Mount Fuji Provides Backdrop to New Venue on the DP World Tour
Shizuoka, Japan -- Japanese and European golf stars will battle for the tour’s penultimate event in its Asian swing this weekend (April 25th-28th). Now in its second year, the DP World Tour ISPS Handa Championship will be played at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course in Shizuoka. The star-studded event will be hotly contested, with a $2.25 million prize pool up for grabs as well as 'Race to Dubai' ranking points. Among the European players are top-ranked Matthieu Pavon, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Matteo Manassero, and Jordan Gumberg.
Japanese Stars on the Rise
The event is co-sanctioned by the Japan Tour, and as a result, 46 of the 156 players in the field...