Asian Tour Book 2024

UIHLEIN STRIKES AGAIN WITH QUALITY IN QATAR SECOND DOMINANT INTERNATIONAL SERIES WIN OF YEAR Peter Uihlein [right] closed out the tournament with birdies on 16 and 18. F or a player surprisingly lacking tournament victories during a career when so much was expected, the 2024 season was well and truly welcomed by Peter Uihlein, and long overdue. He won twice, should have won a third and ended the year with new-found confidence. The second of those wins, at the International Series Qatar, showed just how much more of an accomplished finisher he had become. Uihlein proved simply too strong in what was the penultimate event of the year – marching to a five-shot victory at Doha Golf Club. The American, the leader since day two, shot a final round three-under-par 69 to finish on 16-under, for his second victory on The International Series of the year. The result also saw himmove to number one on The International Series Rankings for the first time. South African Charl Schwartzel came home in second place after a 68, while his close friend and compatriot Louis Oosthuizen tied for third two shots back with Filipino Miguel Tabuena. Oosthuizen fired a 71 and Tabuena a 70. American John Catlin tied for 19th after a 71 to wrap up the Asian Tour Order of Merit title with one event remaining. Uihlein’s one-stroke lead at the start of the day became four at the turn. He was coasting before Schwartzel, playing three groups ahead, made a late charge with birdies on 16 and 17. Uihlein holed a clutch putt for par from 12-feet on 15 to leave the gap at three, and then birdied 16 and 18 to put the icing on the cake. It was an impressive finish considering the wind was up again and the greens were hard and fast. He said: “Yeah, it was a good day and yesterday was good as well, it was a very solid weekend. I think I only missed a total of five greens for the weekend around here. When the wind is blowing, that's pretty good. Felt pretty solid, felt in control. “The putt on 15 was nice, to get up and down there, and I got a nice break in 127 I N T ER NAT IONA L SER I E S QATA R D O H A GO L F C L U B NOV EM B E R 2 7 - 3 0 | P R I Z E MON E Y: U S $ 2 . 5 M I L L I ON