By Asian Tour Media
Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent sealed The International Series Rankings title and a return to the LIV Golf League at the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, and he will be joined by Yosuke Asaji from Japan after Filipino Miguel Tabuena fell just short on the final day in Riyadh.
Vincent, winner of the inaugural Rankings title in 2022, had led the race going into the final event of the season on 325.59 points, 40.29 ahead of Asaji, who won last time out at the Moutai Singapore Open to move to 285.30.
And despite a rough day at Riyadh Golf Club – Vincent carded a four-over 75 – his return to the big league was never in danger as his nearest challengers failed to earn the required finishes needed for a late Rankings charge.
Despite the ultimate lack of a challenge, the 33-year-old admitted he was affected by nerves with so much at stake going into the final day.
He said: “I woke up at about 4:30, which was two hours before I was hoping to. Then you start playing all the different scenarios in your head, which was not what I was hoping for. I wanted to come out here and just play freely and give it my best, but yeah, I was nervous.
“Obviously not knowing and not trying to look at leaderboards, you don’t know how much of a cushion you have. You don’t want to be the guy who is ahead and loses, all those things.
“Once I got moving and got into my routine, putting and range work, I definitely settled down. I just didn’t play great today, but obviously my performance over the season was enough.”
As Rankings leader, Vincent tried to keep away from the permutations and calculations needed to establish who would finish where, but admitted it was difficult to do.
He said: “No, I tried to stay completely away. I kind of knew that, unless someone probably finished in the top five or so or two people did that, I was probably okay. I don’t typically look at leaderboards, but today I was looking a little bit. I didn’t see anyone there.”
For Vincent, the result means a return to LIV Golf after a year out. The two-time Asian Tour winner was the first person to take the pathway to LIV Golf from The International Series when he secured a place in the Iron Heads GC team after finishing top of the Rankings race in thee years ago.
After losing his place at the end of the 2024 season, he doubled down on his efforts on The International Series in 2025 and finished top of the Rankings for the second time thanks to his International Series Morocco win in July and a runner-up finish to Wade Ormsby at the Jakarta International Championship last month.
Speaking about that pathway offered by The International Series, the elevated Asian Tour events, he said: “Obviously I’m very thankful. It is great that this has worked out for me.”
About his return to LIV Golf, he added: “Obviously I kind of know what I am going to, and I am looking forward to that. It’s going to be a great challenge.”