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Singh saddened by US no-show

Vijay Singh feels more big-name players from the US Tour should have made the journey to Europe for the BMW PGA Championship this week.

The Fiji ace lines up at Wentworth with just a handful of stars from the US PGA Tour, including South Africans Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, but the event is noticeable for the lack of Americans in the field.

Singh feels that the top US golfers should show their support for the European Tour's flagship event the way Europe's elite travel stateside for the equivalent tournament.

"I'm just saddened by the fact that when you have the TPC in the US you have a lot of Europeans going over there and playing," he said.

"The PGA Championship over here is big or even bigger and you have a handful of guys coming over. So that's kind of sad. I would like to see a lot more Americans coming over and trying to play this tournament."

Singh is trading at 14 to land the title, with Els on offer at 8.4 and Goosen priced at 18.

There are also Betfair markets for Top European, top Rest of the World and Top UK and Ireland player at the Surrey venue.

The players head to Oakmont for the US Open in a couple of week's time and Els, a Wentworth resident, believes the course, which he has modified himself since last year's tournament, will help prepare players for the season's second major.

"This course, with the rough, the bunkering, the way the sloping greens are going to play, is not too far off any kind of US Open," he said.

"My plan was to get the field here in May and go to the US Open from here and not feel like, 'Where the hell did this golf course come from'."

Henrik Stenson heads the European challenge and can be backed at 10 to win the event, while Luke Donald trades at 13 and Padraig Harrington is on offer at 17.5.