Thorbjorn Olesen performs the ultimate gap at The Belfry en path to profitable the 2022 Betfred British Masters
Six-time Main champion Sir Nick Faldo has agreed to change into the brand new long-term host of the Betfred British Masters which can return to The Belfry this summer time and be held there till 2026.
Sir Nick has an extended reference to The Belfry, having performed three of his 11 Ryder Cups on the Midland’s-based resort. He’s additionally a previous winner on the British Masters, though that was held at Woburn when he gained it in 1989.
This yr will mark Betfred’s fifth yr as title sponsor of the British Masters since approaching board in 2019 at Southport and the occasion has moved to a brand new summer time date of June 29-July 2.
The DP World Tour has beforehand turned to English-born gamers to host the event, with Danny Willett doing the honours at The Belfry in 2021, and Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Luke Donald all having hosted the occasion in previous years at quite a lot of venues, together with Shut Home, The Grove, Woburn and Walton Heath.
“It’s an actual honour to be given the chance to host the Betfred British Masters, notably at a venue as iconic as The Belfry,” mentioned Faldo. “It’s a spot that’s synonymous with British and European golf, and we’ve been handled to some unimaginable moments there through the years.
“From a enjoying perspective, the Brabazon is a good take a look at of golf and it’s a course which you can have a variety of enjoyable by way of setting it up – notably on the par-four tenth, the place you’ll be able to deliver the tee ahead and provides guys the possibility to go for the inexperienced, and on the par-four 18th, which is a good closing gap.
“I’m actually trying ahead to working alongside the DP World Tour and the crew at The Belfry to ship one other memorable British Masters. It was nice to see spectators come out of their droves to assist the event final yr and we hope to placed on an actual present for them in 2023.”
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