The Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship will be staged at The Oxfordshire Golf Club for the first time.

The Ocfordshire, which is having a 50-bedroom, four-star golf hotel built on site, will play host to the UK and Ireland’s best PGA professionals as they contest the coveted title from 10-13 August, 2010.

The defending Glenmuir PGA Champion will be Caerphilly Golf Club’s James Lee and more than 650 professionals will be trying to join him in the £78,000 final, via eight regional qualifiers throughout Great Britain & Ireland.

The Oxfordshire will also double up for the PGA South Region qualifier with the other qualifying venues at Abridge (East), The Heritage (Ireland), Hesketh (North West), Scotscraig (Scotland), Moortown (North East), Little Aston (Midlands) and Saunton’s East Course (West).

Colin Mee, managing director of Glenmuir Golf Clothing, who are sponsoring the event for a record 18th year, said: “The Oxfordshire is a fabulous venue for the final and we’re looking forward to working closely with the PGA to make this year’s championship the best ever.

“With an equally impressive list of qualifying venues I’m confident the professionals will respond by taking part and creating a truly memorable championship.”

“The Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship is one of the highlights of the year for our members and it has been our policy in this event for many years now to play on genuine championship golf courses and The Oxfordshire will without doubt provide a superb test to determine the champion golfer for 2010.”

The Oxfordshire, is a challenging and testing 7,200 yards-long golf course, with more than 100 bunkers and four man-made lakes. The course has proved a popular tournament venue and some of golf’s biggest names have tasted success there including Ryder Cup captains past and present, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie.

Tim Pettifer, General Manager of The Oxfordshire, Golf Club added, “Leaderboard Golf is synonymous with only the best names in golf and so we are delighted to now be able to add Glenmuir to the list by staging the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship,” he said. “In particular with The Oxfordshire being chosen for August 2010, shortly after the opening of its new 50-bedroom four star hotel and spa, the timing could not be better.”

2010 Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship Qualifying Venues

ENGLAND REGIONS

East - Friday, April 30 Abridge Golf Club
Irish - Tuesday, May 4 The Heritage Golf Club
North-West - Friday, May 7 Hesketh Golf Club
North-East - Monday, May 10 Moortown Golf Club
South - Wednesday, May 19 The Oxfordshire Golf Club
Midland - Friday, May 21 Little Aston Golf Club
West - Thursday, May 27 Saunton Golf Club (East Course).

SCOTLAND

Monday, May 24 Scotscraig Golf Club, Fife.

Source - PGA