Karachi on Asian Golf Tour Map with $200,000 Pakistan Open Golf

The Asian Tour will break new ground next January with the staging of the Pakistan Open in Karachi. The 2006 Pakistan Open will offer total prize money of US$200,000 and will be played from January 19-22 in Karachi, with the host venue to be announced in due course. "Pakistan has some wonderful golf facilities to host international-class championships. We are looking at a humble beginning, and aim to slowly make the Pakistan Open bigger and better.