The $2 million event will certainly be played from August 17- 20 as well as stands for the 5th quit on The International Series, a brand-new program of raised occasions which includes increased cash prize as well as the possibility for the leading gamers to make promo to the LIV Golf League.
Close House Managing Director Jonathan Lupton stated: “Welcoming The International Series back to Northumberland for a second consecutive year is an exciting development. Having had the pleasure to visit the International Series Oman in February, it was fantastic to see the growth of the series over the last year and we’re looking forward to working closely with the Asian Tour to create a memorable event in England.”The club’s the same level- 71 Lee Westwood Colt Course will certainly be utilized for the event. The format determines simply under 7,000 lawns as well as includes historic attributes throughout, consisting of ha- ha wall surfaces as well as old forest. It is just one of 2 programs at Close House, with the various other being the Lee Westwood Filly training course.
Close House, which has likewise presented 4 versions of the British Masters from 2017- 2020, has Lee Westwood as its tour ambassador. It has actually not yet been validated whether Westwood, that signed up with LIV Golf in 2015, will certainly be playing in the International Series England.
The International Series was released in 2015 with a financial investment by LIV Golf that developed a top degree of occasions to create the future generation of celebrities as well as deal paths to leading competitors in the LIVGolf League The ground- damaging effort rests within the Asian Tour routine as well as saw 7 International Series occasions presented last period throughout 7 nations in 3 continents.
“The Asian Tour is excited to be returning to Newcastle for the International Series England. We enjoyed a very successful event there last June, which marked the Tour’s first trip to the UK,” stated Cho Minn Thant, Commissioner & & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of theAsian Tour “To be able to stage the tournament this year at Close House, a fantastic venue that has such strong ties with Lee Westwood – a nine-time winner on the Asian Tour – adds an exciting new dimension to the tournament and provides another great opportunity for our membership.”
The following event on the International Series routine happens at Black Mountain Golf Club in Thailand from March 9- 12.
