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Rory McIlroy is due back in action in China at the end of October, and will join the defending champion Peter Hanson of Sweden, Graeme McDowell, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter and at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai.
The BMW Masters has undoubtedly taken on even greater significance this year, as the tournament opens The European Tour’s ‘Final Series’, which consists of four events and concludes with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai – the finale of The Race to Dubai.
“This development really increases the value of the BMW Masters,” said Simon Leach, The European Tour’s representative in Asia. “The tournament is the first event in the Final Series of The Race to Dubai. Only those who have played at least two of the three preceding events can qualify for the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai – and so challenge for The Race to Dubai title.”
Two stars who will do battle for the prestigious title in October are McIlroy and Westwood.
“I’m really looking forward to returning to Shanghai,” said McIlroy, who narrowly lost out to winner Peter Hanson at Lake Malaren Golf Club last year. “I always try to do my best at every tournament, but the fact that the BMW Masters will open the Final Series in The Race to Dubai should give all of us an extra boost of motivation.”
Westwood added: “The 2012 BMW Masters was an impressive tournament – the Chinese fans were very enthusiastic. I hope I can present them with a victory on the first stop of the Final Series in The Race to Dubai.”
Just as it did last year, the 2013 BMW Masters will spearhead BMW’s extensive commitment to golf in China.
In close cooperation with the China Golf Association (CGA), 14 Chinese players will be given a ‘wildcard’ into the tournament. Among them will be the winners of the BMW Junior Open and the Chinese BMW Golf Cup International, who will be given the chance to compete against world-class players at the BMW Masters.
It will be McIlroy's first event since the announcement of the end of his agreement with the Dublin based management company, Horizon Sports.
Padraig Harrington. Shane Lowry and Paul McGinley are the other Irish entries
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