Mercedes-Benz Taking the Lead with New Golf Tour

1:48:22 PM | 3/11/2008

Mercedes-Benz has become a major stakeholder in professional golf in the region by announcing they will become Tour Title Sponsor of the ASEAN Golf Tour. In a landmark development for golf in Southeast Asia, this year’s Mercedes-Benz Tour will feature at least 10 tournaments, all offering prize money of US$50,000. The season-ending Tour Championship will boast US$75,000.
 
Mercedes-Benz, as part of a three year deal, will not only title sponsor the tour, but they will also title sponsor events in six of their key markets, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The tour’s opening event will be the Mercedes-Benz Indonesia from May 15 to 18, followed the week after by the Mercedes-Benz Philippines from May 22 to 25.
H.Ly