Hong Kong Open loses sponsor

UBS has announced that this year's Hong Kong Open in November will be its last as the official sponsor

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Banking group UBS has announced that this year's Hong Kong Open in November will be its last as the official sponsor.

The Hong Kong Open, which is the final qualifier on the Race To Dubai, has been sponsored by the Swiss banking group since 2004.

George O'Grady, chief executive of the European Tour, said: "We thank UBS for their five-year sponsorship of the Hong Kong Open. We also acknowledge their early notification regarding the future as we can now work with PMG, the promoters, in securing a new sponsor for 2010 and beyond."

The Hong Kong Open will be played at Fanling on November 12-15 with prize money of £1.8 million (€1.96m). After the event, the top 60 players on the Race To Dubai money list will qualify for the Dubai World Championship the week after.

 

 

 

 

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