Mission Hills Star Trophy Explained

Mission Hills Star Trophy
Location:	Mission Hills Haikou, Hainan, China
Establishment:	2010
Course:	Blackstone
Par:	73
Yardage:	7,808
Format:	36-hole individual stroke play^[1]
Purse:	$1,200,000
Current Champion:	Ryuji Imada

The Mission Hills Star Trophy is an annual, pro-celebrity golf tournament held in Hainan, China.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

It has the largest individual prize purse of any golf tournament in Asia Pacific.

2010 inaugural tournament

This inaugural event was held between October 28 - 31, 2010. Japanese golfer Ryuji Imada won.

Notable entrants

Professional

• Akashiya Sanma
• Greg Norman
• Sir Nick Faldo
• Zhang Lian-wei
• Colin Montgomerie
• Hank Haney
• Ryuji Imada
• Lorena Ochoa
• Annika Sörenstam
• Se Ri Pak
• Candie Kung
• Belén Mozo
• Rosie Jones

Celebrity

• Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Michael Phelps
• Hugh Grant
• Matthew McConaughey
• Christian Slater
• Li Ning
• Akashiya Sanma
• Ruud Gullit
• Eric Tsang
• Sammo Hung
• Simon Yam
• Michael Wong

See also

• Mission Hills Golf Club
• World Cup (men's golf)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. http://sports.sina.com.cn/golf/2010-09-27/16475222688.shtml Mission Hills Star Trophy Schedule_综合体育_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107164218/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2010-10/29/c_13581068.htm Golfers share distraction as Mission Hills Star Trophy tees off
3. http://golf.sina.com.cn/mhstartrophyen/ 2010MISSION HILLS STAR TROPHY_高尔夫频道_新浪网
4. http://www.missionhillschina.com/Coporate-Level/media-center/news-archive/6-2010/319.aspx Mission Hills Golf Club China 觀瀾湖高爾夫球會
5. http://www.johngrahamfitness.com/?p=395 JGF Participates in the Mission Hills Star Trophy Celebrity Pro-Am Tournament : JOHN GRAHAM FITNESS – Personal Fitness Training in Shenzhen, Futian, LouWu and Shekou