Third season of Saudi-backed event kicked off in Muscat on Thursday
Charl Schwartzel is among those competing at the International Series Oman. EPA
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The International Series Oman got underway in Muscat on Thursday with a field including the likes of former major champions Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.
It is the first event of the third season of a concept which has the backing of, and the incentive to join, LIV Golf.
What is it?
In many ways, it is to the Asian Tour what the Rolex Series is to the DP World Tour. It is a series of 10 events marked as more prestigious because of elevated prize funds.
Each of the tournaments has a minimum purse of $2 million, an investment backed by LIV.
On the International Series, a restricted field of leading players will compete in the PIF Saudi International, which is expected to have a prize fund in the region of $5 million.
Three players were promoted from that last season, with the number of qualifying berths for this season as yet unspecified.
