Contributed by Lorna Campbell

Singapore, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 – Two-time winner Adam Scott and former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy are the latest big-name entries for this month's US$5 million Barclays Singapore Open, the richest national golf Open in Asia.

Australia's Scott, back-to-back champion in 2005 and 2006, and world number 11 Ogilvy join a star-studded field headlined by multiple Major winners Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els.

The Barclays Singapore Open will be played at Sentosa Golf Club from October 29-November 1 and is co-sanctioned for the first time by the Asian Tour and European Tour.

Said Scott: "I will practice for two weeks and then head over to Singapore for the Barclays Singapore Open. I have had good results in the past at Sentosa and am looking forward to getting back there."

Scott, who has slipped down the world rankings to 74th, will be hoping that a return to the scene of his famous wins will provide a boost to his form.

He possesses one of the purest swings in golf and thrilled the Singapore galleries with a seven-stroke victory over England's Lee Westwood in 2005. The following year, he added to his popularity and reputation by beating South Africa's Els in a three-hole play-off.

Scott has won six times on the PGA Tour, his last victory coming at the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, and he also won the Commercialbank Qatar Masters on the European Tour last year.

Ogilvy, who will be making his debut at the Barclays Singapore Open, joined golf's elite with victory at the US Open in 2006 having earlier in the year won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship with victory over Davis Love III in the 36-hole final.

He has had an impressive 2009 season with wins at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and again the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, this time defeating Paul Casey in the showdown, and lies seventh on the PGA Tour moneylist with $3,866,270.

The 32 year old is currently fifth on the European Tour's Race to Dubai and a good showing at the Barclays Singapore Open will keep him in the hunt for top spot with three tournaments remaining.

Singapore's national Open was not played between 2002 and 2004, but returned to the Asian Tour schedule in 2005 thanks to the support of Sentosa and efforts of the event promoter World Sport Group.

This year's Barclays Singapore Open will once again be broadcast live for all four days on the ESPN Star Sports network.