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Eight former winners, led by defending champion YE Yang and four ‘Major’ winners, headed by Irish star Pádraig Harrington are the driving forces behind the 2011 Volvo China Open.

The top two ranked players in the world, Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood will headline the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín from May 19-22, 2011, with the first 13 qualified players accepting their invitation to this prestigious Championship.

China’s leading golfer, Liang Wenchong will go head-to-head with two of the most well known players in world golf in an effort to bring the Volvo China Open title back ‘home’ for the first time since the event joined the European Tour in 2004.

In the end, the formbook predictions proved correct as Englishman Paul Casey won the inaugural Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain.

The inaugural Volvo Golf champions firmly took root on the Montgomerie Course at the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain as the course designer planted a ceremonial tree behind the first tee where the European Tour’s newest event gets underway on Thursday.

The 17th staging of China’s oldest professional golf event, the Volvo China Open moves to a new and iconic destination with an advantageous new date, and a 20% increase in the prize fund certain to attract many of the leading players from Europe, Asia and further afield.

The inaugural Volvo Golf Champions has taken a major step towards its high-flying ‘Champions All’ status with six more world class players, José Maria Olazábal, Miguel Angel Jiménez, Sergio García, Paul Casey, Pádraig Harrington and Todd Hamilton, three of them ‘major’ champions, committing to play in the European Tour’s newest event over the Montgomerie Course at the Royal Golf Club, Bahrain from 27th – 30th January.

The specially-commissioned, Swedish-designed crystal trophy for next week’s inaugural Volvo Golf Champions, Bahrain’s maiden European Tour event was today revealed at an unveiling ceremony at Bahrain City Centre.

With just 23 days to go, the Kingdom’s latest addition to its growing international events portfolio looks set for a great start as the eyes of the world and the people of Bahrain focus on the prestigious new Volvo Golf Champions.

First 9 players to enter boast over 100 international titles between them as Champions old and new enter the inaugural Volvo Golf Champions.