The prestigious Queen's Cup will return for its ninth edition on the Asian Tour with a record US$500,000 prize fund at the Santiburi Samui Country Club from June 15-18.
Supported once again by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), the region's finest golfers will take aim at a bigger prize pot next month following the sponsors' decision to increase it by $200,000.
The Queen's Cup will be the 10th leg of the Asian Tour's 2017 season.
Since making its debut on the Asian Tour in 2009, the Queen's Cup has celebrated worthy champions including local heroes Prayad Marksaeng and Thaworn Wiratchant, Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka and last year's winner Scott Hend of Australia, who went on to claim the Asian Tour's Order of Merit crown.
Big-hitting Hend triumphed with a four-day aggregate of 15-under 269 where he held off Gunn Charoenkul for a one-shot victory.
"On behalf of SAT, we are excited to support the Queen's Cup which plays an important role in developing and promoting golf in Thailand and around the region," said SAT governor Sakon Wannapong.
"We have been delighted to see Thai golfers such as Thaworn Wiratchant, Prayad Marksaeng and Chinnarat Phadungsil winning the Queen's Cup since the event's inauguration which have since inspired other Thai youngsters to excel in the game."