The DP World Tour remains in the United Arab Emirates and, from Dubai, moves to Ras Al Khaimah for the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. From January 23 to 26, there will be three Italians competing. With Guido Migliozzi and Francesco Laporta, coming off 8th and 31st place respectively in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the first Rolex Series of 2025 won by Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, there will still be Andrea Pavan, called upon to redeem his last exit at the cut. The event, now in its fourth edition, has so far been won by two Danes (Nicolai Hojgaard in 2022 and Thorbjorn Olesen in 2024) and by a Briton, Daniel Gavins (2023). Olesen, the reigning champion, will be among the main opponents to beat. In the field, also aiming for victory are New Zealanders Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier, Scotsman Ewen Ferguson, Spaniards Nacho Elvira, Adrian Otaegui and Pablo Larrazabal, Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin, Canadian Aaron Cockerill, German Yannik Paul, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Japanese Keita Nakajima and Yuto Katsuragawa.
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Migliozzi, Laporta andPavan, schedule
Then there is the Irishman Padraig Harrington, three-time Major champion (he won The Open in 2007 and 2008, the year in which he also triumphed at the PGA Championship), already captain of the Europe team at the 2020 Ryder Cup. The Ras Al Khaimah Championship, which is played over 72 holes, will have a prize pool of $2,500,000, of which $425,000 will go to the winner. From DP World to the Challenge Tour. In South Africa, again from 23 to 26 January, the season of the second European men's circuit will open. In Limpopo, in the SDC Open, Italy will be represented on the court by Renato Paratore, Filippo Celli, Aron Zemmer and Lorenzo Scalise. While on the Asian Tour, where last year he was awarded as best rookie, from 23 to 26 January Stefano Mazzoli will take to the court. The Lombard, in Manila, in the Philippines, will participate in the Smart Infinity Philippine Open, the opening event of the Asian Tour 2025.
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