The International Series is a series of men's professional

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tournaments played internationally, as part of the

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History

The series was unveiled in February 2022. It was confirmed that 10 events will be added alongside the

schedule for the next 10 years, with each event featuring prize funds between and . The investment was backed by LIV Golf. The first event was played in March 2022 with the International Series Thailand. American

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won his first Asian Tour event shooting 26-under-par, beating

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by two shots. The next event was played at

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, England. This was the first Asian Tour event to be staged in the United Kingdom. The original date of the event was rescheduled a week earlier due to the first event of the

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being scheduled to take place on the same week at the Centurion Club.

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won the event, claiming his first Asian Tour victory and becoming the first Zimbabwean to win on the Asian Tour. 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. 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. On 28 September 2022, it was announced that the

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had been added to the tour schedule as an International Series event.

won the inaugural International Series Order of Merit, gaining a place in the

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Order of Merit winners

2022 season

Schedule

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player earned status to play in the

2023 season

Schedule

Multiple winners

References

External links

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