The 2018 Staysure Tour season will begin in the United Arab Emirates as the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters presented by Shurooq returns to the schedule from March 8-10.

Formerly known as the European Senior Tour, United Kingdom-based insurance company Staysure have become the first title sponsor of the over-50s circuit in a landmark partnership for the European Tour, and the first event of the new era will be staged in Sharjah.

South Africa’s Chris Williams won the first edition of the event in 2017, securing a first prize of more than $70,000 after defeating England’s Gary Marks in a play-off. Williams would then go on to finish second on the Order of Merit that season.