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Laguna Phuket informed that the Thailand Open will make an emphatic return to the Asian Tour schedule next month as Singha have signed as title sponsor while Laguna Phuket Golf Club will be the host venue.

The Singha Thailand Open will be played from March 5 to 8 and boast prize money of US$500,000. Having not been played since 2005 due to a lack of sponsorship the event is now back in full swing. The tournament also welcomes on board the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau and PTT Public Company Limited as premier sponsors.

It will be a full-field event on the Asian Tour and in another boost for the event, US PGA Tour star Daniel Chopra will compete. The Swede is a two-time winner in America having claimed the Ginn sur Mer Classic in 2007 while last year he won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii.

Laguna Phuket Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-70 course, designed by Max Wexler and David Abell, and was voted in the top 10 for Best Golf Resort in Asia, Best Clubhouse in Asia and Best Golf Course in Thailand by readers of Asian Golf Monthly magazine. The layout features a wealth of scenic lagoons, coconut groves and undulating fairways, set against the dramatic backdrop of the surrounding mountains and Andaman Sea.