Top Players of European Challenge Tour Gather in Foshan Open, The Competition Heats Up!
2017-10-12 17:29:47
27 year-old Finnish golfer Tapio Pulkkanen is on his way to Foshan Golf Club for the 2017 Foshan Open next week. He sees it important to achieve splendor again in this significant tournament. Ranking the first place of the 2017 European Challenge Tour table, Pulkkanen won the championship in Kazakhstan Open earlier this year. Taking another trophy will not only solidify the dominant position but also helps with his overwhelming march towards European Tour next year.
Tapio Pulkkanen
The fact that 48 of the European Challenge Tour top 50 players flocking to win the Canton Cup makes it not easy for Pulkkanen to win. Being part of the European Challenge Tour's all-important season ending series, the Foshan Open attracts the luxury cast with a total prize of 500,000 USD this year. It is no surprise that the prestigious tournament of South China from October 19th-22nd will be a pitched battle. Coincides with European Challenge Tour, the organizer—Foshan Golf Club, will be also a birthplace of heroes. The potential youngsters will release their energy and glamour here and step into a bigger stage.
Julien Guerrier
Chase Koepka
Among the confirmed international competitors, 32 year-old Julien Guerrier from France is another promising role. Born in an athletic family, Guerrier became professional golfer in 2007. He already had two wins in the European Challenge Tour this season, one in his hometown France, another in Ireland just this past September. Occupying the third place of the table, the in-form fellow is also a hot favorite of the champion. His chaser, Chase Koepka from America is worthy of attention, too. Compared with his two runners-up finished previously, picking up the Canton Cup at Foshan Golf Club will absolutely massively highlight his standings.
Mr. Hardman, General Manager of Foshan Golf Club
“After holding the tournament for 4 consecutive years, the meaning of the Foshan Open to the Challenge Tour is obviously important," said General Manager of Foshan Golf Club, Keith Hardman, who is full of expectation from the cast. "Previous winners of the Foshan Open: Nacho Elvira, Jason Palmer, Borja Virto Astudillo and Marcus Armitage thereby gained their cards to European Tour. These top players’ brilliant achievements on the course made the tournament fascinating and also impel more international players to take the Foshan Open into schedule every year.”
Alain de Soultrait, European Challenge Tour Director
This was echoed by Alain de Soultrait, European Challenge Tour Director, who is very pleased to see such fast development of the tournament. “The dynamic tournament showed different features in the past four years and is growing increasingly influential. With its lucrative prize, world rankings as well as the considerate service, the Foshan Open has come in for high praise from the players teeing off in this course in previous years. A major attraction for the event will be the appearance of most of highly celebrated players of the European Challenge Tour Ranking. This year, the Foshan Open has come to its fifth anniversary. Just as the slogan ‘Love Life Love Golf’ says, I believe the Foshan Open this year will enchant sports fans with the charm of golf.”
