| The Barclays Singapore Open 2009 is the richest | | | | mother who are both affected with breast |
| tournament in asia and features top players like | | | | cancer. |
| Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Geoff | | | | Once known as "the best golfer never to win a |
| Ogilvy, Darren Clarke, Thongchai Jaidee, Choi | | | | Major", he proves the critics wrong when he won |
| Kyung Ju, Shigeki Maruyama and Graeme | | | | his first Major, the US Masters in 2004, although it |
| Mcdowell. | | | | came some 20 years after he turned pro. |
| The Barclays Singapore Open 2009 tee-off date | | | | Sometimes, even the pro needs to be |
| will be from Oct 29 to Nov 1, at Serapong | | | | persistence and have the stamina to win the big |
| Course, Sentosa Golf club, Singapore. The prize | | | | one. |
| money stands at US$5 Million and the winning | | | | The strange thing about Phil Mickelson is that |
| purse at US$833,000 with Barclays bank as the | | | | although he is a leftie when playing golf, he is a |
| main sponsor of the entire tournament. | | | | right-hander in all things that he does. |
| The starting field includes 156 golfers from both | | | | Padraig Harrington used to be sitting in a small |
| the European and Asian tours with a format of | | | | office in Dublin doing his accountant job. Because |
| 72 holes over 4 rounds, cut-off after 36 holes. | | | | of his passion in the little white ball, he decided |
| Due to the annoyance of what the mobile phones | | | | that golf is something that he wants to go for |
| and cameras can produce, the golf course has | | | | early in his life. |
| implemented a rule that all such gadgets will be | | | | Padraig Harrington has been doing well and been |
| not permitted on the golf course. But how are | | | | improving in the golf's ladder in the past few |
| the organisations able to enforce these this rule? | | | | years, achieving a number of "firsts" in the |
| Are they going to do a full body check? | | | | process. |
| With as much as 156 Professional Golfers on the | | | | He was the first European to win back-to-back |
| field, Who Are You Going To Watch? There are 2 | | | | Majors in 2008, when he won the 2008 US PGA |
| professional golfers you should look out for. | | | | Championship in the British Open. He was also the |
| Phil Mickelson widely known as Lefty is not new | | | | first European since 1906 to defend the British |
| to the Barclays Singapore Open 2009 tournament | | | | Open title. |
| and this will be his 3rd appearance in Sentosa golf | | | | Harrington tied for second with Ernie Els, with just |
| course. Mickelson had a great year but have to | | | | a stroke behind Jeev Milkha Singh in the last year |
| take some time off to take care of his wife and | | | | Barclays Singapore Open 2009. |