Slaley Hall has been chosen to host the first ever Asian Tour golf tournament held in the UK with world class golfers like Graeme McDowell taking part in the event which starts today. There's a $2 million dollar prize pot with the tournament running across four days until Sunday 5 June.
It's one of ten top-tier golf events recently announced by LIV Golf, whose chief backer is the Saudi Public Investment Fund who also own 80% of Newcastle United. LIV Golf have invested in the Asian Tour to create the all-new 'International Series' as part of unprecedented an $300million investment in the game.
Taking place across Asia, the Middle East and Europe every year for the next decade, each event is designed to grow the game of golf worldwide and offer new pathways for emerging talent from all over the world to progress their careers. It's quite a coup for Northumberland to host one of these flagship tournaments so here's five reasons to consider it for a day out this Jubilee Weekend.
