NEWS SNIPPETS FROM AROUND THE GOLFING GLOBE
ECCO Tour Championship moves to Germany AFTER four years on home soil in Demark, the ECCO Tour Championship on The European Challenge Tour is moving south of the border to Green Eagle Golf Club near Hamburg, Germany this season. Jesper Thuen ECCO Sponsorship and Event Manager (pictured with last year’s winner JoséFilipe Lima), said: “We see it as a very healthy sign that the ECCO Tour Championship is moving outside of Denmark for the first time. ECCO is an international company, and the German market is very important to us.”
Thorpe faces jail for tax evasion JIM Thorpe has been sentenced to one year in prison for failing to pay more than $2 million in income taxes. The 13-time Champions Tour winner, who turns 61 this month, must turn himself in to authorities by April 1. He was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and 200 hours of community service. He must try to repay the taxes while he’s on supervised release.
Asian Tour gets stylish with J.Lindeberg partnership THE Asian Tour will welcome a new Tour Partner after reaching an exciting two-year agreement with renowned Swedish premium apparel company, J.Lindeberg to become its Official Apparel Partner. Renowned designer Lindeberg will also create exclusive golf clothing merchandise for retail across Asia and provide a wide range of apparel designed for officials and staff members of the Asian Tour.
Pavin to concentrate on Champions Tour AMERICAN Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin will play primarily on the Champions Tour this season having turned 50 in November last year. “I’m looking forward to the Champions Tour,” he said. “It’s a chance to be competitive and a chance to win again.” Pavin also admitted he would play at least six regular PGA TOUR events to keep in touch with potential Ryder Cup players and said he’s looking out for assistants to take to Celtic Manor later this year. “I’ll take four assistants,” he said. “I’d like a couple around my age and maybe a couple younger.”
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