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International Series (golf)

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

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
Chile Joaquín Niemann

History

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Schedule

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
2 Feb International Series India    
23 Mar International Series Macau    
11 May TBC    
6 Jul International Series Morocco    
31 Aug BNI Indonesian Masters    
7 Sep TBC    
5 Oct TBC    
26 Oct TBC    
2 Nov Link Hong Kong Open    
TBC PIF Saudi International    

Multiple winners

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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

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Notes

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  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]

References

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