The European Tour have declined to comment on reports that it will stage the richest tournament in the game’s history in 2009.
A report in today’s Guardian claims the event will be staged in Dubai at the end of the 2009 season and carry a total prize fund of £9.9m (€14m).
Half the money will be the prize fund for the tournament itself with the other half divided as “bonus” money among the highest-ranked players at the end of the season, the report claims.