"Dr Mark Andrew Brazil" is a conservation movement/conservationist, author and journalist, particularly noted for his work on east Asian birds.

Brazil was born in Worcestershire, England, and studied at Keele University, Staffordshire where graduated to BA in Biology & English Literature in 1977. In 1981 he promoted to Ph.D. at the Stirling University, Scotland with the thesis The behavioural ecology of the Whooper Swan. From 1998 to 2007 he was professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at Rakuno Gakuen University.

previously scientific advisor/researcher for Natural History New Zealand/Natural History Television New Zealand; currently: author, editor, lecturer and expedition leader.

Brazil has been "Wild Watch" columnist for The Japan Times newspaper since April 1982, the longest running single author natural history column in any newspaper. Also writer in residence for JapanVisitor.com since June 2011.

More Mark Brazil on Wikipedia.

Have we slipped over the last 10 years? That's safe to say.

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I wanted to accomplish three things this year. Making this year's tournament better and getting the foundation set up. And the third thing is battling like heck for dates from 2007 to 2010 so that's where we are right now.

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The reality is we have to keep all our options open. I would love to say that Chrysler will be the sponsor for the next 20 years, but that's living in a fantasy world.

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(Daly is) one of the four or five guys every one of us (tournament directors) wants to have in his field.

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It's obviously a big blow.

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We'll have to see what the tour pitches to Chrysler and then we'll see where we stand.

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In creating those sponsorship levels it really has helped make the tournament more viable. It puts a major emphasis on some of our corporate sponsors.

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Each of these amenities is designed to enhance the fans' experience.

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It's not really that frustrating. We'd always want to have Davis Love here. It's his golf course, he's a North Carolina guy, but beyond that, we just want Davis to be healthy.

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