Liverpool FC stars James Milner and Adam Lallana took time away from their busy schedules to rub shoulders with the top 60 players on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai at the tenth edition of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
The pair, who have both represented England in the FIFA World Cup, flew into the emirate earlier this week to take part in the Rolex Pro-Am where they were accompanied by former Liverpool player Stephen Warnock and Sweden’s Alexander Bjork, who is currently ranked 18th in the Race to Dubai.
“The Pro-Am was a lot of fun, despite the early start!” said Milner after his 7:30 am Shotgun on Tuesday morning. “I started pretty well then had a blip in the middle but it was just great to be out here with some of top players on the European Tour. Alex played really solid and didn’t look like he would miss anything, he makes it look so easy!”
The 32 year old is no stranger to the iconic Earth course having visited Jumeirah Golf Estates in recent years, but the two-time Premier League champion was delighted at the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the players in action over the hallowed turf.
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“It’s such a great tournament that is only open to the top 60 players on the Race to Dubai so obviously the field is always full of top quality,” added Milner. “Every player on Tour wants to be teeing up here at the end of the season but it’s no easy feat, you’ve obviously got to have had a very good season.
“To be here alongside these players and watch how they practice and what shots they choose to play has been a fantastic experience for me as an avid golf fan.”
As well as his love for playing the game, the seven handicapper has an interest in sports management having set up his own company in 2015 – White Rose Sports Management – which represents a number of golfers including Spaniard Pep Angles.
“It’s really good fun running White Rose Sports Management and we’ve got a great group of guys that help run the agency,” said Milner. “It’s a great interest of mine and hopefully I can pass on some of the knowledge that I’ve learnt throughout my football career to some of the guys looking to come through on the European Tour.
“I’ve been very well looked after as a player and I’d like to do the same for some of our boys we have on the books.”
