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Khaleej Times
31-01-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Schniederjans, Rotluff seize chance on LIV Golf-backed International Series
Ollie Schniederjans and Max Rotluff experienced contrasting fortunes on day two of International Series India presented by DLF, and both welcome the chance to compete for the rankings title over the course of the season, having qualified through the LIV Golf Promotions event last term. Both earned full exemptions for the 2025 season after securing top-10 finishes at last year's LIV Golf Promotions event in Saudi Arabia. Schniederjans of the USA finished his round on a four-under-par total following a three under par 69, which included four birdies in his last four holes, just two behind clubhouse leader Joaquin Niemann. German Rotluff shot a 75 to finish on five over at DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram, on the outskirts of Delhi. The tournament has been affected by weather delays, with 53 players set to resume their second round tomorrow. Schniederjans finished in joint fourth place on the LIV Golf Promotions event in December, while Rotluff finished in solo seventh, allowing them to both experience their debut International Series tournament this week in India. Schniederjans was 'excited' about the experience, playing in a field deep full of LIV Golf talent including Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, leader Niemann and Anirban Lahiri. Lahiri, a Dubai Golden VISA Awardee, is on one under par after 36 holes alongside the 2024 US Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau is tied 11th with 12 players currently under par. The 31-year-old said, "I'm really excited about playing The International Series this year. I think getting to play against some of these names again, and play at great golf courses, I am very excited to do it. Actually, I am more excited than I would have been if I had made it through Q-School, so it kind of worked out and this is a great start. "I played hundreds of events against Bryson DeChambeau early on. It's been a while because I was injured and I came back to Korn Ferry, spent three years out there after being out. It's been a while since I've got to play with those guys. I saw some of them, like Baan (Anirban Lahiri) and Bryson, and I'm saying hi to them again, I haven't seen them in maybe five years," he added. "I've been looking at having a base here in Asia, possibly. I haven't figured that out so I'm talking to some of the other guys as of right now so I'm just going back and forth for just now. I'd love to play out here honestly in the future, so I want to figure that out for sure!' Schniederjans has recently been competing on the Korn Ferry Tour, while Rotluff has been playing on the DP World Tour, where he last teed it up at DLF Golf and Country Club, finishing T13 at the Hero Indian Open. Rotluff is embracing his time in India, celebrating his 32nd birthday on Wednesday while enjoying his first taste of The International Series. "I love coming here (India), I love the food, I love everything about it," he said. :'It is my first International Series event. I genuinely had such a good time at the LIV Golf Promotions. "To me, even this week has been such an enjoyable week out here, everyone is so nice, the staff are fantastic, and all the players are great. "'The entire build-up of the tournament is fantastic. You get phenomenal player names, everyone is taken care of really well.' For more information on The International Series visit:
South China Morning Post
31-01-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Cheung ‘can compete with best' on Asian Tour return, despite struggles in India
Two weeks into the new Asian Tour season and Matthew Cheung has no doubts he belongs among the ranks of the region's best golfers – he just hasn't shaken off all the pre-season rust yet. The Hongkonger was on course to miss the cut on Friday at the International Series India, the second tournament running in which he would not be playing at the weekend, after similar struggles at the Philippine Open. But just being in the same field as the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Anirbhan Lahiri and other LIV Golf stars is a step up from the golfing backwaters he travelled in last year. 'I mean, of course, everybody wants to be out here, right?' Cheung said. 'But at the end of the day, only 65 guys keep their card every single year. So, it was difficult, but it was also a big motivator for me, you know, to just keep working hard. Matthew Cheung chips out of a bunker during the International Series Qatar in November. Photo: Asian Tour 'At the start of the year, I did question it a little bit. All golfers do, you know – you have one bad week and question whether you're good enough or not. So there are questions. But at the end of the day, if you can try to get 1 per cent better every single day, you're working in the right direction, and that's all you can really do.' It is not the first time Cheung has played an International Series event. He finished in a tie for 10th in Vietnam in 2023, but that was a rare success in a rookie year when his inconsistencies ultimately cost him his tour card.
Arab News
31-01-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Chacarra chasing more glory at The International Series and beyond
GURUGRAM: As he begins his post-LIV golf journey, talented Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra has set his sights on a second title on The International Series and Asian Tour. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport He began in the best possible fashion on Thursday with the first-round clubhouse lead at a star-studded International Series India presented by DLF. With a host of big names including Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann unable to finish their rounds because of a fog delay in the morning, Chacarra hit the front with a four-under 68 that does not tell half the story. After starting on 10, the 24-year-old was sitting on four over after a triple bogey on 13 and bogey on 14. But he battled back in sensational fashion on the testing Gary Player-designed course with seven birdies, an eagle and one dropped shot. Summing up a visibly positive outlook — on and off the course — since his exit from Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC at the close of last season, he said: 'I think I did a good job staying calm. I worked a lot on that in the last couple months, and with all that was going on, I think my mind's really well. 'I am enjoying my golf again. I mean, I finished the season with fifth- and sixth-place finishes (International Series Qatar and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers), and I also finished 14 at the Hong Kong Open (also on The International Series). 'So I know I was playing great, and since I put my mind better, I think my game is great, and I am having fun again, playing golf. I think I did a good job with my mental coach. I just focus shot by a shot, and then get myself in good position, hit good shots and see some balls go in.' Chacarra, who won the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok in 2022, months after turning pro, confirmed he will be aiming for a shot at the PGA Tour via Q-School in September. The one-time winner on The International Series, at the 2023 St Andrew's Bay Championship, loves his time on the Asian Tour and is eager for more success. 'My goal is to get ready for September, for Q-School in the US. That is where I wanted to play and dreamed of playing since I was little. I had a lot of success in college in the US, and I love playing golf in the US. I still live there. 'That's where I plan to be. I just need to work very hard every day. I love the Asian Tour, they've always been great to me. I love coming back here. I love playing in Asia. I love how the Asian Tour is developing.' He added: 'So I am going to play as much as I can. I know I am going to play the Kolon Korea Open, Macau (International Series Macau presented by Wynn). I love it out here, and I love what the Asian Tour does. 'I know when I am playing well, I am one of the best players in the world. So I just need to focus, get healthy, and play as much as I can, work hard and take every chance I get.'
Khaleej Times
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Spain's Chacarra leads International Series India after early struggles
Eugenio Chacarra shot a stunning second nine six-under-par 30, that included an eagle on his penultimate hole, to take the clubhouse lead on the opening day of the $2 million International Series India presented by DLF on the Asian Tour. The Spaniard fired a four-under-par 68 to lead from Filipino Justin Quiban and Danthai Boonma from Thailand, who, playing together, returned 70's at DLF Golf and Country Club – one of the toughest courses in the region, where scoring was high today and par a good score on every hole. A one-hour delay at the start of the day caused by fog meant 42 players did not finish their rounds. Most notable of those was Japan's Kazuki Higa who was four under with three to play when darkness fell at about 6 pm local time and Aaron Wilkin from Australia, with six to play on three under. American Bryson DeChambeau, the current US Open champion, and fellow LIV Golf star, Joaquin Niemann from Chile, in the same group, were two under with two remaining. Bogey woes Chacarra initially battled to get to grips with DLF on his first nine, which is the second as he started on 10. He made a triple bogey seven on 13 and then a bogey on the following hole. However, he then showed why he is considered to be one of the most exciting young players in the game by making three successive birdies. He dropped a shot on 18 before a stunning homeward half, made up of that eagle, four birdies and no dropped shots. 'It feels good to be back,' said the 24-year-old, already a winner on the Asian Tour at the 2023 St Andrews Bay Championship, also part of The International Series. 'I've been grinding on my body, on my game, and it's been a great off-season. I mean I was four over through four, I feel like I didn't even miss a shot. I mean, the first three holes, I had three good looks for birdie, and I was even par," he added. 'Then I hit a good iron that bounced, I think it hit a sprinkler head or something. It almost went by the fence, and I made a seven without any bad shots. But I still came back.' Eagle chip Quiban also had an eagle to thank for helping to finish under par. His came on the par-four sixth where he holed a gap wedge from 122 yards. It landed two feet above the cup and spun in. 'It's a tough, tough, course,' he said. 'One of the hardest we play. You can't chill out here, not at all. Yeah, you need full focus on every shot. I never played here before. I'm happy with anything in the red, of course.' Quiban hung onto his playing card last year, finishing 54th on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, which took a huge weight off his shoulders. 'Last year, it was a battle. Honestly, yes, just, I wasn't really hitting it well, but I was just trying to use my experience to keep myself in the top 65. Yeah, good thing I did.' Boonma has come into the week after a solid joint eighth performance in last week's Smart Infinity Philippine Open – the season-opening event on the Asian Tour. Four birdies and two bogies saw him make the kind of start he was looking for. Happy with game 'I feel pretty good today,' said the Thai, a two-time winner on the Asian Tour, the most recent being the Bangladesh Open in 2022. 'I'm really happy with my score today because I played with no expectation because it's a tough course and that's what makes me play comfortably. Playing shot by shot and just keeping the momentum. That's it.' Mexico's Carlos Ortiz, American Ollie Schniederjans and Sweden's Charlie Lindh are the next best placed in the clubhouse with a 71 – two of only six to break par today. Ortiz and Schniederjans were in a small group of players who were able to finish in the afternoon. Tournament host shines The leading Indian player is Dubai-based Anirban Lahiri (Ind) who is also acting as the tournament host this week. He shot an impressive level par 72 to be in tied 13th at the end of day one with two nines of 36 over the challenging Gary Player redesigned course.. Lahiri is looking for his first win since the 2015 Hero Indian Open. 'I'm also a host, but primarily, my job this week is to go out and play my best golf and try and win the tournament,' he said. 'I haven't lost sight of that at any point, and my preparation for the season and this week has also been with that in mind. 'So, my preparation is good and I feel very confident. I feel very excited. And obviously, it's an added joy and motivation to be playing in front of the home crowd.' This week's inaugural event is the first leg of the 2025 International Series. For all the leading scores after Day one, VISIT, ALSO READ
USA Today
29-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ahead of LIV Golf opener, Bryson DeChambeau is making his first appearance in this country
Ahead of LIV Golf opener, Bryson DeChambeau is making his first appearance in this country LIV Golf's 2025 season opener is coming next week in Saudi Arabia, but Bryson DeChambeau and a few of his Crushers GC teammates are getting tournament reps in this week. DeChambeau, Paul Casey and Anirban Lahiri are playing in the Asian Tour's International Series India at DLF Golf and Country Club. It's the first time DeChambeau has been to India, and it's a trip he has teased since after his U.S. Open win last year. "The ability for golf - as really a young sport but changing from an older sport into a young sport, is to showcase what golf can mean for the future generations of India," DeChambeau said in his pre-tournament news conference. "That's always inspired me. My mission in the game of golf is to first off, inspire, entertain, and a subtle part of it is educate as well. 'Educate, entertain, inspire are my main three principles of why I play the game of golf. I think this is an amazing opportunity for all of golf to come together and see what India can truly produce for the world. And it's a growing economy, it's a growing population that need golf. There's a lot more to come, so that's why I'm here.' DeChambeau visited the Taj Mahal on Tuesday, and he'll tee it up Thursday alongside fellow LIV Golf player Joaquin Niemann and John Catlin in the first round. There's a purse of $2 million at the first International Series event of the year. 'It's a diabolical course,' DeChambeau said. 'There's a lot going on and I think the person that's going to do well this week has to see it for what it is, which is a strategic golf course. You have to plot your way around, be very methodical and you can't overpower it. You've got to be very technical here."
