14 strong Australasian challenge at Asian Tour finale
Cam Smith – one of 14 Australasians in the field this week – image Golf Australia
The 2024 Asian Tour season draws to a close tonight when the US$5 million PIF Saudi International is played at the Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A strong line-up of 14 Australasian golfers get their last chance of the year to add to their bank accounts, headed perhaps by Cam Smith who will be joined by Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones and New Zealand’s Danny Lee from Liv Golf, the number two player on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Ben Campbell, the 11th ranked player in Asia this season, Travis Smyth, Maverick Antcliff, Daniel Gale, Brett Coletta, Jak Carter, Wade Ormsby, Nick Voke and Jed Morgan.
Gale, Coletta and Carter are in the field via their standing on the last Australasian Tour Order of Merit, providing a rare opportunity to play for the sort of money on offer this week.
With the likes of Joaquin Niemann, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, previous winner, Abraham Ancer, Harold Varner, John Catlin and last week’s winner in Qatar, Peter Uihlein, in the field, their task is not an easy one, but it is a great opportunity in a 120 player field to finish the year off on a high ahead of next season.
