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Tenniel Chu, Executive Director of Mission Hills China welcomes Chris Williams, winner of the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Master

The ISPS Handa Senior World Championship will be held on the famous Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup Course from 11-13 March 2011 and will feature some of the biggest names on the Senior Tour. 
 
The field, which features three Major Champions, two Winning Ryder Cup Captains and over 20 nationalities, sharing between them 125 European Tour Titles, began arriving at Mission Hills today, following the conclusion of the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by the Stapleford Forum, won by South Africa’s Chris Williams. 
 
Mission Hills Group is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest golf facility and continues be at the forefront of China’s golf development by hosting this milestone event.  It is host to many international golf tournaments and home to a number of championship courses designed by the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo, Pete Dye, Greg Norman and other golf legends.
 
Mission Hills is also home of the Faldo Series Asia, which recently held its fifth Grand Final on the Faldo Course from 2-4 March 2011. This global youth golf event is supported by ISPS (International Sports Promotion Society), Title Sponsor of the Senior World Championship.  Faldo Series founder, six-time Major Champion Sir Nick Faldo said: “Our friends at ISPS and Mission Hills bring valuable support and vision to the game of golf.  It is their commitment that makes the Faldo Series Asia possible and allows us to provide experience and opportunity to young people through golf.  I would like to wish the seniors competing at Mission Hills the best of luck this week.”
 
Tenniel Chu, Executive Director of Mission Hills China, added: “It was always our position to be at the forefront of China’s golf development. Mission Hills is delighted to host the first European Senior Tour event in Shenzhen, China. Mission Hills has created another unprecedented platform for international exchange and goodwill through this golf event.”
 
Chris Williams, currently sitting third on the Senior Tour Order of Merit after his win in Brunei said: “The guys on the Tour are really excited about being here at Mission Hills this week.  It’s a new venue for the Tour, which is important for the growth of the game in Asia.  The World Cup Course looks fantastic and there is a great feel and buzz about being here.”