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Asian Tour announces major investment with addition of 10 new marquee events

The new events will be played annually across Asia, the Middle East and Europe and will join established Asian Tour tournaments to comprise a 25-event season from 2022; Greg Norman appointed CEO of LIV Golf Investments as announcement is made

Friday 29 October 2021 16:47, UK

The Asian Tour schedule is set for a major revamp next year with the addition of a series of 10 new marquee events.

The new tournaments will be staged annually over the next 10 years with a commitment of over $200m (£145.4m) to support playing opportunities and prize funds from a newly-formed company, LIV Golf Investments, backed by the Private Investment Fund which operates on behalf of the government of Saudi Arabia.

The events will be played across Asia, the Middle East and Europe and will join established Asian Tour tournaments to comprise a 25-event season from 2022.

There are plans to attract an international field of headline talent to the new events through an open eligibility category regardless of Tour affiliation so opportunities are available to the broadest cross section of players.

Former world No 1 Greg Norman has been appointed as CEO of LIV Golf Investments and he said: "This is only the beginning.

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"LIV Golf Investments has secured a major capital commitment that will be used to create additive new opportunities across worldwide professional golf. We will be a cooperative and respectful supporter of the game at every level, and today's announcement alongside the Asian Tour is the first example of that.

"I have been a staunch supporter and believer in playing and developing golf in Asia for more than four decades. The Asian Tour is a sleeping giant and we share ambition to grow the series and unlock what we believe is significant untapped potential.

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Here's that good news you've all been waiting for! 🤩 A ground-breaking series of 10 new marquee events will be staged annually on the Asian Tour over the next 10 years, representing a total commitment of over US$200million to support playing opportunities and prize funds. 🏌️‍♂️⛳ — Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf) October 29, 2021

"We see our promotion of these new events as a vital first step in supporting emerging markets, creating a new platform, rich with playing opportunities that create valuable player pathways."

Cho Minn Thant, commissioner and chief executive officer of the Asian Tour, added: "This is the single biggest development in the history of the Asian Tour and a major milestone for professional golf.

"The opportunity will secure unprecedented new playing opportunities, establish new player pathways, allow us to compete commercially with other sports, and enhance our social agenda."

The announcement follows a recent 10-year partnership between the Asian Tour and Golf Saudi, which runs the Saudi International, an event formerly part of the European Tour.

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Asian Tour announces new details for International Series with increased investment

Series will feature 10 marquee events around the world and forms part of the 2022/23 season schedule.

The Asian Tour is set for a major expansion in the 2022/23 season with the launch of the International Series. AFP

The Asian Tour has provided fresh details of its 10-tournament series in partnership with Liv Golf Investments, with the Saudi-backed company increasing its investment to $300 million.

The International Series, announced in November, will feature 10 marquee events around the world and forms part of the 2022/23 season schedule. The collection of tournaments will begin in Thailand next March, followed by stops in England, South Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Prize funds will range from $1.5m to $2million per event.

Confirmed on Tuesday in the build-up to the tour’s new flagship event, the Saudi International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Asian Tour commissioner and CEO Cho Minn Thant said: “We are on the threshold of a new era for Asian golf. The International Series is a new upper-tier of elite events, the likes of which the region has not seen before, that will mark the start of a phenomenal period of growth for the Asian Tour. It also signifies the beginning of our relationship with our new strategic partner LIV Golf Investments and its CEO Greg Norman.

“Importantly, The International Series will add to the Asian Tour’s backbone of established events to comprise a 25-event season, expected to represent a record-breaking combined prize-fund. Each of the 10 events will be broadcast live across the globe, with plans to attract an international field of headline talent.”

The Saudi International, which begins on Thursday, sits outside The International Series. In October, two-time major champion and former world No 1 Norman was installed as CEO of Liv Golf, a newly formed enterprise backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Wealth Fund. Liv Golf had already guaranteed a $200m investment in the Asian Tour across the next 10 years.

“We are setting the Asian Tour up as a powerful new force on the world golf stage,” Norman said. “In my 40 years as a professional golfer, I’ve seen many parts of the world that have benefitted tremendously from golf and its growth and development. We now have the opportunity to do that in the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East with this incredible investment platform.

“Everyone benefits – professional players, amateurs, grassroots golf, fans, economies, communities, stakeholders. I’ve never been so optimistic about the future of the sport.”

The series will commence at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin, Thailand from March 3-6, with London staging the next event at Centurion Club from June 9-12. Organisers say the schedule for the remainder of the series will be released “in due course”.

Asian Tour makes first stop in England with new series

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — With all the attention on the debut (and the field) for the LIV Golf Invitational outside London next week, the Asian Tour heads to England for its second “International Series” event at Slaley Hall west of Newcastle.

That’s part of the $300 million infusion from LIV Golf Investments run by Greg Norman, separate from the eight-tournament schedule of 48-man fields he is assembling that will play for $25 million purses.

The field at the Asian Tour event includes a pair of PGA Tour members, former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and former U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein, along with former U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree, the low amateur at the 2000 Masters.

Also playing is former U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell, who has played just 23 times since 2014.

Neither McDowell nor Uihlein was eligible for the Memorial, and the Asian Tour event offers a $2 million purse, compared with a $750,000 purse on the Korn Ferry Tour in North Carolina or the $1.9 million (1.75 million euros) on the European tour in Germany.

Because the Asian Tour is not being shown in North America, the players were not required to get releases from the other tours to play.

Among European tour members in the field is Wade Ormsby of Australia.

GOLF COURSE MEMORIES

Lydia Ko wants her swing to be in good shape for the U.S. Women’s Open. She finds it equally important to spend time on Pine Needles to make sure she knows the golf course.

It can be a lot to take in. She knows this from experience, winning in San Francisco as a teenager.

“I played Lake Merced once and I got a painting for winning, and then I didn’t even realize there was a bunker on one hole,” Ko said Tuesday. “I remember calling the tournament director and said, ‘I think they drew an extra bunker that doesn’t exist.’

"He’s like, ‘No, it’s there.’ The next year I went and I was like, ‘Oh my God, there’s a bunker.’ I feel like when you’re in the zone you sometimes don’t see it. All you see is the fairway or your target. When you see it, then you can’t get it out of your mind.”

THE BIG PICTURE

Jordan Spieth was the FedEx Cup champion and set a PGA Tour season money record when he was 22. He captured the third leg of the career Grand Slam four days before he turned 24. He also has only two victories since the summer of 2017.

So in his 10th year on the PGA Tour, he prefers to look at the big picture of 16 worldwide wins, three majors and more than $50 million in career money.

“I guess that’s all perspective,” Spieth said last week at Colonial. “I think if I was sitting here in 2013 having not won on the PGA Tour, just getting my status, and you told me in 10 years you’d be sitting here with this on your resume, I’d obviously be pleased.

“Then if it was 2017 or 2018, ‘This is where you are in five years,’ I’d probably be a little disappointed. I think it just depends on what lens you look at it from what timetable you have.”

All he knows is that he feels good about his game and where it’s headed and believes the next run could be more exciting than before.

“If I could duplicate the last 10 years the next 10 years,” he said, “I think that would be something I’d be really proud of.”

IRISH EYES ARE CRYING

Rory McIlroy is embarking on four straight weeks in North America, starting with the Memorial and ending before his national open.

McIlroy says he’ll be skipping the Irish Open, which has a new title sponsor (Horizon) and nearly double the prize fund to $6 million when it is played the first weekend in July at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Mount Juliet.

McIlroy played the Irish Open the first 10 years of his professional career, missing for the first time in 2019 and 2020. He returned last year and tied for 59th. His lone victory was in 2016 at The K Club during the time he served as tournament host.

McIlroy defends his title next week at the Canadian Open, followed by the U.S. Open. He then chose to play the Travelers Championship, where he has yet to finish in the top 10 in three previous appearances.

“I’ll play these next four weeks and then it’s two weeks off from competitive golf,” McIlroy said, adding that he would play the J.P. McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor the week after the Irish Open. “Then just probably be around the area that week, play some links golf and head to St. Andrews maybe the weekend before to get some prep work done.”

POINTS RACE

The developmental circuit for the LPGA Tour is the latest to go with a points race.

The Epson Tour and Ascensus have a three-year deal for the “Ascensus Race for the Card.” Starting this year, the top 10 players in the race will earn full LPGA Tour cards for the following year.

It’s the first sports-related sponsorship for Ascensus, a financial services company based in Pennsylvania.

Sam Burns at Colonial was the fourth player this year to rally from at least five shots behind to win on the final day. The others were Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship (7), Sepp Straka at the Honda Classic (5) and Luke List at Torrey Pines (5). ... Since the U.S. Women's Open was last played at Pine Needles, 11 of the 14 winners have come from Asia. ... The Barracuda Championship, held July 14-17 in Kentucky the same week as the British Open, will be the first PGA Tour event to accept cryptocurrency payments for tickets. ... Stanford senior Aline Krauter has been awarded the Dinah Shore Trophy for her work on the course and in the classroom. She received an exemption to play the Dana Open in Ohio the first week in September. ... The Asia-Pacific Amateur will be played this year at Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand (Oct. 27-30). Amata Spring last hosted the tournament in 2012, when 14-year-old Guan Tianlang won and went on to become the youngest player to make the cut in the Masters. ... The Curtis Cup keeps going to elite courses in America. Next week it is at Merion. The 2026 matches will be at Bel-Air in Los Angeles, and the 2030 matches go to National Golf Links in New York. ... Byeong Hun An is the latest player to reach the Korn Ferry Tour points level that assures he will be among the top 25 to earn a PGA Tour card for next season.

STAT OF THE WEEK

The winner of the U.S. Women's Open will make more money ($1.8 million) than the entire purse of 14 tournaments on the LPGA Tour schedule this year.

“Play good golf.” — Defending champion Yuka Saso on the key to winning the U.S. Women's Open.

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Saudi International: Full list of entries for first event on Asian Tour

Golf in uae, golf in uae world.

A heady mix of strong regional participation along with big names in fray

Dubai: Strong local and regional participation will mark the $5 million PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers on the Asian Tour, alongside some of the best golfers in the world this weekend from February 3-6.

The Asian Tour has published the confirmed entry list for the event, the first tournament on the 2022 Asian Tour Order of Merit to be played at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Academic City in Jeddah, South Arabia. A total of 120 players are in the field, representing 33 different countries.

UAE residents Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spain), Adri Arnaus (Spain), Shiv Kapur (Ind), MG Keyser (RSA / Jumeirah Golf Estates) are in the field along with amateur Josh Hill (Eng / Trump International Golf Cub, Dubai).

Other Arab countries represented include Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the host country, Saudi Arabia.

Full entry list

Former saudi international champions.

Dustin Johnson (USA)

Graeme McDowell (NI)

Top 300 in Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR)

Xander Schauffele (USA)big names

Bryson DeChambeau (USA)

Cameron Smith (Aus)vent

Tony Finau (USA)

Abraham Ancer (Mexico)

Jason Kokrak (USA)

Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

Patrick Reed (USA)

Paul Casey (Eng)

Kevin Na (USA)

Matthew Wolff (USA)

Thomas Pieters (Bel)

Joaquin Niemann (Chile)

Marc Leishman (Aus)

Phil Mickelson (USA)

Lee Westwood (Eng)

Sergio Garcia (Spain)

Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)

Lucas Herbert (Aus)

Shane Lowry (Ire)

Ian Poulter (Eng)

Takumi Kanaya (Japan)

Ryosuke Kinoshita (Japan)

Joohyung Kim (South Korea)

Jhonattan Vegas (Venezuela)

Victor Perez (Fr)

Laurie Canter (Eng)

Harold Varner III (USA)

Rikuya Hoshino (Japan)

Bubba Watson (USA)

Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spain)

Sam Horsfield (Eng)

Scott Vincent (Zimbabwe)

Justin Harding (RSA)

Adri Arnaus (Spain)

Sadom Kaewkanjana (Thai)

Shubhankar Sharma (Ind)

Hiroshi Iwata (Japan)

Henrik Stenson (Swe)

Phachara Khongwatmai (Thai)

Neil Schietekat (RSA)

Jediah Morgan (Aus)

Bio Kim (South Korea)

Jazz Janewattananond (Thai)

Wade Ormsby (Aus)

Daniel Hillier (Aus)

Todd Baek (USA)

Ryo Hisatsune (Japan)

Jaco Ahlers (RSA)

JC Ritchie (RSA)

Tournament Invitations: Professionals

Jason Dufner (USA)

Wu Ashun (China)

Oliver Fisher (Eng)

Othman Almulla (KSA)

Shergo Al Kurdi (Jordan)

Zach Bauchou (USA)

Sebastian Crampton (USA)

Jovan Rebula (RSA)

James Hart Du Preez (RSA)

Pablo Larrazabal (Spain)

Eduard Rousaud (Spain)

Thongchai Jaidee (Thai)

Cormac Sharvin (NI)

Matteo Manassero (It)

Naoki Sekito (Jap)

Angelo Que (Philippines)

Danny Masrin (Ind)

Prom Meesawat (Thai)

Louis Dobbelaar (Aus)

Siddikur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Koh Deng Shan (Sing)

Ryan Ruffels (Aus)

Khalin Joshi (Ind)

Chikkarangappa S (Ind)

Viraj Madappa (Ind)

MG Keyser (RSA)

Jack Harrison (Eng)

Bjorn Hellgren (Swe)

Ben Eccles (USA)

Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (Thai)

Chan, Shih-chang (Chinese Taipei)

Trevor Simsby (USA)

Jarin Todd (USA)

Kosuke Hamamoto (Thai)

Sihwan Kim (USA)

Pavit Tangkamolprasert (Thai)

Panuphol Pittayarat (Thai)

Rattanon Wannasrichan (Thai)

Richard T. Lee (Can)

Andrew Dodt (Aus)

Paul Peterson (USA)

Berry Henson (USA)

Travis Smyth (USA)

Rashid Khan (Ind)

Veer Ahlawat (Ind)

Steve Lewton (Eng)

Shiv Kapur (Ind)

Doyeob Mun (South Korea)

Danthai Boonma (Thai)

Natipong Srithong (Thai)

Hongtaek Kim (South Korea)

Suradit Yongcharoenchai (Thai)

Gavin Green (Mal)

Scott Hend (Aus)

Jbe Kruger (RSA)

Rory Hie (Ind)

Yikeun Chang (South Korea)

Miguel Carballo (Arg)

Poom Saksansin (Thai)

Yoseop Seo (South Korea)

PGA of Australasia

Brad Kennedy (Aus)

Tournament Invitations: Amateurs

Taichi Kho (a) (Hong Kong)

Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) (Thai)

Josh Hill (a) (Eng)

Faisal Salhab (a) (KSA)

Saud Sharif (a) (KSA)

Dean Naime (a) (Egypt)

Saleh Ali Al Kaabi (a) (Qatar).

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Saudi International 2022 LIVE blog: Harold Varner III wins with last minute eagle

02/06/2022 by Tobias Hennig

Follow the action in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, live. Top golfers from the US and Europe are competing at the Saudi International on the Asian Tour.

Follow the Asian Tours Saudi International 2022 in our live blog. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/Getty Images)

02/03 – 02/06/2022

Royal Greens Golf & Country Club – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

• Prize money: 5 Mio. Dollar
• Defending champion: Dustin Johnson

The Saudi International 2022 is underway and surprisingly many stars from the US and Europe are taking part in the $5 million event. Follow Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and all the others in our LIVE BLOG. Latest updates are posted here regularly. Refresh the page to see the latest posts.

The tournament is controversially discussed. While many international stars are taking part in exchange for high entry fees, many media outlets are pointing out the human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia . The organisers are accused of “sport washing” to distract from the country’s bad image. The golf pros largely ignore the debate.

FIND ALL NEWS ON THE TOURNAMENT HERE.

Day 3 of the Saudi International 2022 LIVE

Harold Varner III scores even better and holes his eagle putt on the 18th hole. He wins the Saudi International 2022.

Varner shots a birdie on hole 17. If he manages to score another one on his last hole there will be a playoff between him and Bubba Watson.

Bubba Watson takes the lead with a stunning birdie-eagle finish. He is now at -12 and holds a two shot lead before Varner. Varner has still two holes to play.

Harold Varner III faced some difficulties at the 14th hole and scored a doublebogey. He falls back at -11 but remains on position number one.

Tommy Fleetwood is at -9 after another bogey on hole 14, he is one shot in front of Englishman Steve Lewton, who is at -2 for the day (-8 for the tournament) and made his way up the leaderboard.

Bubba Watson falls back at -3 for the day and the shared 4th position with Matthes Wolff at -9 overall score.

Adri Arnaus maybe can’t withstand the pressure and falls back to -11 with three bogeys in a row and a share of 2nd place with Tommy Fleetwood, two strokes behind Varner.

Frustating doublebogey for Bubba Watson makes him fall back at T5 and -9.

Adri Arnaus bogeys as well and is now again in a shared lead with Varner at -13.

Bubba Watson takes off, with five under par on the front nine he is only three strokes behind Adri Arnaus, who moves back to the top of the leaderboard with an eagle on hole 7.

Matthew Wolff is just one shot behind Watson at T4 with Tommy Fleetwood.

Dustin Johnson falls back with two consecutive bogeys on hole 8 and 9. He is now at +1 on the shared 13. rank.

With a bogey from Adri Arnaus and a Birdie from Harold Varner III the leader changes once more. Varner is now again in the lead at -13.

Defending champion Dustin Johnson is at -1 at T8 after starting strong with a birdie, followed with a bogey on the 3. hole and a second birdie on hole 4.

Adri Arnaus takes the solo lead with a birdie at the 4. hole. He is now at -13. Tommy Fleetwood scored a birdie as well and is now at -11 on third position.

Adri Arnaus has a strong start. With a birdie on the second hole he ties first place with Varner at -12.

Phil Mickelson is on a good run as well. With three birdies within seven holes he is currently at T10 with a six under par total score.

Defending champion Dustin Johnsons starts with three pars in a row and sits at ninth position with -7.

Strong start for Bubba Watson and Matthew Wolff. Watson played back to back birdies on his first two holes and is climbing the leaderboard with -8 in total. Wolff is at -2 as well and sits one shot behind Watson on T6.

This, or something like it, is how the pros prepared for the final day of the Saudi International. Xander Schauffele starts his round with a birdie. The last flight with Fleetwood, Arnaus and Varner III is about to start the exciting last round at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club.

World No. 8 on the range ? Every shot of @XSchauffele ’s session.⁠ #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/cpu3SsibSt — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 6, 2022

And that’s it! Harold Varner III manages to birdie the 18th, Arnaus plays par and so the American goes into Sunday with a one stroke lead and a total score of -12.

But behind the leading duo lurk a number of top stars. Tommy Fleetwood (-10), Cameron Smith (-9) and Dustin Johnson (-7) will do everything they can to catch Varner III.

That’s it for today from the Saudi International! We’ll be back for them tomorrow when the title is on the line!

Defending champion Dustin Johnson finished today’s round with a birdie and is currently tied for fifth place.

And directly the next bogey for the Spaniard and thus Harold Varner III is again in the solo lead with three holes to go.

Two bogeys at the top. Both Arnaus and Varner III have to accept a stroke loss at the 14th hole and are now only two strokes ahead of the first chasers.

Fleetwood runs hot! With back-to-back birdies on holes 12 and 13, the Englishman is now knocking at the top of the leaderboard. He is still two shots behind the leading duo, but with five holes to go, it looks like Fleetwood will be in a good position for tomorrow.

The two players in the last flight don’t give each other anything today! While Varner III has to accept a bogey on the 11th, Arnaus plays the first two holes of the back nine birdie and already both are back on top at -12, with seven holes to go.

Half time on Moving Day! The top players start their back nine. Harold Varner III is now two strokes ahead of the first pursuers Adri Arnaus and  three strokes in front of Cam Smith.

That’s what we call good content: Range session with Bubba Watson, you gotta love it!

Bubba Golf ? Coming tonight. #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/uen5ORG76g — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 5, 2022

What an up and down. Cam Smith corrects his bogey on the sixth with a birdie on the eighth and moves past Arnaus into second place. The Spaniard Arnaus had to accept his second bogey at the eight and falls back.

There is also a lot happening on the places behind. Tommy Fleetwood seems to have found his momentum. The Englishman is now in a strong fourth place.

While Harold Varner III and Adri Arnaus are back at the top of the leaderboard, we have already collected the first pictures of the day for you! Click here!

The first players are already back in the clubhouse. By now, the best round of the day is played by Paul Casey (64/-6). The Englishman shows a top performance on the back nine, plays five birdies and sits on a shared 16th place.

Not bad at all!

Fans ? Enjoying the incredible view from the 16th @RoyalGreens_KSA ! #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/3RU0XQdaxn — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 5, 2022

Harold Varner III strikes back! After a bumpy start, the American seems to have caught himself and plays an eagle on the fourth hole. With this he passes Arnaus/Smith again and is now in the solo lead.

Cameron Smith moved to the top of the leaderboard. After three holes, the Australian is at -1 and also benefits from the slips of Arnaus and Varner III, who are both one over par after three holes. Slowly, the Moving Day is really starting to move!

Henrik Stenson also gets off to a good start. The Swede plays three consecutive birdies at the holes 4, 5 and 6 and catapults himself to the shared tenth place.

The two leaders Adri Arnaus and Harold Varner start the moving day with a par.

What a start from Ian Poulter. The Englishman seems to have set his sights high for today and plays the first six holes three under par. At the moment that means a shared 20th place for Poulter.

Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are now also on the course and both played a birdie on the first hole!

The last two players on the moving day are on their way. Who can make up places today, who can keep the connection to the top group? Now in the live ticker!

05.02.2022 – Moving Day

The second round of the Saudi International 2022 is finished. The cut was made at four over par and 75 players are going into the weekend.

Dustin Johnson finishes the second round with a par. This puts him in 14th place overall at -4. In good company with Phil Mickelson and Tyrrell Hatton.

Patrick Reed finishes his round with two consecutive birdies to move to -1 for the day and -5 for the tournament. He sits at the 9. rank.

Dustin Johnson and Matteo Manassero take steps back and up the leaderboard by scoring a birdie each. Johnson moved to the 14. rank and Manassero is back at 9. position.

13:40 Xander Schauffele manages a very good finish. On hole 17 and 18 he plays a bogey each and climbs up to the shared ninth rank. Meanwhile, Matteo Manassero continues to go downhill. He adds two more bogeys on the second nine to the two bogeys on the first nine. He is currently on his 15th hole. Dutsin Johnson takes another bogey. Currently only the 16th rank for him. 13:00 Adri Arnaus catches up with Harold Varner III! With a birdie at the 17 he raises his score today to 4-under-par and draws level with the leader.

Our leader @HV3_Golf showing everyone how it’s done ? #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/h7xEtDs6AH — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 4, 2022

12:30 Matteo Manassero currently falls back to 6th place. With two bogeys and no birdie, his front nine did not go as desired. Maybe he can now turn the tide on his second nine. 11:40 The wind is picking up, not making it easier for the players of the afternoon session.

Conditions très musclées cet aprem au @SaudiIntlGolf Le vent est puissant mais bien établi (20 noeuds a vue de nez) @v_perez2 à 2 coups d’un cut très provisoire #golf #SaudiIntlGolf pic.twitter.com/zQLogRow0D — ?????? ??????? (@MartinCoulomb) February 4, 2022

A big ? for @HV3_Golf as he bumps @ManasseroMatteo from the top. He ends the round -10. #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/jW6hhI03rk — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 4, 2022

08:45 Fan favorite Phil Mickelson hitting “bombs” in his unique style.

We could watch this all day ? #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/GQY3BaElXe — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 4, 2022

Round 2 Ready ✅ @RoyalGreens_KSA . #SaudiIntlGolf #SeeItAll pic.twitter.com/0Qbb5UDObB — Saudi International | السعودية الدولية (@SaudiIntlGolf) February 4, 2022

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Saudi-Backed Asian Tour Confirms First Ever England Tournament

The new International Series, housed under the Asian Tour umbrella, will be heading to the UK a week earlier than expected

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The Asian Tour has announced new details of its first ever tournament in England, with the inaugural International Series set to head to the UK a week earlier than initially scheduled.

Backed by LIV Golf Investments, a start-up company spearheaded by Greg Norman and backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund , the International Series England will now be staged at Slaley Hall in the North of England from June 2-5, with a tournament purse of $2 million up for grabs.

It will be the ninth event of the 2022 Asian Tour season and the second International Series event following the curtain raiser at Black Mountain Golf Club in Thailand. 

"This is a giant step forward for the Asian Tour and we are fortunate that the organisers have been able to accommodate the change in plans," said Cho Minn Thant, Commissioner & CEO, Asian Tour. 

"The new date allows us to provide even greater rewards for the competitors. They are not only playing for the Asian Tour Order of Merit, but they will now also able to play their way into a series of ultra-lucrative events throughout the year."

The International Series England was originally slated to be played at the Centurion Club during the second week of June, but that has been changed. Centurion will now host the LIV Golf Invitational the week following the event at Slaley Hall, with the rescheduling giving competitors another chance to qualify for the lucrative event. 

The top-three from the cumulative International Series rankings after the events in Thailand and England will gain starts at the LIV Golf Invitational, as will the top-two finishers in the International Series England not otherwise exempt. Additionally, the top player on the Asian Tour Order of Merit at the time, along with the top two players from the 2020-21 final Order of Merit will also be exempt.

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First announced in November of last year, the International Series forms part of the Asian Tour and is made up of 10 new events to be played over the next 10 years on the back of a $300m investment from LIV Golf Investments.

American Sihwan Kim claimed victory in the opening tournament at Black Mountain Golf Club in Thailand and currently leads the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Following the events at Slaley Hall and Centurion, the new series will head to Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Middle East, China, Singapore and Hong Kong.

“We are already breaking boundaries with The International Series as we make our second stop of the season in the UK – a first for the Asian Tour. It was our mission from the outset to grow the game globally, and I am proud to deliver on our promise,” said Norman, LGI's CEO. 

“The opportunity and pathways that this presents for players on the Asian Tour – both from a financial and playing perspective – cannot be understated. I will be anxiously following along to see who will get the life changing invite into the LIV Golf event the following week.”

A lifelong golf fan, Andy graduated in 2019 with a degree in Sports Journalism and got his first role in the industry as the Instruction Editor for National Club Golfer. From there, he decided to go freelance and now covers a variety of topics for Golf Monthly. 

Andy took up the game at the age of seven and even harboured ambitions of a career in the professional ranks for a spell. That didn’t pan out, but he still enjoys his weekend golf at Royal Troon and holds a scratch handicap. As a side note, he's made five holes-in-one and could quite possibly be Retief Goosen’s biggest fan.

As well as the above, some of Andy's work has featured on websites such as goal.com, dailyrecord.co.uk, and theopen.com.

What's in Andy's bag?

Driver: Callaway Mavrik Sub-Zero (9°)

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15°)

Driving iron: Titleist U500 (17°)

Irons: Mizuno mp32 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM9 (50°, 54° and 58°)

Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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