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Thomas Brent Weekley told Golf Night that the noise of booing on the course is music to his ears.
The American, more commonly known as ‘Boo’, usually walks the fairways with the sound ringing in his ears and admits the expression of support inspired him during last September’s Ryder Cup.
The 2009 Commercialbank Qatar Masters, presented by Dolphin Energy, which gets underway at Doha Golf Club on Thursday (Jan 22), boasts the strongest field in the history of golf in the Middle East, as determined by the World Ranking Field Rating.
Organised by the Qatar Golf Association (QGA), the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Commercialbank, the US$ 2.5 million tournament also boasts the strongest field of any European Tour event outside of the Open Championship and BMW PGA since records began.
It marks a remarkable rise to prominence by an event that launches its twelfth edition with eighteen of the world’s top 50 players in the 120-man field.
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DOHA, Qatar — American Ryder Cup star Boo Weekley is determined to break into the world’s top 20 this year.
Weekley, who shot to prominence with an emphatic 4-and-2 victory over Oliver Wilson in final day singles play at last year’s Ryder Cup, said Wednesday his goal in 2009 is to improve his current ranking of 45.
“At the end of the year, I want to be in the top 20,” the 35-year-old American said ahead of the US$2.5-million Qatar Masters. “If I can get there, I (will) have accomplished my goals this year.”
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DOHA, Qatar — US Ryder Cup star Boo Weekley will be aiming to become the first American winner of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters, Presented by Dolphin Energy when he tees up at Doha Golf Club from January 22-25, 2009.
The colourful star from Florida, a key player in Paul Azinger’s US victory over Europe in this year’s Ryder Cup, will make his Middle East debut at the $2.5 million tournament, organised in co-operation between the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), the Qatar Golf Association (QGA) and Commercialbank.
“Boo Weekley certainly brought something different to the Ryder Cup so we expect him to be a big favourite with the galleries in Qatar,” said QGA President Hassan Al Nuami.
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