Traders who are avid golf fans - or perhaps hooked on spread betting - will now be able to receive coverage of golfing highlights as online news vendor Reuters sponsors the PGA European Tour.
Performance data of the European Tour is to be included in Reuters news services to financial markets, as well as to its traditional and new media online customers. Information available covers stroke average, driving accuracy, driving distance, greens in regulation, putts per round, putts per greens in regulation, and sand saves.
Jean-Claude Marchand, Reuters Group marketing director, comments: "We are delighted to be sponsoring the Performance Data on the PGA European Tour, providing accurate, impartial information which is useful to players, the media and well as golf followers. This valuable data on a very popular sport will be welcomed by our customers worldwide."