FORMER touring professional Peter O’Malley will play in the Marcus Fraser Ambrose at the Corowa Golf Club in January.

Fraser has enticed his long-time European Tour mentor to take part in the booming two-day event which looks set to attract about 700 players to the course.

“I will be great having ‘POM’ (O’Malley) here,” Fraser said yesterday.

“Ever since I got to the European Tour he has pretty much been my mentor for the past 11 years.

“Any time I have had a question or any doubts I would go to him.

“He’s a household golf name in Australia and I’m lucky to bounce ideas off him.

“It’s fantastic of him to accept our invitation to come to Corowa.”

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Sponsored by Fraser, the January 4 and 5 event will carry $20,000 in prizes plus the opportunity to win a Harley Davidson or jet ski for a hole-in-one on the 18th hole.

Several AFL players could also be in the field.

Last year’s inaugural event was a huge success with Fraser admitting he was surprised by the response to the event which was organised as a show of appreciation to those who have supported the Russian Open winner throughout his career.

“We didn’t know what to expect straight up last year but we had 16 teams on the waiting list,” Fraser said.

“I guess we wanted to give those guys a chance to play this year so we decided to make it a two-day event over the morning and afternoons.

“We should have nearly 700 golfers here over the weekend.

“The whole idea is to get people through the club and using the facilities.

“It’s going to take a long time to repay what the club did for me and my brothers growing up. This is the least we can do.”

Prizes will be awarded on all par threes, longest drive and straightest drive while a junior clinic will be held on the Saturday afternoon with Fraser, O’Malley, Adam Fraser and club professional Rob Rowe.

Entries open today at the pro shop.