Justin Rose, Ernie Els will Play in the Tavistock Cup
Justin Rose and Ernie Els will play the upcoming exciting tournament of the Tavistock Cup, starting from Monday, March 19, 2012.
Tavistock Cup is an unofficial two-day tournament and is being staged at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, in Florida.
It is played between four teams, named Albany, Isleworth, lake Nona and Queenwood.
It was established in 2004 and has an appealing history. The total purse is $2,170,000, out of which, the winning share is $800,000. Four teams will compete against each other to earn the prize money.
Rose, a 31-year-old English professional golf player, is currently ranked 8th according to the Official World Golf Rankings.
He has played six tournaments on the PGA up till now and has successfully displayed amazing finishes since January.
He won the title of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship on March 11, 2012. He was tremendous on the field and competed well against other world famous golfers.
He scored a 16-under 272 and defeated Bubba Watson with a one-stroke lead and Rory McIlroy with a two-stroke lead.
Els, a 42-year-old South African professional golf player, has played five events on the PGA so far and his best finish was at the Transitions Championship.
He finished tied for the fifth position, by scoring a 12-under 272. He is ranked 62nd in the OWGR and has skills to score well.
The Albany team has four more players, namely Tiger Woods, Tim Clark, Trevor Immelman and Ian Poulter. Hence, the team is in a strong position and has all the popular players in the field.
Woods is returning after a lay-off period. He got injured while playing the final round of the Cadillac Championship. He has recovered now and is returning to golf with full confidence.
"Look forward to competing," Woods said. "I decided to be smart about it and not risk further injury".
Woods’, Rose’s and Els’ presence at the Tavistock Cup is making the tournament even tougher.
Their fans are heading to the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club to see their leading performance. The competition is tough, as there are several other leading players in other teams as well.
However, Albany's position is better than the rest of the three and it has ample chances to win this year, due to the six leading players in it.
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