TP Tour Series poised for March start

The 2013 TP Tour will mark the start of its third season when the 2013 circuit gets underway at Hankley Common at the start of March

Nick Bonfield
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The 2013 TP Tour will mark the start of its third season when the 2013 circuit gets underway at Hankley Common at the start of March.

The next stop for the tour will be former Ryder Cup and Women's British Open host venue Walton Heath.

Eight Ryder Cup players and numerous European tour victors have signed up for this year's tour, along with aspiring professional and a selection of Challenge Tour players.

The TP Tour has grown in size and stature over the past two years and has an impressive array of past winners, including 2012 double senior major champion Roger Chapman, Jamie Spence, Paul Broadhurst and Stephen Dodd.

Further events will be taking place throughout March and April at renowned locations like The Berkshire and Worplesdon Golf Club. The first 36-hole even of the season will be staged between April 9-10 at Moor Park's High Course.

Other 36-hole events will take place at Open Championship venue Royal St Georges, former European Tour hosts Hanbury Manor, East Sussex National and Moorpark and countless other esteemed UK venues.

A special ‘'Hampshire Classic'' will also take place in May at North Hants and Liphook.

This season, the TP Tour has also launched the Elite Pro Am Series and has partnered with other high-profile events, including the $40,000 Stella Di Mare International Pro Am and the £100,000 British Par 3 Championships at Nailcote Hall.

For more information on the TP Tour, visit www.tptourseries.com.

Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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