Much like its previous four outings, the fifth edition of the Saudi International features a loaded field. Interestingly, it has the biggest names from the LIV Golf set to tee up. The event, sponsored by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, will see players like reigning champion Harold Varner III, 2019 and 2021 winner Dustin Johnson, and Phil Mickelson on the field.
Almost half of the 126-man field at the event will consist of LIV Golf pros. It is pertinent to note that this will be one of the few non-LIV events on these golfers’ schedules.
2023 Saudi International field
The 2023 Saudi International field is special. Unlike other events, the Asian Tour tournament is stacked with LIV golfers. This includes world No. 3 Cameron Smith, who is the highest-ranked player on the field. Smith’s compatriot, Marc Leishman, 2020 US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, four-time Major winner Brooks Koepka, and two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson will be among others on the field.
While the event’s field will lack players from the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, it’ll be no short of top-rated players. Moreover, players like former World No. 1 Lee Westwood and Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter, who is currently teeing up at the DP World Tour event in Abu Dhabi, will also fly down to Jeddah’s Royal Greens Golf & Country Club for the Asian Tour event.
PGA Tour’s Cameron Young, Lucas Herbert, and Cameron Champ will be the exceptions on the field. The players will compete for the event’s $5 million prize purse. While the paycheck is impressive, LIV golfers would be more interested in the 26 Official World Golf Ranking points the winner gets.
Here is the complete line-up for the 2023 Saudi International:
Abraham AncerAdrian OtaeguiAguri IwasakiAjeetesh SandhuAndrew DodtAndy OgletreeAngelo QueAnirban LahiriBernd WiesbergerBerry HensonBio KimBranden GraceBrooks KoepkaBryson DeChambeauBubba WatsonCameron ChampCameron SmithCameron TringaleCameron YoungCarlos OrtizChan Shih-changCharl SchwartzelCharles Howell IIIChase KoepkaDanthai BoonmaDavid PuigDing Wenyi (a)Dustin JohnsonEl Mehdi Fakori (a)Eugenio ChacarraFaisal Mohammed Salhab (a)Filippo CelliGaganjeet BhullarGraeme McDowellHarold Varner IIIHennie Du PlessisHenrik StensonHideto TaniharaHiroshi IwataHudson SwaffordIan PoulterIan SnymanIssa Abouelela (a)Itthipat BuranatanyaratJames PiotJarin ToddJason KokrakJazz JanewattananondJbe KrugerJediah MorganJinichiro KozumaJoaquin NiemannJustin HardingKevin NaKiradech AphibarnratKosuke HamamotoLaurie CanterLee WestwoodLouis de JagerLouis James DobbelaarLouis OosthuizenLucas HerbertMarc LeishmanMatt JonesMatt KillenMatthew WolffMiguel CarballoMinkyu KimNaraajie E. RamadhanputraNitithorn ThippongOihan GuillamoundeguyOliver FisherOthman Ibrahim AlmullaPat PerezPatrick ReedPaul CaseyPavit TangkamolprasertPeter UihleinPhachara KhongwatmaiPhil MickelsonQuinn RileyRashid KhanRatchanon Chantananuwat (a)Rattanon WannasrichanRichard BlandRichard T. LeeRikuya HoshinoRyosuke KinoshitaSadom KaewkanjanaSam HorsfieldSanghyun ParkSarit SuwannarutSaud Abdullah Al Sharif (a)Scott HendScott VincentSergio GarciaShergo Al KurdiShiv KapurShubhankar SharmaSihwan KimStefano MazzoliSteve LewtonSuradit YongcharoenchaiTaehee LeeTaehoon OkTaiga SemikawaTakumi KanayaTalor GoochTaylor DicksonTirawat KaewsiribanditTodd SinnottTom LewisTravis SmythTrevor SimsbyTurk PettitVictor PerezWade OrmsbyYeongsu KimYikeun ChangYuki InamoriZach Murray
More details on the 2023 Saudi International, including schedule and tee times, will be updated soon.
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