| NOTES | | | India native S.S.P. Chowrasia closed with back-to-back 67s last year to earn
his second European Tour title. Chowrasia, whose other tour win was at the
2008 Indian Masters, was in his third campaign on tour and the win was one of
just four cuts he made last year. He missed the cut in 16 events and withdrew
from two others. The 33-year-old is off to a better start this season as he
has made the cut in three of his four starts. However, his best finish was a
share of 24th at the Volvo Golf Champions. Robert Coles handed Chowrasia the
title in regulation last year, as Coles bogeyed the final hole to fall one
back. Chowrasia`s countryman Jeev Milkha Singh, who was the first Indian to
qualify for the European Tour, will also be in the field. There will be a
trio of Americans in the field as well - former major winners Todd Hamilton
and John Daly along with Peter Uihlein, who was the top-ranked amateur in the
world before turning pro. Golf Channel will have tape-delayed coverage of all
four rounds. The European Tour will be in the United States for its next two
events. First up is the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, where world
No. 1 Luke Donald will defend his title. After a week off, Nick Watney will
defend his crown at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
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