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A partnership between the China Golf Association and the World Sport Group, the China Tour began with four three-day events in 2005.
The following year, it comprised six four-day events, each with a US$100,000 pool of prize money, and has grown by two events each year.
The Tour is aimed at giving China's top golfers a solid foundation on which to build a professional career, by providing a consistent platform of well-managed tournaments and a prize money pool that will enable the successful players to dedicate themselves more fully to their chosen career.
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China Golf Association
A non-profit organisation approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the China Golf Association (CGA) is a member of All China Sports Federation and the national governing body recognised by the Chinese Olympic Committee, the only legal entity which represents China in international golf organizations and activities.
The CGA was founded on May 24, 1985, and is a member of the International Golf Federation and Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and uses the Rules of Golf published by the R&A in St Andrews, Scotland and the USGA.
The CGA has 11 sub-committees that oversee professional golf, amateur golf, ladies' golf, youth and junior golf, as well as golf club management and handicap system.
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World Sport Group
World Sport Group is Asia’s leading sports marketing, event management and media company, with a roster of golf, football and cricket events across the entire region. World Sport Group has been at the forefront of Asian sport since 1993, featuring almost 600 days of sports events and more than 1,000 hours of sports programming annually, across more than 30 countries in the region. World Sport Group is staffed by more than 150 employees in offices in Beijing, Beirut, Delhi, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore and Tokyo.
World Sport Group is the exclusive marketing partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and is a major stake-holder in Asian golf as the organiser of the Barclays Singapore Open, Hero Honda Indian Open, the SAIL Open Golf Championship, Thailand Open, Volvo Masters of Asia, the Mercedes-Benz Tour and the Omega China Tour.
The Group also manages global cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and has formed a partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the ground and title naming rights for the Indian National Team’s domestic matches. Additionally, in partnership with Sony Corporation, the Group was awarded the global media rights for the Indian Premier League, the new Twenty20 cricket competition. This 10-year deal is valued at over US$1 billion. World Sport Group is a member of the Consortium that will build, manage and operate the Singapore Sports Hub.
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