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Major winners Garcia, McDowell, Oosthuizen, and Schwartzel join golfing stars from across the globe at Al Mouj Golf, Muscat – |
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The International Series returns in 2023, making its Middle Eastern
debut at Al Mouj Golf, Oman, from 9-12 February with the Asian Tour’s enhanced
tournament series’ strongest field to date. The 132-player field including golfers from 23 countries across 6
continents is headlined by major winners Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen,
and Charl Schwartzel. The all-time Ryder Cup points earner, Garcia, is joined in the field
by fellow Spaniards Eugenio
Chacarra and David
Puig. The all-star field also includes Chile’s two top-ranked players Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira. |
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Cho Minn Thant, Asian Tour CEO, said: “Re-introducing the
International Series, with heavyweight stars such as these, in new markets
like the Middle East, provides unimaginable exposure for the game of golf in
locations where the potential for growth is enormous.” Now in its second year, The International Series will contribute a
total of over $20m to the 2023 Asian Tour prize funds. Comprising of 10
events, an increase from seven in 2022, this investment ensures elevated
purses of minimum $2m per tournament. Alongside the numerous global players seeking to capitalise on the
increased prize purse are Asian Tour stalwarts, Sihwan Kim – winner of the 2022
Asian Tour Order Of Merit, and
Scott Vincent – winner of the 2022 International Series Order
Of Merit. The 30-year-old Zimbabwean who’s earned a coveted place in the LIV
Golf League under captain Niemann, said: “With the introduction of The
International Series and the clear pathway to the heights of LIV Golf, The
Asian Tour is a really exciting place to be playing golf right now. “It’s always exciting to visit new places and it’s great that The
International Series is breaking ground in the Middle East this year.” Representing the region, Othman
Ibrahim Almulla, Saud
Abdullah Al Sharif and Faisal
Mohammed Salhab, from Saudi Arabia plus Jordan’s Shergo Al Kurdi, will also
showcase their talents in Oman. Rahul Singh, Head of The International Series, spoke on the
advancement of the events, saying: “Besides the exciting line up we already
have confirmed, helping us kickstart the 2023 season, our aim with the series
has always been continued growth. “With the names competing and the commitment we’ve made to growing the
purses at each event, it shows we’re already achieving this, in just our
second season.” The full list of tournament entries for The International Series Oman
can be viewed here. More
information about the International Series Oman, can be found by visiting: Asian Tour | Professional Golf
Tour in Asia |