody Hoshino of Japan, in addition to Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand), Gavin Inexperienced (Malaysia), Li Haotong (China) and Kho Taichi (Hong Kong).

Regionally, Singaporean Mardan Mamat received the Singapore Masters in 2006 and stays our solely winner on the DP World Tour to this point. And this 12 months, all three worldwide qualifying spots for the Porsche Singapore Traditional have been swept by Singaporeans Nicklaus Chiam, Joshua Yap and Irvyn Tan, so preserve your eyes peeled for these rising skills on the Laguna Nationwide Golf Resort Membership.

In case you are new to the sport, this gateway to sport works for all. On the Porsche Singapore Traditional, a novel spectator village positioned conveniently throughout the lovely Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore resort boasts a slew of tantalising meals and beverage choices in addition to entertaining fringe actions. These embody placing challenges, shootout video games, and the possibility for spectators to win a Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid. Make it a household outing when you’re at it—youngsters aged 16 and under take pleasure in free entry into the Porsche Singapore Traditional, so long as they’re accompanied by an grownup with a legitimate ticket.

And why Porsche?

A pure query however it’s price noting that the car large has been concerned in golf since 1988 by means of the Porsche Golf Cup, a sequence of beginner tournaments for Porsche clients. The Porsche Golf Cup has grown to turn out to be one of many firm’s most profitable buyer occasions—over 17,000 Porsche clients lately took half in 261 worldwide qualifying tournaments. Porsche isn’t any stranger to the skilled golf scene too as title sponsor to the DP World Tour’s European Open, and is now increasing its presence within the Asian market as Title Companion of the Singapore Traditional. Porsche Singapore has additionally supported the upcoming event with a fleet of 20 Taycan shuttle vehicles for VIP company and gamers, and the Porsche 996 Swan will likely be on show at Laguna Nationwide as properly.

Which implies when you’d prefer to catch a glimpse of the freshly-launched hybrid Porsche (and who’s strolling away with it), watch prime golfers in motion, or just kickstart that overdue curiosity within the sport, wait no extra. We’ll see you on the Porsche Singapore Traditional.

Get tickets to the Porsche Singapore Traditional occurring till 24 March at Laguna Nationwide Golf Resort Membership.

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