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Vincent’s ‘Golden Ticket’ to LIV Golf League

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Scott Vincent with the International Series Order of Merit trophy. Picture by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour.

Jakarta, Indonesia: The Asian Tour season came to a thrilling conclusion at the US$1.5 million BNI Indonesian Masters presented by TNE in Jakarta, with Scott Vincent crowned International Series Order of Merit winner, a result that gives the Zimbabwean a ‘golden ticket’ to next season’s LIV Golf League.

Going into the final event of the season, the entire top 10 on the International Series Order of Merit rankings – including International Series winners Jazz Janewattananond and Nitithorn Thippong of Thailand, Americans Kim Sihwan and Andy Ogletree and Korean Ok Tae-hoon – were still in with a shout of securing top spot.

A tied 10th finish for Vincent, the International Series England winner in June, was enough to cement his place at the top of the season’s standings, with none of the other players breathing down his neck going into the final event of the season able to find the win that would have vaulted them to the top of the standings.

Jazz came closest with a 12-under score at the weekend, but that was only enough for him to secure a sixth-place finish. 

Vincent now has his card for the 14-tournament series, which has recently announced dates in Mexico, Spain, Singapore and Australia for next season, lining up with some of the biggest names in world golf including Major winners Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka.

Vincent said: “It feels pretty special to win the International Series Order of Merit this year. It was not something that was on my radar earlier this year. Now that it is a reality, it’s unreal.

“The highlight for me was the International Series in London. Making a putt to win on that last hole was really cool – a 10-footer, left-to-right, down the hill. Making that putt was special.”

On earning his golden ticket to compete in next year’s LIV League, the 30-year-old added: “It’s incredible. Getting a taste of LIV this year, you want to go back. You want to compete against the best in the world. The fact that I get to do that now, it’s really cool, and I look forward to the challenge.”

The International Series was launched this year thanks to a landmark partnership with LIV Golf with the aim of invigorating the game in Asia and the Middle East.

The partnership brought the International Series to Thailand, England, Singapore, South Korea, Morocco, and Egypt, as well as Indonesia, on a hugely successful debut season.

A total of 10 International Series events will take place next year, each with a prize purse of at least US$2 million. The 2023 International Series season will kick-off in Oman at the Al Mouj Golf from February 9-12, with a prize purse of US$2 million.

A number of players signed up to LIV Golf, including Patrick Reed, Chase Koepka, Ogletree and Bernd Wiesberger, participated in International Series events this season.

Cho Minn Thant, CEO & Commissioner of the Asian Tour, said: “The International Series has been a real game-changer, not just through access to LIV Golf but also because of the bigger purses on offer, and for the experiences that offer a pathway to growth and development for all the players.

“It has created a genuinely exciting climax to the season, alongside the Asian Tour Order of Merit title, and this excitement will grow as the Series evolves going forward. Congratulations to Scott Vincent. It will be a pleasure to see the International Series Order of Merit winner defend his title in our flagship events next season.”

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