Updated: October 15, 2007, 4:09 PM ET
European Tour schedule includes 50 different events in '08
LONDON -- The Wales Open, played for the first time at the new Twenty Ten course which will host the 2010 Ryder Cup, is one of the highlights of the 2008 European Tour schedule released on Monday.
The ninth edition of the Wales Open at the Celtic Manor resort in Newport from May 29-June 1 features next season among a minimum of 50 order of merit tournaments, the tour said in a news release. Two new countries are on the schedule. The Indian Masters will be played at the Delhi Golf Club from Feb. 7-10 and the Korean Championship is set five weeks later at Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island. India stages a second event when the Johnnie Walker Classic is held at the DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi from Feb. 28-March 2. Europe will attempt to retain the Ryder Cup at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., from Sept. 19-21. Leading up to the biennial match against the United States, each European Tour tournament will hold the additional lure of qualification points as players attempt to win a place in captain Nick Faldo's team. The final event counting for Ryder Cup points will be the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Scotland from Aug 28-31.
