The Asian Development Tour’s (ADT) eagerness to return to Morocco for the am green IGPL Morocco Rising Stars tournament this week has been reflected by the best possible field entering – with all four winners from this year and nine from the top 10 on the Order of Merit competing.

Singaporean Nicklaus Chiam, the Merit list leader and winner of the season-opening PKNS Selangor Masters, Khavish Varadan, the Malaysian who claimed the Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters, Thailand’s Amarin Kraivixien, who was triumphant at the Singha-SAT ADT Hua Hin Championship, and Indian Pukhraj Singh Gill, the ADT Players Championship presented by The R&A champion, have all made the trip.

It’s the fifth stop of the season on the ADT and tees off on Thursday at Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort, boasting prizemoney of US$160,000. The spectacular venue, located in El Jadida City, on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, will also host next week’s am green IGPL Bharath Classic.

Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong and Poom Pattaropong, Indonesian Jonathan Wijono, Filipino Sean Ramos and Michele Ortolani from Italy, are the other players in the top 10 playing.

The ADT made a successful debut in Morocco last year with back-to-back Morocco Rising Stars events, won by Filipino cousins Aidric Chan and Carl Jano Corpus and both players are back this week.

This year’s trip to North Africa has added significance as the event is being joint-sanctioned with the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) – the exciting new franchise that is taking the world’s populous country by storm.

India’s Sachin Baisoya, their number one ranked played, is joined by a stellar field that includes his countrymen Veer Ganapathy and Aman Raj – ranked third and fifth respectively. Gill is in sixth position.

A total of 19 Moroccan players will line-up, led by the country’s number one player Ayoub Lguirati.

Next week’s am green IGPL Bharath Classic is another joint-sanctioned event, between the Asian Tour and the IGPL.

It promises to be a memorable two weeks at a stunning venue. Set alongside the stunning Atlantic Ocean coastline, Mazagan’s world-renowned 18-hole course is designed by legend Gary Player.

The International Series Morocco presented by Visit Morocco will bring the exciting North African adventure to a conclusion in three weeks.

Main picture: Nicklaus Chiam is hugged by his girlfriend after winning the PKNS Selangor Masters.