Turnberry, Scotland: The multi-million dollar Race to Dubai has given the European Tour the confidence to "go around the world", said the Tour's chief executive George O'Grady. The 55-tournament Race to Dubai, which replaces the European Order of Merit this year, begins in Shanghai next month. It will climax with the 60 top earners competing for the Dubai World Championship, which carries a total purse of $10 million making it the world's richest golf tournament. New dimension "The Race to Dubai will bring a new dimension to the European Tour," said O'Grady. "The 2009 schedule confirms how the Tour has become ever more global in its outlook, with 26 destinations now featuring on the calendar and the Czech Golf Open returning for the first time in 12 years. "What the Race to Dubai has done is it has given us the confidence to...
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