New Delhi, Oct 01: Asia no.1 Jyoti Randhawa and Arjun Atwal will become the first Indians to compete in a World Golf Championships (WGC) event when they tee off along side defending champion Tiger Woods in the WGC-American Express Championship at the Capital City Club in Atlanta, USA on Thursday.
The US$6-million championship is one of four premier tournaments that comprise the WGC organised by the International Federation of PGA tours, which includes the Asian PGA, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour, PGA Tour of Australia and Southern Africa Tour.
Both Randhawa and Atwal, along with former Asia no. 1 Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, earned their places in the championship on the basis of their performance in 2002 Asian PGA Tour where Randhawa won the Order of Merit crown, Jaidee was second while Atwal finished third.
Woods will lead a host of top-10 players in the world rankings. Yesterday, 69 players were expected to tee off. There is no cut applied at the championship and even the last placed player is guaranteed a part of the prize money.


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