Goosen, Daly signs for brewery-backed KL Open<\/p>\n
Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur<\/p>\n
South African Retief Goosen, king of the European Tour for the
\npast two seasons, and America's John Daly will headline the
\nUS$1.1 million Carlsberg Malaysian Open next year.<\/p>\n
World number five Goosen and two-time Major winner Daly will
\naim to get their year off to a winning start at the Mines Resort
\nand Golf Club from Feb. 20-23.<\/p>\n
The tournament will be jointly sanctioned by the European Tour
\nand Asian PGA Tour for the fifth straight year.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old Goosen, winner of 17 international titles,
\ncompleted another highly successful season on the world stage
\nthis year with two victories, one each on the European Tour and
\non the US PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
He also won the Dimension Data Pro-Am on home soil earlier
\nthis year and late last season, he partnered Ernie Els to win the
\nEMC World Cup in Japan.<\/p>\n
Goosen has featured in Malaysia's national Open previously
\nwhere he finished third in 1997 and tied fifth two years ago.<\/p>\n
The big-hitting Daly, who won the Driving Distance category on
\nthe US PGA Tour for the 11th consecutive year this season, played
\nin Malaysia last year where he finished tied 14th.<\/p>\n
Last year, Daly ended a six-year title drought by winning the
\nBMW International Open in Germany.<\/p>\n
That victory sparked renewed form to his game and he
\nchallenged for honors on several occasions on the US PGA Tour
\nearly this season where he finished fourth in the Phoenix Open
\nand Buick Invitational.<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, Australia, golf promoter Tony Roosenburg on Monday
\ndefended his decision to invite Daly back to Australia for two
\ntournaments next year, describing his wild antics at the recent
\nAustralian PGA as "vintage Daly".<\/p>\n
The explosive American was fined A$10,000 ($5,600) for abusing
\nan official and hurling his putter into a lake before being
\ndisqualified for failing to sign his scorecard at the Coolum
\nevent two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
But Roosenburg, who is a principal of SFX which manages Daly,
\nsaid people come to see the 'Wild Thing' because he's
\nunpredictable and he would be welcomed at both the Heineken and
\nJohnnie Walker Classics in February, both co-sanctioned with the
\nEuropean Tour.<\/p>\n
"The attraction is only bigger for him now to come back to
\nAustralia," Roosenburg said on Monday.<\/p>\n
"It (his behavior at Coolum) was not good for the integrity of
\nthe game you may say...but then again tennis players throw their
\nracquets every now and then.<\/p>\n
"At the end of the day we are all human and it got a lot of
\nexposure."<\/p>\n
Daly was confirmed as a starter for the A$2.85 million ($1.6
\nmillion) Johnnie Walker Classic at Perth's Lake Karrinyup Country
\nClub on Feb. 13-16.<\/p>\n
Australian No.1 Robert Allenby was also locked in for the
\nJohnnie Walker event but has yet to commit to the Heineken, to be
\nheld at Royal Melbourne from Jan. 30-Feb. 2.<\/p>\n
Allenby and Daly will join an international field at the
\nJohnnie Walker including three of the world's top six players -
\nNo.3 Ernie Els, No.4 Sergio Garcia and No.5 and defending
\nchampion Retief Goosen.<\/p>",
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