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Just when it seemed Harold Varner III was going to come away from the end of the Saudi International with merely another “learning experience," the 31-year-old North Carolina native pulled out the most spectacular finish of his career to walk off with his biggest title.

After squandering his 54-hole lead with a double bogey on the 14th hole and bogey on the 16th, Varner was two shots back of Bubba Watson with two holes to play at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. Varner then made a birdie on the par-4 17th before rolling in a 92-foot eagle putt from just off the green to wildly pull out the win with a final-round one-under 69 and a 13-under 267 total.

It appeared Watson would be the surprise winner on Sunday, the two-time Masters champion playing a flawless round after starting the day six back of Varner. A closing 64 included a 14-foot eagle of his own on the 18th to seemingly lock up the title before Varner, still searching for a PGA Tour win, pulled off his heroics.

While many players controversially received lucrative appearance fees to compete in the Asian Tour event, the actually prize money payout for the tournament was $5 million, with Varner earning a first-place prize of $1 million. Here’s the prize money payout break down (separate from appearance fees) for each golfer who made the cut in the event.

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Win: Harold Varner III, -13, $1,000,000

2: Bubba Watson, -12, $525,000

3: Adri Arnaus, -10, $300,000

T-4: Steve Lewton, -9, $217,500

T-4: Cameron Smith, -9, $217,500

T-6: Matthew Wolff, -8, $150,500

T-6: Pablo Larrazabal, -8, $150,500

T-8: Abraham Ancer, -7, $93,125

T-8: Jhonattan Vegas, -7, $93,125

T-8: Joaquin Niemann, -7, $93,125

T-8: Dustin Johnson, -7, $93,125

T-8: Tommy Fleetwood, -7, $93,125

T-8: Ryosuke Kinoshita, -7, $93,125

T-14: Shane Lowry, -6, $68,500

T-14: Takumi Kanaya, -6, $68,500

T-14: Brad Kennedy, -6, $68,500

17: Henrik Stenson, -5, $62,500

T-18: Phil Mickelson, -4, $57,166

T-18: Xander Schauffele, -4, $57,166

T-18: Wade Ormsby, -4, $57,166

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T-21: Berry Henson, -3, $52,250

T-21: Lee Westwood, -3, $52,250

T-21: Lucas Herbert, -3, $52,250

T-24: Sergio Garcia, -2, $47,000

T-24: Thomas Pieters, -2, $47,000

T-24: Justin Harding, -2, $47,000

T-24: Paul Casey, -2, $47,000

T-28: Marc Leishman, -1, $38,100

T-28: Thongchai Jaidee, -1, $38,100

T-28: Sebastian Crampton, -1, $38,100

T-28: Tyrrell Hatton, -1, $38,100

T-28: Tony Finau, -1, $38,100

T-28: Rikuya Hoshino, -1, $38,100

T-28: Matteo Manassero, -1, $38,100

T-28: Bo Kim, -1, $38,100

T-28: Kevin Na, -1, $38,100

T-28: Phachara Kongwatmai, -1, $38,100

T-38: Laurie Canter, E, $29,785

T-38: Jaco Ahlers, E, $29,785

T-38: Jarin Todd, E, $29,785

T-38: Patrick Reed, E, $29,785

T-38: Gavin Green, E, $29,785

T-38: Jovan Rebula, E, $29,785

T-45: Joohyung Kim, +1, $24,625

T-45: Andrew Dodt, +1, $24,625

T-45: Jason Kokrak, +1, $24,625

T-45: Todd Baek, +1, $24,625

T-45: JC Ritchie, +1, $24,625

T-45: Rattanon Wannasrichan, +1, $24,625

T-51: Shubhankar Sharma, +2, $20,750

T-51: Paul Peterson, +2, $20,750

T-53: Victor Perez, +3, $19,000

T-53: Ian Poulter, +3, $19,000

T-55: Viraj Madappa, +4, $17,750

T-55: Rashid Khan, +4, $17,750

T-55: Daniel Hillier, +4, $17,750

T-55: Louis James Dobbelaar, +4, $17,750

T-59: Sadom Kaewkanjana, +5, $15,500

T-59: Sihwan Kim, +5, $15,500

T-59: Rafa Cabrera Bello, +5, $15,500

T-59: Richard T. Lee, +5, $15,500

T-59: Panuphol Pittayarat, +5, $15,500

T-64: Bjorn Hellgren, +6, $13,250

T-64: Yoseop Seo, +6, $13,250

T-64: Miguel Carballo, +6, $13,250

T-64: Hongtaek Kim, +6, $13,250

T-68: Poom Saksansin, +8, $11,500

T-68: Eduard Rousaud, +8, $11,500

T-68: Shiv Kapur, +8, $11,500

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72: Yikeun Chang, +12, $10,500

73: Ryo Hisatsune, +14, $10,000

74: Suradit Yongcharoenchai, +15, $9,500

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The 2022 Saudi International is currently underway. The Asian Tour event has plenty of PGA Tour stars in the field. Moreover, the field has stars like Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, and others. And after round three, Harold Varner III leads the event with a score of -12.

Additionally, going into the final round, Tommy Fleetwood is just two strokes behind, while Dustin Johnson is T-5 with a score of -7. However, the other prominent names aren’t in contention to lift the trophy. 

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Bryson, after round one, withdrew from the event as he suffered an injury to his left wrist and hip. But this is probably a controversial event as the Saudis are looking to set up a rival league. They are offering a huge sum to the PGA Tour players to compete in the rival league. But what is the prize money for the 2022 Saudi International? Let’s find out. 

2022 Saudi International prize money purse

The 2022 Saudi International has a prize money purse of $5 million. Moreover, the winner of the event will receive $900,000, which is the standard 18 percent payout according to the Asian Tour’s prize money distribution chart. Notably, this is one of the highest prize money purses on the Asian Tour.  

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Meanwhile, the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, apart from the monetary benefits, the winner will receive some incredible other perks as well. The winner will get 50 OWGR points and a two-season exemption on the Asian Tour. 

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Furthermore, there were 120 players on the field for the event. But there was a cut line after 36 holes to filter out players as only the top 65 players and ties will make it to the weekend. And only the players who play all four rounds will receive a share of the $5 million prize money purse. 

So here’s the complete breakdown of the prize money of the 2022 Saudi International from winner’s place to last place. 

Complete breakdown of the prize money from winner’s place to last place

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Saudi International Prize Money - How Much Is On Offer At The Asian Tour's Flagship Event?

The strongest field in Asian Tour history will assemble for the 2022 Saudi International in Jeddah

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The Saudi International returns this weekend, with Jeddah's Royal Greens Golf and Country Club hosting the strongest field ever seen in an Asian Tour event.

Littered with major winners like Bryson DeChambeau , Phil Mickelson , Sergio Garcia , Shane Lowry , Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson and defending champion, Dustin Johnson , the tournament also sees an increase in prize money for 2022. Thanks to further investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), the total purse is now $5 million, a $1.5 million increase from last year's $3.5m.

Previously a DP World Tour event , the tournament now features under the Asian Tour banner. This is a result of the ongoing threat of the Saudi-backed Super Golf League. 

Both Jay Monahan and Keith Pelley, heads of the PGA and DP World Tours respectively, had  threatened players with potential suspensions and bans  should they tee it up, eventually though, they had to concede defeat and  grant numerous conditional releases to some of their biggest stars .

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Last year, it was two-time Major winner, Dustin Johnson, who claimed the title, with a final round of 68 giving him a two stroke victory and his second title at the Saudi International in three years.

With an even bigger field announced for 2022, the American will be hoping to scoop the $900,000 first prize and make it a hat-trick of Saudi International victories. Check out how the $5 million tournament purse will be distributed below.

WHAT IS THE TOURNAMENT PURSE FOR THE 2022 SAUDI INTERNATIONAL?

This year, the total prize purse is a record $5m, up from the $3.5m it has been since its inception in 2019. Players also receive significant appearance fees for committing to the event that is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

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SAUDI INTERNATIONAL LEADERBOARD 2022

As it's an Asian Tour event, you won't find the Saudi International leaderboard over on the PGA and DP World Tour websites. 

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WHO WON THE 2021 SAUDI INTERNATIONAL?

Dustin Johnson claimed the 2021 Saudi International by two shots from Justin Rose and Tony Finau . The American added a closing 68 to rounds of 67, 64 and 66 for a 265 total that was good enough to clinch his second title in three years.

WHO WILL BE PLAYING IN THE 2022 SAUDI INTERNATIONAL?

A huge line-up has been announced for the Saudi International, with players from the PGA Tour choosing this tournament over the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Xander Schauffele , Tony Finau, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed , Jason Kokrak , Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith, will join the likes of DP World Tour players Ian Poulter , Lee Westwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood. You can check out the full Saudi International field here . 

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The PIF Saudi International in the season 2023 is being played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabien at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 2nd of February and ends at the Sunday, 5th of February 2023.

The PIF Saudi International is part of the Asian Tour in the season 2023. In 2023 all players competing for a total prize money of 5 Mio Dollar.

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Saudi International: Abraham Ancer holds off Cameron Young to win Asian Tour event by two shots

Abraham Ancer wins Asian Tour's PIF Saudi International by two shots as he and runner-up Cameron Young shoot two-under 68s in final round; Lucas Herbert takes fourth place with England's Paul Casey finishing fifth after five-under finale

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Abraham Ancer held off the challenge of Cameron Young to win the Asian Tour's PIF Saudi International by two strokes and claim a wire-to-wire victory.

Ancer was two shots clear of Young after the third round but the pair were all square at 19 under seven holes into round four when Young carded his fourth birdie of the day.

However, Young then bogeyed the eighth and further blemishes at 13 and 15 - the American recorded a double-bogey on the latter hole - meant his gains at 16 and 18 came in vain.

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Ancer's sole bogey came on the ninth and he parred his final nine to claim his fourth career victory and first on the Asian Tour.

The Mexican's two-under 68 left him 19 under for the tournament, with Young, who matched Ancer's final round, ending on 17 under.

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Australia's Lucas Herbert finished third for the second week in a row having placed behind Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed at the Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour last Monday.

England's Paul Casey claimed fifth spot on 13 under with a five-under 65 on the final day.

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LOOK: Saudi International 2023 prize money

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While the race for the title and the $1 million prize is looking like a two-horse race, there are some tidy pay days coming on Sunday at the 2023 Saudi International.

Abraham Ancer leads Cameron Young by two strokes going into the final round at Royal Greens in the Asian Tour flagship event.

Here is a look at what is on offer: Winner $1 million 2 $525,000.00 3 $300,000.00 4 $235,000.00 5 $200,000.00 6 $162,500.00 7 $138,500.00 8 $120,000.00 9 $105,000.00 10 $93,500.00

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11 $85,250.00 12 $80,000.00 13 $75,000.00 14 $71,500.00 15 $68,500.00 16 $65,500.00 17 $62,500.00 18 $59,500.00 19 $57,000.00 20 $55,000.00 21 $53,750.00 22 $52,250.00 23 $50,750.00 24 $49,250.00 25 $47,750.00 26 $46,250.00 27 $44,750.00 28 $43,250.00 29 $41,750.00 30 $40,250.00 31 $39,750.00 32 $38,500.00 33 $37,500.00 34 $36,500.00 35 $35,500.00 36 $34,500.00 37 $33,500.00 38 $32,500.00 39 $31,500.00 40 $30,500.00 41 $30,000.00 42 $29,000.00 43 $28,000.00 44 $27,000.00 45 $26,500.00 46 $26,250.00 47 $25,250.00 48 $24,250.00 49 $23,250.00 50 $22,250.00 51 $21,250.00 52 $20,250.00 53 $19,250.00 54 $18,750.00 55 $18,500.00 56 $18,000.00 57 $17,500.00 58 $17,000.00 59 $16,500.00 60 $16,000.00 61 $15,500.00 62 $15,000.00 63 $14,500.00 64 $14,000.00 65 $13,500.00 66 $13,000.00 67 $12,500.00

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The 2023 Saudi Open final leaderboard is headed by winner Denwit Boriboonsub, who earned the Asian Tour win at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia.

Boriboonsub earned the win to take the final event of the year, winning by three shots over Henrik Stenson on 18-under 266. Travis Smyth was alone in third place on 14-under total.

Boriboonsub won the $180,000 winner's share of the $1,000,000 purse.

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Saudi International 2023 Purse: Payout and Prize Money Distribution

Now a days, the quality for the Asian tours has increased at a high level, as many ex-PGA stars are joining the touranment. The tournament is almost over, a huge amount of prize money will be distributed to the players. Let’s discuss about the Saudi International 2023 Purse: Payout and Prize Money Distribution

Due to his ban in the PGA tour, Phil Mickelson didn’t appear in any PGA tournament this year. The Saudi International will be his debut tournament of 2023. He has finshed an amazing LIV season, earned $138 million from the single season. The Saudi Golf will be the best place to earn some official golf ranking oints for him.

Dustin Johnson was the top ranked player in the tournament. Cameron Smith is a great edition to the tournament. The Australian Golfer had an amazing season last year. Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and many opther LIV golf stars will be there for their fans.

Saudi International 2023 Purse:

The total Saudi International 2023 Purse is $5 million this year The prize money amount of the previous year also the same, the saudi international is always known for their huge prize money distribution to the players.

There has not been any significant changes in the prizemoney distribution, the winner is getting $1 million, which is equal to the last year’s payout. The runners up and the third will be receiving $525,000 and $315,000 each.

The top 65 ties will be getting the prize money. The player standing last wil get $13,500. Also, the winner of this Saudin tournament will get 25 official golf ranking points to boost up their world ranking.

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The Saudi International has been one of the most talked-about and anticipated events in golf in recent years due to the nature of its sanctioning.

The Asian Tour is set and ready to host the Saudi International which will be the biggest event and strongest field that this circuit has ever seen.

30 players from the PGA Tour received waivers to be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia to compete at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club near Jeddah.

Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Reed and Tony Finau are some of America's biggest stars to be teeing it up this week.

Major champions such as Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Louis Oosthuizen, Shane Lowry and Sergio Garcia are also at the event which is sponsored by the Private Investment Fund.

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European stars such as Shane Lowry, Lee Westwood, Tommy Fleetwood, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton will also be present in the Middle East.

With the increased prize fund of $5 million, the Saudi International has certainly turned a few heads as it is part of the $200 million investment from the Private Investment Fund that has been pumped into the Asian Tour.

Despite the questionable source of the money, many of the players have defended their decision to play and labelled themselves for what they are: golfers, not politicians.

FreeSports will provide live and exclusive coverage of the Saudi International and the full schedule is here below in GMT.

Thursday, February 3 - Round One

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Friday, February 4 - Round Two

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• The Asian Tour has unveiled The International Series and an increased investment by LIV Golf Investments.
• LIV has invested a total of $300 million in the professional golf tour.

The Asian Tour has unveiled The International Series’ key dates and prize money and an increased investment by LIV Golf Investments, bringing its total funding in the professional golf tour to $300 million. 

LIV is backed by the Public Investment Fund , Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Last November, the firm named 1995 PGA Tour Player of the Year Greg Norman as its CEO. 

The same month, LIV made an initial investment of $200 million in the Asian Tour  — one of the single largest investments in the history of pro golf — to support events and prize funds.  

• The International Series will feature 10 events with stops in England, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
• Prize purses for each event will range from $1.5 million to $2 million .
• The series will be part of the Asian Tour for the next decade, creating a 25-event season. 

The Asian Tour continuing to expand its reach follows a 10-year partnership secured in September 2021 with Golf Saudi to incorporate the Saudi International, which had previously been part of the European Tour. 

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Rory McIlroy debunks LIV Golf rumors. Greg Norman claims unanimous support during Masters trip

Rory McIlroy, left, of Northern Ireland, and Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, walks off the 18th hole after final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, waves after making a putt on the 18th hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Greg Norman watches on the fourth hole during second round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Nelly Korda reacts after winning the LPGA T-Mobile Match Play golf tournament Sunday, April 7, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Patrick Reed reacts after missing a putt on the 18th hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Patrick Reed reacts to his tee shot on the fourth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Scottie Scheffler celebrates his win with his caddie Ted Scott at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Scottie Scheffler celebrates with his caddie Ted Scott after winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — This wasn’t the kind of attention Rory McIlroy was hoping for on the day after the Masters.

A London financial paper, City A.M., cited anonymous sources as saying McIlroy was believed to be close to an $850 million deal to join LIV Golf. The publication did not say how the sources would know. That set off speculation and innuendo across the internet.

McIlroy was able to shut it down when he arrived at the RBC Heritage.

“I honestly don’t know how these things get started,” McIlroy told Golf Channel from the range at Harbour Town. “I’ve never been offered a number from LIV and I’ve never contemplated going to LIV. I think I’ve made it clear over the past two years that I don’t think it’s something for me.”

He most recently said that at Bay Hill last month.

McIlroy said he won’t judge players going to LIV if they feel that’s what it is best for them. He also expressed anew how important it is to have the top players come together more often than the four majors. And he believes some PGA Tour players are still contemplating going over to the Saudi-funded tour. It’s just not for him.

“I’ll play the PGA Tour the rest of my career,” he said.

He wasn’t the only person getting plenty of attention involving LIV Golf. The commissioner and CEO, Greg Norman, spent three days at the Masters and made his presence felt at every turn.

Norman acquired a ticket to watch like any other spectator — presumably the 104 tickets available to the 13 LIV players in the Masters already were taken — and raved about the reception he received.

Norman took to Instagram to thank “the hundreds if not thousands of people” for what he called “unanimous support.”

“My right hand is sore from shaking hands with each and every one of you as well as the hugs given to so many,” Norman wrote.

THE DRIVE FOR FIVE

Nelly Korda has more than a major championship at stake this week in The Chevron Championship. She will try to join Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam as the only women to win five straight tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

Korda would be more similar to Sorenstam than Lopez, and not just because the fifth in a row would come at the LPGA’s first major of the year. There also was a significant gap.

Sorenstam won twice at the end of the 2004 season — Japan, a week off, and then the ADT Championship. She skipped the 2005 season opener in Hawaii and then reeled off the next three tournaments on the schedule, capped by winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Korda won the Drive On Championship in Bradenton, Florida, in January, and then skipped the entire Asia swing, taking a seven-week break. She returned to win in Los Angeles, the Phoenix area and then captured her fourth in a row at the Match Play in Las Vegas.

Lopez won her five straight in a six-week span in 1978. She started with three wins in three weeks, skipped the Peter Jackson Classic in Canada and then won the LPGA Championship and the following week in New York.

Korda is the first to win four straight tournaments since Lorena Ochoa won four straight in four weeks by seven shots, five shots, 11 shots and three shots. She took a week off and then tied for fifth at Cedar Ridge in Tulsa, Oklahoma, five shots out of the lead.

MAJOR BOOST

The Chevron Championship pledged to upgrade the first LPGA major of the year, and it took a big step Tuesday. It announced a purse increase to $7.9 million, up from $5.2 million. The prize money has gone up $4.8 million in the three years that Chevron has been title sponsor.

The winner will get $1.2 million.

Chevron also said it would extend its sponsorship through 2029.

The purse is closer in line with the other traditional majors in women’s golf. The U.S. Women’s Open remains the highest at $12 million, followed by the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at $10 million. The AIG Women’s British Open is $9 million.

The LPGA made the Evian Championship a major a decade ago. Its prize money is $6.5 million.

In addition to the big purse increase, Chevron is giving $10,000 to every player who misses the cut to help with expenses in travel.

REED’S MOVE

Patrick Reed left the Masters with a small measure of frustration because of a poor week driving the ball and not getting any momentum. He closed with an even-par 72 and had to settle for a tie for 12th.

It might have done him a world of good.

Reed had not received an invitation to the PGA Championship before he arrived at the Masters as the No. 112 player in the world ranking. With a good finish, the LIV Golf player moved up 27 spots to No. 85. The PGA Championship at Valhalla is a month away, and it’s unlikely Reed will have fallen out of the top 100 by then.

The PGA of America has a history of inviting everyone inside the top 100 in the world ranking, though it’s not part of the criteria. Oftentimes officials will go a little deeper.

At stake for Reed is a streak playing in every major dating to the 2014 Masters.

Reed said after the third round of the Masters he was uncertain of his schedule outside LIV Golf. He already got a small boost in the world ranking — LIV events do not offer ranking points — with a fourth-place finish in the International Series-Macau on the Asian Tour.

“Hopefully the PGA and the U.S. Open and The Open Championship take a look at things like that and take consideration on who they’re deciding to give exemptions to,” Reed said. “All I can focus on is playing good golf.”

A TOUCH OF CLASS

The most poignant memory of a caddie at the Masters was how Shota Hayafuji replaced the pin after Hideki Matsuyama won in 2021, and then removed his cap and bowed to the course as a show of respect.

Scottie Scheffler’s classy gesture wasn’t so obvious.

Two years ago, he walked off the 18th green with his wife, Meredith. She was home in Dallas this year awaiting the birth of their first child. Scheffler hugged two of his sisters, his parents, swing coach Randy Smith and manager Blake Smith and was about to walk to scoring when he stopped and turned.

His caddie, Ted Scott, was still exchanging hugs when Scheffler called to him and waited. He had Scott go with him, leading the way.

“He doesn’t want to make the walk alone,” CBS announcer Jim Nantz said. “That was great of him. What a gesture.”

The final round of the Masters averaged a 5.2 rating and 9.59 million viewers on CBS, which Sports Media Watch said was 5% down in ratings and a drop of 20% in viewership compared with last year. Among reasons for the drop is that last year the final round fell on Easter Sunday and benefited from a boost in out-of-home audience. One other factor could be the streaming option on the Masters’ state-of-the-art website. ... Scottie Scheffler is leading the PGA Tour in birdie average and bogey avoidance. ... Rickie Fowler announced on social media that he and his wife are expecting their second daughter this summer. His wife, Allison, said the baby was due the week of the Olympics in early August. That also is two weeks after the British Open. ... Webb Simpson is No. 138 in the FedEx Cup and it’s not from a lack of opportunity. He already has received sponsor exemptions into two $20 million signature events that did not have cuts. Simpson is playing on a sponsor exemption this week at the RBC Heritage, another signature event with no cut. Simpson won at Hilton Head in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

STAT OF THE WEEK

Scottie Scheffler is averaging $431,235 for every round of golf he has played this year on the PGA Tour.

“That’s what I’m looking forward to most about being a parent is being able to love my child like my parents loved me.” — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.

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Saudi Arabia eye place at ‘centre of cricket in the Gulf’ after promising display in Oman

Coach kabir khan focused on ‘making stars’ as kingdom’s cricketers give good account of themselves in asia cup qualifier in muscat.

Saudi Arabia hope to make big strides in cricket and after encouraging performances in the ACC Men's Premier Cup in Oman. Photo: Subas Humagain for The National

After Saudi Arabia’s cricketers beat Hong Kong in the ACC Premier Cup at a picturesque ground beneath the Hajjar Mountains in a suburb of Muscat on Sunday, there was no congratulatory message from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Neymar Jr was otherwise preoccupied with recuperation, as well as Al Hilal’s coming Champions League tie against Al Ain .

LIV’s golfers were probably too taken by speculation over whether Viktor Hovland or even Rory McIlroy might actually be on their way, to take notice.

And yet, just quietly, the result was a significant one for Saudi cricket. Hong Kong might be an inconsistent version of the side that once took a win off Bangladesh in a T20 World Cup. But they are still ranked 10 places above Saudi Arabia in the official ICC standings.

OK, so it was not exactly seismic, but it does represent incremental progress in Saudi Arabia’s vision to develop cricket from both outside and within.

And, according to Kabir Khan, the former Pakistan bowler who is the team’s coach, the result will have been appreciated by the right people.

“They have learnt,” Kabir said of the administrators who are overseeing the growth of the sport in the kingdom.

“Our chairman is a local prince. Our CEO is from there. They have studied cricket, so they know about the rankings, and they are supporting us fully. We have full support from the government and the [Saudi Arabian Cricket] federation.

“These matches will open their eyes to the fact the team is doing well. And when the team does well, extra support comes in.”

As yet, cricket has not had its own headline moment in Saudi Arabia of the like of Ronaldo, Neymar, et al in football, the LIV Tour in golf, or Tyson Fury prize fights in boxing.

Talk of the world’s richest cricket league being staged there, and bilateral matches between India and Pakistan, at present remains just that: talk.

Kabir thinks the arrival of “commercial cricket,” as he terms it, is just a matter of time. In the meantime, he is more closely focused on improving the country’s current stable of cricketers.

There are challenges. For instance, there are no fully-operational grass cricket fields in the country as yet. Sourcing suitable clay for wicket blocks within Saudi has not been simple, but he says there are approvals for turf grounds, which the private sector is backing.

The cricket federation have set up academies in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam. Around 80 per cent of club cricket is being played in those three cities, with approximately 500 clubs, and 12,000-15,000 registered cricketers across the country.

The standard for almost all is “fun, weekend cricket,” according to Kabir, but the building blocks are being put in place for progress, he says.

“Cricket is part of it,” Kabir said of sport’s role in Saudi Vision 2030. “We want to improve our ranking, but also host leagues and big tournaments as well to bring that soft image of the country.

“That means we are playing a double type of role. We think that we could be the centre of cricket in the Gulf region because of the vast country we have, and the sponsorship being centralised.

“The people at the top know what they are doing. They are planning for leagues, planning for international matches, and within a year or two I think we will see that, as well as our own cricket developing.

“My job is to develop cricket. Leagues will come. Commercial cricket will come. It has to come, with the country and its vision.

“But parallel to that, my mission is to improve cricket, and that is going well. Giving an amateur side 16 months ... now they are beating top teams, and giving a tough time to other top teams, is a good effort.”

Ishtiaq Ahamad of Saudi Arabia celebrates a wicket against Nepal in their ACC Men's Premier Cup match at the Oman Cricket Stadium in Al Amerat, Muscat. All photos: Subas Humagain for The National

The ACC Premier Cup, a 10-team event which carries with it one place at the Asia Cup next year, is the highest standard of competition Saudi Arabia have yet featured in.

Despite their win against Hong Kong, they fell just short of a place in the semi-finals after losing a rain-affected game against Nepal in the decisive fixture.

The fact they pushed Nepal close was just as indicative of the strides the side have made as the win over Hong Kong. Nepal will be playing at the T20 World Cup in the United States and Caribbean this summer, and faced the might of India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup last year.

Despite the embryonic infrastructure for the sport in the country, Saudi Arabia's progress is perhaps not entirely surprising. After all, they have a coach who has a glowing and diverse CV, which includes among its entries a successful stint as UAE coach .

His broad spectrum of experience also includes leading Afghanistan to the top tier of the world game, a spell assisting Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League, as well as a stint with Pakistan’s women’s team.

He accepted an approach by the Saudis in 2021 with his eyes open. “I knew there was zero infrastructure,” he said. “There were 100 grounds, but all cement [wickets]. There was no grass, so I knew they were going to struggle on turf pitches and struggle with their fielding.

“But the numbers they had were good. They had a pool of players, and it was all about selecting them and training them.”

On the evidence of the ACC Premier Cup, his methods are still on point.

“It is a challenge for me,” Kabir, 50, said. “At my age, having done everything, you need something challenging. You can’t go with something that is already structured.

“I have been a development coach working with UAE, Afghanistan, and for all the teams I have worked with, it has been about making stars, not playing with stars.

“My job is to take teams to the top level, and make stars. I don’t want to work with readymade stars.”

He might already have a new star in his midst. Abdul Waheed, a 30-year-old fitness trainer from Riyadh, marked himself out as an opener of significant talent with a string of fine innings in Muscat.

Waheed was born and brought up in Saudi. The national teams of many Gulf countries often feature players who learnt their cricket in the subcontinent before relocating for work as adults , but the Saudi side is mostly populated by players who were brought up there.

Waheed, for example, is the son of a civil engineer who moved from Pakistan to Saudi 46 years ago. He picked up cricket via his dad and two uncles, and has only been to Pakistan twice himself.

“In my whole life I have played cricket only in Saudi Arabia, plus a couple of matches in the Qatar and Kuwait leagues,” Waheed said.

“Coming to play here [in Muscat], it does feel different for our boys. But I am using my past experience. I have made 29 international tours for Saudi Arabia.

“We also have good coaches who are working really hard with the boys. For me, it all depends on your mentality and how you play.

“If you think you are playing on cement or concrete when you are playing on turf wickets, it will be easy for anyone.”

Waheed works as a fitness trainer at Arkan Sports Academy in Riyadh, which is the first indoor cricket and multi-sports facility in Saudi.

It provides players with a more comfortable environment to hone their cricket skills than what he was afforded growing up while being coached by his uncles, Abdul Wahab and Abdul Karim.

“They were the first ones who supported me to play cricket,” he said. “Whether it was summer or any type of weather, we had to go to the ground to play cricket.

“If it was 42 degrees, 45 degrees, it didn’t matter. We had to come and play cricket. This is how I started. My uncle, Abdul Wahab was my first coach and that is how I learnt batting.”

On the evidence of Muscat, they taught him well. And, while his celebrity might not be quite that of Ronaldo, Neymar, or Salem Al Dawsari , he is proud to make a contribution to the development of sport in his country.

“Honestly, Saudi Arabia is a country which loves sports,” Waheed said.

“Ronaldo has been in Saudi Arabia, and cricket is also moving forward. As of now, we are waiting for the grounds and facilities. When that happens it will motivate other people, locals, and this is how Saudi Arabia cricket will go to the next level.

“My mission is to help bring Saudi Arabia to the next level. Still, I’m not satisfied with my performance, and I can get much better. But wins for the country are achievable for us.”