European Ryder Cup heroes Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood have confirmed they will compete for the richest prize fund in the history of the Commercial bank Qatar Masters next month, and a top prize of €280,000.

Clarke and Westwood will join their Ryder Cup team mate Sergio Garcia and world number five Retief Goosen at the €1.6million event, to be played at Doha Golf Club from January 25th-28th, 2007.

Commercial bank of Qatar CEO Andrew Stevens said: "I'm delighted to announce that the tenth anniversary of the Qatar Masters will offer record prize money of €1.6million as well as the strongest line-up in the history of the tournament.

"In association with the Qatar Golf Association, we believe we have attracted a field that will take the Commercial bank Qatar Masters to the next level."

Clarke and Westwood can be sure of a fantastic reception from Qatar's golfing public after both starred in Europe's record-equalling win over America at The K-Club after occupying both of Ian Woosnam's captain's picks with distinction.

The Ryder Cup, for Clarke, was a well documented, emotional roller-coaster following the death of his wife just weeks earlier, but he performed with courage and a sense of dignity that made the Ryder Cup one of the most memorable sporting events in recent years.

"It certainly helped having Lee at my side because he's always been like a brother to me," said Clarke, who took maximum three points from his three outings, two of those in the company of Westwood during the Fourball Matches.

"I felt sorry for Lee at the Ryder Cup because so much media attention was focused on me. But he won four points out of five and played fantastically well."

"Darren and Lee are two of the best European players of the past 25 years," said tournament manager Chris Myers.

"With Ryder Cup stars like Sergio, Darren and Lee joining Retief Goosen in the line up and many more to come, I have no doubt the 2007 Commercial bank Qatar Masters will be the biggest and best in the tournament's history."