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Its tournaments are mostly held in Europe, but in recent years, it has expanded to other parts of the world outside of North America. The 2004 season includes events in Hong Kong, South Africa, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, DubaiDubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: ) is both one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, and the main city of the emirate, sometimes called "Dubai City" if necessary to distinguish. The emir of Dubai is H. Sheikh Mak, and QatarThe State of Qatar is an emirate in the Middle East. Situated on a small peninsula off the larger Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The English pronunciation of Qatar varies; see List. All four Grand SlamThe Grand Slam of golf consists of four major golfing events held each year; the events are often referred to as the major tournaments and are all recognized as a part of the world's two most prestigious tours, the PGA TOUR in the United States and the PG events are official stops on the European Tour, as are all of the World Golf Championship events.
The European Tour conducts the Ryder Cup MatchesThe Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. The Ryder Cup was first competed for in 1927, with the US competing against Great Britain. After nearly 40 in cooperation with the PGA of America.