Seoul: The Asian Tour is delighted to announce the staging of the inaugural Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series in Korea next month, which raises the number of tournaments in the Land of Morning Calm to three this season.

Officials announced today the launch of the US$300,000 event which will be played at the Hildesheim Country Club in Chungchung north province from June 21 to 24, 2012.

It will be the 12th leg of the 2012 Asian Tour Schedule and will be jointly sanctioned with the Korean Golf Tour.

Volvik, Korea’s leading golf ball manufacturer, is title sponsoring the tournament as an expansion to an earlier commitment to support professional golf at the highest level in Asia.

This is also the first time a golf ball manufacturer is title sponsoring a tournament on the Asian Tour.

Last month, it signed a three-year agreement with the Asian Tour to back a new golf tournament in Southeast Asia from 2013 onwards.

Volvik Chairman Moon Kyung-ahn said: “Following our recent alliance with the Asian Tour, we are proud to unveil the Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series with the joint cooperation of the Asian Tour and Korean Golf Tour.

“This new event promises to be an exciting addition onto the Asian Tour and Korean Golf Tour Schedules and we will do everything possible to ensure a successful launch. Through this venture, Korean fans will have a great opportunity to watch the top stars from the Asian Tour competing against Korea’s leading golfers.

“It is also a pleasure to announce that our tournament will be held at the Hildesheim Country Club which is a two hour drive from Seoul. It is a terrific venue which will provide a true championship test to the players.”

The Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series will further strengthen Korea’s close involvement with the Asian Tour this season. Last month, the Ballantine’s Championship, sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and Korean Golf Tour, was staged while the second edition of the CJ Invitational hosted by K.J. Choi will be played in October.

Asian Tour Executive Chairman Kyi Hla Han said: “On behalf of our talented players, I would like to express our fullest appreciation to Volvik for its wonderful contribution towards the growth of the Asian Tour.

“The Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series is one of two new events on our calendar this season and this reflect wonderfully on the appeal of the Asian Tour brand. We are also looking forward to working closely with the Korean Golf Tour and believe our strong partnership will continue to benefit both the Korean players and our members.

“Over the past decade, we have enjoyed the privilege of seeing many Korean stars come through the Asian Tour ranks.  Korean heroes such as K.J. Choi, Y.E. Yang, Bae Sang-moon and Noh Seung-yul all plied their trade on the Asian Tour before making a name for themselves internationally and we hope the Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series will provide yet another impetus for Korean golfers to reach for the stars.”

Kim Hak-seo, Vice President, of the Korean Golf Tour said: “The Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series is a wonderful addition onto our Schedule and our players will be eager to achieve success against the top players from the Asian Tour. We are looking forward to strengthening our partnership with the Asian Tour for the mutual benefit of both organisations.”

Volvik has annually exported one million dozen golf balls, including its multi-layered solid type golf balls, three-layer balls and four-layer balls. It also continues to develop specialized air groove dimpled balls, projection inner cover balls and ring type dimple balls. A unique feature of Volvik golf balls is that it is available in multi colours.