Desmond and McManus set to lift World Cup

THERE are still four tournaments to be played in 2005 as part of the 2006 European Tour.

There are also a couple of lucrative events in the next month or so in South Africa (the Sun City Nedbank Classic) and California (the Tiger Woods Target Challenge). But the curtain has finally come down on the official programme for this year.

The World Cup at Vilamoura was a terrible anti-climax and won’t do a whole lot for the future of an event so poorly supported by the elite players. You also have to wonder if those charged with the running the event are doing all they could to maximise its significance. That is most certainly the case when you consider the date allocated for 2006 is December 7-10 at a venue yet to be announced.