Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald will make his first appearance at the D+D REAL Czech Masters when the popular event returns to Albatross Golf Resort from August 24-27.
Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald will make his first appearance at the D+D REAL Czech Masters when the popular event returns to Albatross Golf Resort from August 24-27.
The former World Number One will tee it up near the Czech capital in the penultimate week of Ryder Cup qualification, with his team being finalised after the Omega European Masters the following week.
“I am very happy to announce that I will be participating in the D+D REAL Czech Masters,” said Donald. “It will be the first time I’ll have played in the Czech Republic and I can’t wait to see the beautiful city of Prague.
“As we know, it is one of the last events which counts towards Ryder Cup qualification. So I’m looking forward to seeing how potential players perform.”
Petr Dědek, owner of Relmost, the tournament’s promoters, said: “Every year our goal is to arrange participation with a global golf star and a player who has never competed at the D+D REAL Czech Masters and we have succeeded this year. Luke is a former World Number One and current Captain of the European Ryder Cup team, so the spectators at Albatross Golf Resort have something to look forward to.”
The Englishman, who spent 45 weeks at the top of the Official World Golf Ranking, will be joined by his 2010 and 2012 Ryder Cup teammate Francesco Molinari as the 2018 Open Champion also confirmed his participation in the event.
Like Donald, the Italian, who won five points from five matches at the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, will also be making his tournament debut.
“It’s a tournament I haven’t played before and I can’t wait to spend some time in a beautiful city like Prague," said Molinari. "I have heard from other players that this is a great event on a very good course at the Albatross Golf Resort. I can’t wait to be there.”
Mr Dědek added: “Francesco has played a big part in the popularisation of golf in Italy and fits into our philosophy of the tournament where we want at least one player with extraordinary achievements and a strong story to come to us every year, and he is certainly one of them.”
This year, the Czech Masters will not only be about golf. One of the most successful Czech gaming organizations, Dynamo Eclot, will prepare an attractive eSports program for the visitors in the tournament village on Friday. On Saturday afternoon, a golf-hockey exhibition will take place with the participation of the Czech hockey representatives, and in the evening there will be a special concert by the popular music group Chinaski.
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