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Interview: The Tour's CIO Mark Lichtenhein...

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By Andy McCue

Published: 19 November 2007 12:15 GMT

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At the HSBC World Matchplay Championship 2007 at Wentworth, PGA European Tour CIO Mark Lichtenhein talks exclusively to silicon.com's Andy McCue about the challenges of this unique IT role in ensuring the success of 100 golf tournaments in 36 different countries - a different greenfield site each week and no permanent infrastructure.

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