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Thompson, Wilson and Marshall qualify for Asian Tour’s International Series England at Close House

Three of the north east’s best young professionals will compete for a $2million purse when the asian tour’s international series england takes place at close house having progressed through qualifying..

North East-based players claimed three of the six spots available in the 18-hole qualifying event – which was won by Auchterarder Golf Club’s Rory Franssen with a five under-par round of 66.

He will be joined in the field for the event – which takes place August 17-20 – by Slaley Hall-based Rhys Thompson, who shot a bogey-free 68. Tyneside’s James Wilson and Heworth-based Will Marshall, who both posted two under-par totals on the Colt Course, will also be part of the event alongside players including Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Patrick Reed.

Rhys, who won on the Tartan Pro Tour last week, said: “It was a good round. I was bogey-free and I’m really happy with the performance especially with how I’ve performed in the last two weeks.”

James added: “Having gone four over through five, I got it back really well. I’m pleased with how I controlled myself and I’m very happy with the result.”

Top junior teams heading to Woodhall Spa

The field for the qualifier was made up of 144 professionals and amateurs, with Englishmen Luke Joy and Adam Batty securing the final two places with rounds of 69.

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21 Aussies among stacked Asian Tour Q School finale

A field of 234 players boasting multiple PGA TOUR and DP World Tour winners will include 21 Aussies when Final Stage of Asian Tour Qualifying School tees off in Thailand on Wednesday.

A total of 35 countries – including Kiwis Denzel Ieremia, Nick Voke, Kevin Chun and James Hydes – will be represented across a 90-hole five-round marathon at Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Hua Hin for the opportunity to secure one of 35 tour cards for the 2023 season.

Twelve of the Australian contingent have played their way into Final Stage via Sectional Qualifying while nine others were exempt through the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, the Asian Development Tour Order of Merit and past champion status.

Headlining the international presence is seven-time DP World Tour winner Alvaro Quiros, two-time PGA TOUR winners Sangmoon Bae and Matt Every and veteran PGA TOUR player Steve Marino.

There are tournament winners throughout the Aussie contingent also.

Brett Rumford has won six times on the DP World Tour, Sam Brazel won the 2016 Hong Kong Open, David Gleeson is a three-time Asian Tour winner and Deyen Lawson, Dimitrios Papadatos, Tom Power Horan, Jack Thompson, Aaron Pike, Aaron Wilkin and Austin Bautista have all won on the PGA Tour of Australasia in the past 18 months.

Final Stage also represents an important moment in the careers of young players relatively new to the professional ranks.

West Australian pair Hayden Hopewell and Connor McKinney turned professional prior to the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in December while the likes of Louis Dobbelaar, Jack Thompson, Aaron Wilkin, Charlie Dann, Austin Bautista and Doug Klein are seeking to establish status on an international tour.

Round 1 tee times AEDT

2023 Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage Lake View Resort and Golf Club, Hua Hin, Thailand AB Course 11.10am*           Jack Murdoch , Abiel Lim, Chonjarern Baramithanaseth 11.20am             Nick Voke (NZ), Kong Loong Lam, S Vikkash Babu 11.30am*           Louis Dobbelaar , Alex Ching, Pisitchai Thippong 11.40am*           Sam Brazel , Jack Harrison, David Drysdale 12.10pm             Denzel Ieremia (NZ), Rory Hie, Mingyu Cho 3.20pm Deyen Lawson , Thitipat Lem, Junho Won 3.20pm*             Dylan Perry , Matt Sharpstene, Jannik De Bruyn 3.30pm*             Kade McBride , Nick Paez, Enrique Marin 3.40pm Hayden Hopewell , Koh Deng Shan, Matthew Cheung 4.30pm*             Peter Wilson , Fadhli Soetarso, Zhengkai Bai 4.40pm Tom Power Horan , Dechawat Phetprayoon, Hyeonguk Park 4.40pm*             Doeun An , Thanpisit Omsin, Michael Maguire 4.50pm Jack Thompson , Brandon Kida, Yetaek Lim

CD Course 11.10am*           David Gleeson , Jaehun Jeong, Terrence Ng 11.20am*           Aaron Wilkin , Jaeil Song, Sarut Vongchaisit (a) 11.30am*           Kevin Chun (NZ), Kyle Barker, Mitchell Slorach 11.50am             Austin Bautista , Jaturon Duangphaichoom, Jaewoong Eom 11.50am*           Dimitrios Papadatos , Jakraphan Premsirigorn, Zach Bauchou 3.30pm Charlie Dann , Piya Sawangarunporn, Ryusei Yokota 3.30pm*             James Hydes (NZ, a), Chung Yoon, Ekpharit Wu 3.50pm*             Brett Rumford , Alvaro Quiros, Todd Baek 4pm*    Doug Klein , Rakhyun Cho, Luo Xuewen 4.20pm Connor McKinney , Saptak Talwar, Jonathan Wijono 4.30pm John Lyras , Manav Shah, Tunyapat Sukkoed 4.50pm Aaron Pike , Yang Tong, Dominic Foos

* Starting from 10th tee

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11 Jan 2024 | Professional golf |

Aussies on Tour: Zunic, Younger best placed at Asian Tour Q School

by Tony Webeck

Aussies Jordan Zunic and Josh Younger are in position to play their way into the Final Stage of Asian Tour Qualifying School at the halfway mark of First Stage in Thailand.

The pair are among 11 Australians currently in action across the two qualifying sites, Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia regular Nick Voke the best of the four Kiwis through two rounds.

Zunic and Younger are both playing in Section F at Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok in Thailand’s capital while Queenslanders Sam Howse and Jake McLeod are both inside the top 60 heading into Round 3 in Section F being played at the Grand Prix Golf Club’s Composite Course in Kanchanaburi.

Zunic opened with a fine 4-under 66 in Round 1 but dropped to 2-under for the week with a 2-over 72 in Round 2. Younger went the other way on day two to join Zunic in a tie for 19th, the Victorian posting a 2-under 68 on the back of an even-par 70 in Round 1.

There are currently 17 Australians already exempt into the five-round Final Stage starting January 16 with a further 40 places being held for qualifiers from the final two First Stage tournaments.

Elsewhere this week, the withdrawal of Aaron Baddeley leaves Cam Davis as the sole Australian representative at the PGA TOUR’s Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu while Kiwis Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier make their first appearances for 2024 at the DP World Tour’s inaugural Dubai Invitational.

Asian Tour Qualifying School Section E Grand Prix Golf Club (Composite Cse), Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Round 2 scores T9 Nick Voke (NZ) 67-67—134 T13 Kevin Chun (NZ) 68-67—135 T45 Brian Lee (NZ) 72-67—139 T52 Sam Howse (a) 71-69—140 T56 Jake McLeod 69-72—141 T60 Will Florimo 72-70—142 T77 Stefan Tuionetoa 70-75—145 T88 Scott Adams (NZ) 75-74—149 T88 Grant Lewis 76-73—149 T88 Daniel Park 77-72—149 100 Darshan Shivalkar (a) 80-81—161

Round 3 draw AEDT 11:30am Peter Badawy, Stefan Tuionetoa , Phuripon Namkang 12pm* Scott Adams (NZ), Grant Lewis (a), Daniel Park 12:20pm Will Florimo , Anshul Patel, Othman Raouzi 12:30pm Wanxi Sun (a), Clayton Tribus, Jake McLeod 12:40pm* Darshan Shivalkar (a), Zhao Zeyu 4:10pm Bongsub Kim, Kevin Chun (NZ), Gaurav Singh 4:30pm Nick Voke (NZ), Papito Gonzalez, Joachim Altonen 4:40pm* Junghyun Um, Jean Bekirian, Brian Lee (NZ) 4:50pm* Chunghoon Ha, Oscar Zetterwall, Sam Howse (a)

Qualifying School Section F Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok (South & West Cse), Bangkok, Thailand

Round 1 scores T19 Jordan Zunic 66-72—138 T19 Josh Younger 70-68—138 T36 Doeun An 67-73—140 T84 Zach Maxwell 76-71—147

Round 3 draw AEDT 11am Zach Maxwell , Abhinav Lohan, Chen Wei-sheng 3:30pm Yash Majmudar, Josh Younger , Shaurya Binu 3:40pm Jordan Zunic , Sangpil Yoon, Liu Yen-Hung 3:45pm* Robbie Busher, Doeun An , Harshjeet Singh Sethie

Round 1 tee times AEDT

PGA TOUR Sony Open Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii 10am Cam Davis , David Lingmerth, Justin Suh

Defending champion: Si Woo Kim Past Aussie winners: Bruce Crampton (1969), Brett Ogle (1994), Cameron Smith (2020) TV times: 4am-2:30pm Friday, Saturday; 7:30am-2:30pm Sunday; Live 5am-12pm Monday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.

DP World Tour Dubai Invitational Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, UAE 4:14pm* Rory McIlroy, Ryan Fox (NZ) 5:03pm Daniel Hillier (NZ), Tom McKibbin

Defending champion: Inaugural event Past Aussie winners: Nil TV times: Live 6:30pm-11:30pm Thursday, Friday; Live 7pm-11:30pm Saturday; Live 7:30pm-11:30pm Sunday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.

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CLOSE HOUSE SELECTED AS HOST COURSE FOR INTERNATIONAL SERIES ENGLAND

CLOSE HOUSE, England – Close House, a premier golf destination in the Northeast of England with a strong affiliation to one of the country’s greatest golfers Lee Westwood, will host this year’s International Series England and ensure another world-class venue will feature on The International Series schedule.

The US $2 million tournament will be played from Aug. 17-20 and represents the fifth stop on The International Series in 2023.

The International Series England made its debut last summer, in the same region, and was a landmark event for the International Series and Asian Tour as it marked the first time the Tour had staged an event in the United Kingdom.

Close House Managing Director Jonathan Lupton said:

The Scott Macpherson-designed Lee Westwood Colt Course will be used for the tournament. The highly rated par-71 layout measures just under 7,000 yards, and incorporates historical features throughout, including ha-ha walls and ancient woodland. It is one of two courses at Close House, with the other being the Lee Westwood Filly course.

Close House owner Sir Graham Wylie said:

The International Series was launched last year through a historic investment by LIV Golf that created a premier level of events to develop the next generation of stars and offer unprecedented pathways to top competition in the LIV Golf League. The ground-breaking initiative sits with the Asian Tour schedule and saw seven International Series events staged last season across seven countries in three continents.

Cho Minn Thant, Commissioner & CEO, Asian Tour, said:

A strong field will once again make the trip to Newcastle hoping to emulate Scott Vincent’s win which was the start of a brilliant season for the Zimbabwean that culminated in him winning the International Series Order of Merit and a place in the LIV Golf League in 2023.

LIV-Backed Asian Tour Event To Be Staged On DP World Tour HQ’s Doorstep

The Asian Tour's International Series England event, which could include a host of LIV Golf stars, will take place at Foxhills this year

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The best of the Asian Tour and several LIV Golf stars will be heading to Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey this August for the International Series England event.

It marks a third straight year that one of the Asian Tour's elevated International Series events will take place in England - and this year it's in the heart of a hotbed of golf in the country. 

What also won't go unnoticed is that some big crowds and likely some big LIV Golf names will be teeing it up less than five miles away from DP World Tour headquarters at Wentworth.

The International Series England event will be played on the Longcross Course at Foxhills from 8-11 August 2024.

“Returning to England for a third successive year underscores the continued growth and success of the International Series brand, and the prominent position that we now occupy in the global golfing ecosystem," said head of the International Series Rahul Singh.

“As we have seen over the past two seasons, players from the Asian Tour and around the world love competing at the iconic locations the International Series travels to, and we are delighted to partner with Foxhills on such a fitting venue, to again deliver elite-level sport at a wonderful golfing destination.

“Bringing the International Series to Foxhills offers us a real opportunity to showcase the allure of our product to a cosmopolitan, sports-loving population in and around the London area.”

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With a $2 million prize fund, the event is the eighth to be announced of a proposed 10-tournament International Series schedule - which not only has LIV golfers in the field but also serves as offering Asian Tour players a route into Greg Norman's lucrative league.

Andy Ogletree won twice last season - including the England event at Close House - en route to topping the International Series Order of Merit and booking a spot in LIV Golf for this year.

International Series events also carry world ranking points, and with the LIV Golf League still not being recognised by the OWGR  there will be plenty of players looking to chase a few points.

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Foxhills to offer six spots in Asian Tour event to local qualifiers

Professional golfers and elite amateurs in the UK can compete for the chance to play against some of the biggest names in golf at the International Series England , the Asian Tour sanctioned tournament being held at Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey from August 8-11.

Registration is now open for a qualifying event, where a field of 144 will battle it out over 18 holes of strokeplay on June 17 on the club’s Longcross course, with rolling first-tee starts from 7am.

Six places will be available for the fourth tournament of The International Series 2024 schedule, which will feature top talent from around the world, including the cream of the Asian Tour and players from LIV Golf League roster.

The International Series, the set of 10 elevated events on the Asian Tour calendar, provides a pathway for golfers from all round the world onto the LIV Golf League. The series also offers a platform for emerging local talent to gain valuable experience and developing each of the territories visited over the course of the season.

Professional golfers and elite amateurs with handicaps below five can find more details and register for the qualifying tournament here. The registration deadline is 7pm on June 9.