Richard Green makes PGA Tour Champions debut in Morocco

Richard Green – the leading qualifier at Q School gets his chance

Australia’s Richard Green gets his first opportunity to test his wares on the PGA Tour Champions as a cardholder when he tees it up in this week’s Trophee Hassan 11 Championship over the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam layout in Rabat in Morocco.

Green, who was so impressive in winning the PGA Tour Champions Tour School in December after earlier winning the first stage of qualifying, has been a three time winner on the European Tour, a winner of the Australian Masters and several times runner-up in other events and he now gets his chance to tackle the riches of the PGA Tour Champions.

Green has mainly played events on the Australasian Tour in recent times without a lot of success but the manner in which he handled the demanding qualifying process suggests he may well be yet another star from this part of the world on the PGA Tour Champions following the unbelievable success of New Zealand’s Steve Alker over the past eighteen months.

Alker was originally in this week’s field, but the passing of his caddie Sam Workman from cancer earlier this week has seen Alker withdraw.

Other Australasians in the field include Robert Allenby, Mark Hensby, David McKenzie, Rod Pampling and John Senden.

Steve Alker and caddie Sam Workman who passed away this week