International Series (golf)

International Series
Tournament information
LocationInternational
Established2022
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Andy Ogletree (2022)
257 John Catlin (2024)
257 David Puig (2024)
To par−26 Sihwan Kim (2022)
Current champion
Joaquín Niemann

The International Series is a series of men's professional golf tournaments played internationally, as part of the Asian Tour.

History

The series was unveiled in February 2022. It was confirmed that 10 events will be added alongside the Asian Tour schedule for the next 10 years, with each event featuring prize funds between US$1,500,000 and US$2,000,000. The investment was backed by LIV Golf.[1]

The first event was played in March 2022 with the International Series Thailand. American Sihwan Kim won his first Asian Tour event shooting 26-under-par, beating Phachara Khongwatmai by two shots.[2]

The next event was played at Slaley Hall in Northumberland, England. This was the first Asian Tour event to be staged in the United Kingdom.[3][4] The original date of the event was rescheduled a week earlier due to the first event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series being scheduled to take place on the same week at the Centurion Club.[5] Scott Vincent won the event, claiming his first Asian Tour victory and becoming the first Zimbabwean to win on the Asian Tour.[6]

Following the International Series England, the Asian Tour announced the next two events as part of the International Series. They were to take place in Singapore and South Korea, played in back-to-back weeks in August 2022.[7]

After the conclusion of the International Series Korea in August 2022, the Asian Tour again added two more International Series events to their schedule. They were to be played in Morocco and Egypt, in back-to-back weeks in November.[8] On 28 September 2022, it was announced that the BNI Indonesian Masters had been added to the tour schedule as an International Series event.[9]

Scott Vincent won the inaugural International Series Order of Merit, gaining a place in the 2023 LIV Golf League.[10]

Order of Merit winners

Season Player Points
2024 Joaquín Niemann 1,126
Season Player Prize money (US$)
2023 Andy Ogletree 1,101,828
2022 Scott Vincent 517,845

2022 season

Schedule

Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
6 Mar International Series Thailand Sihwan Kim 262 −26 2 strokes Phachara Khongwatmai [11]
5 Jun International Series England Scott Vincent 272 −12 1 stroke Travis Smyth [12]
14 Aug International Series Singapore Nitithorn Thippong 272 −16 1 stroke Gavin Green
Phachara Khongwatmai
Richard T. Lee		 [13]
21 Aug International Series Korea Ok Tae-hoon 269 −15 1 stroke Kim Bi-o [14]
6 Nov International Series Morocco Jazz Janewattananond 280 −12 1 stroke Richard T. Lee [15]
13 Nov International Series Egypt Andy Ogletree 257 −23 4 strokes Bernd Wiesberger [16]
4 Dec BNI Indonesian Masters Sarit Suwannarut 268 −20 4 strokes Anirban Lahiri [17]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[18] The leading player earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.[19]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Scott Vincent 517,845
2 Sihwan Kim 437,133
3 Jazz Janewattananond 388,094
4 Richard T. Lee 365,315
5 Phachara Khongwatmai 346,455

2023 season

Schedule

Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
12 Feb International Series Oman Takumi Kanaya 278 −10 4 strokes Berry Henson
Sadom Kaewkanjana		 [20]
19 Feb International Series Qatar Andy Ogletree 281 −7 3 strokes Gunn Charoenkul [21]
12 Mar International Series Thailand Wade Ormsby 268 −20 Playoff Chonlatit Chuenboonngam [22]
16 Apr International Series Vietnam Kieran Vincent 269 −19 1 stroke Anirban Lahiri
Kevin Yuan		 [23]
20 Aug International Series England Andy Ogletree 268 −16 7 strokes Ian Poulter [24]
27 Aug St Andrews Bay Championship Eugenio Chacarra 269 −19 Playoff Matt Jones [25]
8 Oct International Series Singapore David Puig 269 −19 6 strokes Eom Jae-woong [26]
5 Nov Volvo China Open Sarit Suwannarut 269 −19 6 strokes Chen Guxin
Kho Taichi		 [27]
12 Nov Hong Kong Open Ben Campbell 261 −19 1 stroke Cameron Smith [28]
19 Nov BNI Indonesian Masters Gaganjeet Bhullar 260 −24 5 strokes Karandeep Kochhar [29]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.[30] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League.[31]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Andy Ogletree 1,101,828
2 David Puig 577,800
3 Ben Campbell 524,488
4 Kieran Vincent 468,655
5 Takumi Kanaya 426,233

2024 season

Schedule

Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
25 Feb International Series Oman Carlos Ortiz 269 −19 4 strokes Louis Oosthuizen [32]
17 Mar International Series Macau John Catlin 257 −23 Playoff David Puig [33]
7 Jul International Series Morocco Ben Campbell 277 −15 Playoff John Catlin [34]
11 Aug International Series England Peter Uihlein 264 −20 7 strokes Andy Sullivan
Caleb Surratt		 [35]
20 Oct Black Mountain Championship M. J. Maguire 265 −23 Playoff John Catlin [36]
27 Oct International Series Thailand Lee Chieh-po 259 −21 1 stroke Richard T. Lee
Peter Uihlein		 [37]
3 Nov BNI Indonesian Masters Richard T. Lee 265 −23 4 strokes Chang Wei-lun
Phachara Khongwatmai		 [38]
24 Nov Link Hong Kong Open Patrick Reed 258 −22 3 strokes Ben Campbell [39]
30 Nov International Series Qatar Peter Uihlein 272 −16 5 strokes Charl Schwartzel [40]
7 Dec PIF Saudi International Joaquín Niemann 263 −21 Playoff Cameron Smith
Caleb Surratt		 [41]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[42][43] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2025 LIV Golf League.[a]

Position Player Points
1 Joaquín Niemann 1,126
2 Peter Uihlein 1,113
3 Ben Campbell 1,087
4 John Catlin 963
5 Richard T. Lee 704

2025 season

Schedule

Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
2 Feb International Series India Ollie Schniederjans 278 −10 4 strokes Bryson DeChambeau [45]
23 Mar International Series Macau Carlos Ortiz 258 −22 3 strokes Patrick Reed [46]
11 May International Series Japan Lucas Herbert 264 −20 5 strokes Song Young-han
Yuta Sugiura		 [47]
6 Jul International Series Morocco Scott Vincent 278 −14 4 strokes Danthai Boonma [48]
5 Oct BNI Indonesian Masters
12 Oct International Series Cambodia
26 Oct International Series Philippines
2 Nov Link Hong Kong Open
9 Nov Moutai Singapore Open
22 Nov PIF Saudi International

Multiple winners

Rank Player Wins Tournaments won
1 Andy Ogletree 3 2022 International Series Egypt,
2023 International Series Qatar,
2023 International Series England
T2 Ben Campbell 2 2023 Hong Kong Open,
2024 International Series Morocco
Peter Uihlein 2024 International Series England,
2024 International Series Qatar

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As Niemann was already contracted with LIV Golf for the 2025 season, nobody from the 2024 International Series Order of Merit was promoted.[44]

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