Singapore Open prize fund increases to $3 million

Singapore Open prize fund increases to $3 million: "Singapore Open prize fund increases to $3 million
Organisers of The Singapore Open kick-started the New Year with a bang by announcing a 50 per cent increase in the prize purse, bringing the total to US$3 million. Already Asia's richest national Open in 2005 with US$2 million in prize money, the latest increase places The Singapore Open within the top five richest national Opens in the world.
For the first time in the tournament's 43-year history, The Singapore Open 2006 will also feature a Qualifying Round on 4th September 2006. Open to male and female amateurs and professionals alike, the Qualifying Round will allow golfers from around the world to compete in the championships. At least five slots from the full field of 144 players at the tournament will be allocated through the qualifiers. "