Mismatches have been held up as the reason behind the decision to remove the third level teams from next month’s pre-season competitions in Munster.

The European Tour has announced a comprehensive review into the Final Series after Ernie Els strongly criticised the demands on players.

A new match-play event between Europe and Asia, the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM, will be part of the 2014 European Tour schedule.

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