ST. LOUIS (PA) -- World No. 3 Vijay Singh has revealed that he will play more frequently on the European Tour next year.

Moments after clinching the PGA Tour's FedExCup playoff series on Sunday night, Singh spoke enthusiastically about competing more in Europe.

The incentive, of course, is the new Race to Dubai -- a new season-ending series that will serve as the European Tour's answer to the FedExCup playoffs and which will culminate with the Dubai World Championship next November -- and Singh is prepared to play the 11 European Tour events that are required to be eligible.

"I plan to play 11 and if I qualify for Dubai, I'm obviously going to play that as well," said the big Fijian, who won the first two PGA Tour playoff events before finishing tied for 44th at the BMW Championship on Sunday.

Singh is already a European Tour member, but he played in only eight events last year and has made only eight so far this year, so the lure of the Race to Dubai seems to be proving the attraction the Tour was hoping for.

Not only will the Dubai World Championship be worth $10 million, but an additional $10 million prize pool will be distributed among the season's top 15 players on the Order of Merit.

The Race to Dubai event has also persuaded talented Australian Adam Scott to retain his European Tour membership for 2009. And the Tour will receive a huge boost if Phil Mickelson also joins, which is expected soon.

World No. 2 Mickelson has been tight-lipped, admitting only that he has not ruled it out, no doubt preferring to make a big announcement when he is ready.

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