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Encyclopedia > Qatar Masters

The Qatar Masters, which was established in 1998 is one of the two PGA European Tour golf tournaments which are staged in the Gulf States, the other being the Dubai Desert Classic. They are played in consecutive weeks in March. The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour, headquartered in Virginia Water, Surrey, United Kingdom, that is the primary golf tour in Europe. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... Gulf States refers to the United States states along the Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida. ...


The event is one of the smaller tournaments on the European Tour and offered prize money of just over €1.1 million in 2005. In that year Ernie Els, one of the biggest stars in golf, was the only played in the world top fifty to take part, for which he acknowledged receiving a large appearance fee. After finishing the first round in a tie for eighty-first place, he surged through the field over the next three days to win the tournament. Theodore Ernest (Ernie) Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer. ... The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ...


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Theodore Ernest (Ernie) Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... Adam Scott (born June 16, 1980 in Adelaide, Australia), is a professional golfer and one of a crop of young Australians plying their trade on the major golf tours. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Paul Lawrie (born 1 January 1969) is a Scottish golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

Coverage on the PGA European Tour's website (http://www.europeantour.com/tournaments/latest.sps?iTourNo=2005008) (use schedule browser to access earlier years)


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