Asian Tour Yearbook: 2023

I N T ER NAT IONA L SER I E S S I NGA POR E TA N A H M E R A H CO U N T RY C L U B , TAM P I N E S CO U R S E | O C TO B E R 5 - 8 , 2 0 2 3 | P R I Z E MON E Y U S $ 2 M I L L I ON but I think I deserved a win probably two or three months before this day. To win is awesome. It’s the best feeling in the world. That’s why I practice so hard,” said Puig, who joined LIV Golf in 2022 as an amateur. He turned pro in September that year, and his first event in the paid ranks was the LIV Golf Invitational Chicago. Puig’s outstanding exploits as an amateur in Spain earned him a place at Arizona State University where, in under three full seasons, he won three events and recorded seven top-10 finishes. During a decorated amateur career, he played for Spain in the Junior World Cup in Japan in 2018, winning the silver medal, and represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup. He said: “It’s been an awesome journey. I had an opportunity to join LIV right after college and I took advantage of that. I want to say thanks to the Torque team. They have been very helpful. I learned a lot from them.” While Puig’s win vaulted him into second place on The International Series Order of Merit and fourth in the Asian Tour merit standings, Andy Ogletree consolidated his position atop both lists. At Tanah Merah, the American tied for third with Thai Poom Saksansin. His closing 69 was highlighted by a hole-in-one at the 230-yard, par-three fourth where his Andy Ogletree [BOTTOM LEFT] celebrated the ninth hole- in-one of his career. Poom Saksansin [LEFT] tied for third with Ogletree. Jaewoong Eom [FAR RIGHT] secured second position matching his best finish on the Asian Tour. WE HEARD IT HIT THE PIN, BUT WE DIDN’T KNOW WHERE IT WENT. WE GOT UP THERE, AND THERE IT WAS IN THE HOLE! – ANDY OGLETREE five-iron tee shot flew straight into the cup. “I had a really bad hole on three and was trying to decide between a four and a five iron. I said: ‘Let’s hit the five and give it a chance’, and it flew in. Crazy! We heard it hit the pin, but we didn’t know where it went. We got up there, and there it was in the hole,” said Ogletree, who followed the ninth ace of his career by chipping-in for birdie on the next hole. Remarkably, moments earlier, Japan’s Jinichiro Kozuma won a new BYD SEAL EV thanks to a hole-in-one on the 16th. He fired a perfect nine-iron and claimed the keys to the electric vehicle. Singapore amateur Ryan Ang also finished in a blaze of glory, holing his second shot on the par-four ninth, his final hole, for an eagle two and a 68. His six-under total left him as the leading local player in joint 23rd. 114