How Swede it is for Bjork

Sweden's Alexander Bjork will be looking for a repeat when he leads the field at the 25th Volvo China Open at Shenzhen's Genzon Golf Club from May 2-5.

The 28-year-old, who won his first European Tour title when China's national open championship was staged in Beijing last year, heads an impressive list of entrants from the European and Asian tours who have confirmed their places in the tournament, which offers 20 million yuan ($2.9 million) in prize money.

"Volvo has been a huge supporter of golf in China since 1995 so it seems fitting that the first Swede to win the Volvo China Open will return as defending champion when we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the tournament," said tournament chairman Sven de Smet.