The LPGA Tour will come to Taiwan for the first time in 2011, giving local golf fans a rare opportunity to see the world's leading female golfers, including home favorite Tseng Yani, in person, an official announced Tuesday. Taoyuan County Magistrate Wu Chih-yang said the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tournament will take place in October 2011 at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei. 'The contest will help promote Taiwan in the global sports community and provide opportunities for local residents to watch a high-level competition in person,' he said. The North America-based tour is scheduled to hold five events in Asia in 2010 (in Thailand and Singapore in February and in Malaysia, South Korea and Japan in October and November), and Taiwan's addition could make it six in 2011. Hsu Tien-ya, chairman of the Golf Association of the Republic of China, said the event was formally confirmed by the LPGA on Aug. 12, and it will offer prize money of US$2 million, one of the highest offered on tour. 'I believe that more than 80 players of the world's top 100 will participate, including 8 of the top 10, ' said Hsu, who added that Taiwan signed a deal to host an LPGA event for three years. The biggest draw is expected to be Taiwan's Tseng Yani, currently ranked fifth in the world and winner of two of this year's four major championships. Tseng will have a potential home course advantage because she spent a lot of time practicing when she was younger at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club. 