Asian Tour Book 2024

bogey after pushing his tee shot into the lake on the right. It was a calamitous finish in contrast to Smith who made birdie there. He added: “Yeah, it's a really good way to wrap up the season. I'm really excited for what's coming next season on LIV and hopefully get into a few Majors.” His success meant American Peter Uihlein and Ben Campbell from New Caleb Surratt [left] and Cam Smith [right] both missed makeable birdie putts on the second extra hole to open the door for Niemann. Zealand finished second and third on The International Rankings, respectively. It also marked his second win of the season in Saudi, as he claimed the LIV Golf Jeddah in March shortly after winning LIV Golf Mayakoba. Said Smith: “I think it was a bonus to even get in there, to be fair, sitting down for an hour and a bit. It was fine. I did what I had to do. Obviously, a shame to miss the putt there, but it is what it is. “I was thinking my percentage of having a top five was very slim. Yeah, it's a weird game sometimes. It's kind of lucky that there wasn't any beers in the clubhouse because I would have had a few, I think. It's a weird game sometimes, and you never really know what's going to happen.” Surratt, just 20-years-old, was attempting to win for the first time as a professional. The bogey on 18 was his only dropped shot and meant yet another narrow miss on the Asian Tour, following joint third and second place finishes in International Series events in Morocco and England earlier in the year. “Yeah, it's a tough pill to swallow,” said the American, who plays for Legion XIII on the LIV Golf League. “I've been really close a few times this year in The International Series, and I really fought hard this week because I didn't get off to a great start. “I did all I could do. I hit six perfect golf shots in the playoff, and I didn't really find my way this time, and hopefully one day it does.” Campbell claimed fourth place outright following a closing 64 to miss the play-off by one shot, and his chance of winning The International Series Rankings. Claiming the Rankings brings with it playing rights on the LIV Golf League and while he agonisingly missed that, he was later rewarded for his efforts by being asked to play for RangeGoats GC on the league in 2025. 134 R I YA DH GOL F CLUB D E C EM B E R 4 - 7 | P R I Z E MON E Y: U S $ 5 M I L L I ON