Player Profile: Mahal Pearce

Born: 03/11/1975

Birthplace: Dunedin, New Zealand

Turned professional: 1999

Tournament wins: 1

World Ranking: 645

Mahal is the fith ranked New Zealand pro golfer in the top 1000 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Credits to his name, including winning the 2003 New Zealand Open and significant placings in the New Caledonian, Singapore, Heineken Classic and Jacobs Creek Opens have seen him dubbed as "the man with the million dollar swing". Mahal has secured playing rights for the 2006 Asian PGA tour www.asiantour.com, where we will see him spending most of his time on the playing green this season. Later in the year we will also see Mahal attempting to qualify for the US PGA Tour.

Player Profile: Richard Moir

Born: 28th August 1982

Birthplace: Sydney: Australia

Turned professional: Sept 2003

World ranking: 651

Australian born, Richard Moir has been quick to make an impression on the golfing world building a name for himself in both the Australian and New Zealand circuits and overseas, particularly in USA, where he has been the world junior champion (and three times runner up). In his home turf of Australia he is the former Schoolboys and Australian Junior Champion while also making his mark in New Zealand as runner up in the New Zealand Under 19 tournament and amateur strokeplay. This year we will see Richard joining Mahal on the 2006 Asian PGA tour www.asiantour.com