The future promotion of the Singapore Open is guaranteed after the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) signed a new five-year deal with the World Sport Group (WSG) to continue marketing the event to the end of 2017.

SGA President, Bob Tan and WSG Senior Vice-President, Chris Jordan signed the deal within the Media Centre today at the Barclays Singapore Open.

“We are pleased to have signed a new agreement with World Sport Group and are confident that the tournament is in very safe hands,” said Tan

However in fairness to Barclays the question of a new title sponsor to replace the banking giant could not be addressed nor a number of other issues including rumours the tournament will become a PGA Tour event, as well as talk the event could move to a date earlier in the year to tie in with the European Tour’s Desert Swing and if the Sentosa Resort will want to continue hosting the tournament for anything less than the current prize purse of $6m.

A bigger question facing promoters WSG will be simply attracting a sponsor to the small island nation that now plays host to a round of the Formula One World Championship.

“It’s a tough situation we’re all in as the Formula One now in Singapore sucks a lot of corporate dollars out of the market,” said Jordan.

WSG’s Chris Jordan shaking hands with SGA’s Bob Tan (r). (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)