A LIV contract on the road for Hensby
An Worldwide Collection occasion and a event which is part of a nine-event schedule supported by the LIV Golf League, the 2025 Moutai Singapore Open tees off on the Singapore Island Nation Membership (SICC) later as we speak.
The cream of the Asian Tour, mixed with 15 Australians and a sprinkling of gamers from the LIV Golf will compete for a championship trophy with a historical past courting again to 1961, one that includes a formidable listing of former winners.
Nonetheless, whereas competitors will likely be intense as gamers chase the winner’s share, then no matter comes after that, of the US$2million prize purse, with a current LIV announcement only a matter of days previous to the beginning of the Moutai Singapore Open, the stakes have been raised even greater.
Beforehand the chief of the Worldwide Collection factors listing at season’s finish gained a coveted LIV Golf contract for the next yr, now will probably be two, which brings an Australian nicely and actually into rivalry for a spot on LIV in 2026.
Wade Ormsby, the 45-year-old South Australian who was the winner of the Jakarta Worldwide Championship in early October, heads into the Singapore Open sitting fourth however solely behind fellow Aussie Lucas Herbert (not within the discipline this week however already a member of LIV), a Zimbabwean in Scott Vincent and Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines.
Which offers Ormsby an impressive alternative to return to LIV the place he performed in 2022 and has been a league reserve in every of the three subsequent seasons.
Having missed the minimize within the Philippines after which final week in Hong Kong hasn’t helped his trigger, however with this week’s occasion in Singapore, then the PIF Saudi Worldwide, Ormsby, alongside together with his fellow Australians, has lots to play for this week.
Becoming a member of Hensby on the SICC will likely be a big contingent of Australians, all equally eager to make their mark, amongst them younger novice Harry Takis, coming off a third-place end on the Asia-Pacific Novice Championship in Dubai, together with veteran campaigner Scott Hend.
Now competing in over-50’s occasions, whereas additionally nonetheless enjoying in opposition to the youthful brigade in Asia and Europe, Hend comes into the occasion in arguably the most effective type of all of the Aussies his tie for sixth in Hong Kong final week.
The Australians nonetheless gained’t have all of it their very own means, in opposition to a discipline headlined by Englishman Paul Casey and fellow LIV Tour gamers Talor Gooch and Thomas Pieters.
At a pre-tournament press convention, Casey, a runner up on the 2019 Singapore Open, talked up his possibilities.
“I just like the course — it’s my first time right here at SICC. You already know I like enjoying in Singapore, and I deal with the warmth pretty nicely. I feel the course fits my recreation. I drive it nicely, and I’m historically a superb ball striker,” Casey mentioned.
And whereas possibly not fairly as assured as Casey, Tabuena, a current Worldwide Collection winner on house soil within the Philippines, is standing between Hensby and the opposite Australians for one of many two LIV contracts on provide.
“It was nowhere on my radar earlier than the Philippines,” he mentioned. “However now, after that win, it definitely is. Nonetheless, it’s not one thing I can or ought to pressure. You must stick with your recreation plan, your course of, your restoration — and simply let all the things occur and be free on the golf course.”
The Moutai Singapore Open returns to a world-class venue, boasts a stellar discipline, whereas carrying important rating implications, with eyes will likely be on Singapore this week.
As Casey added: “These occasions aren’t simply stops on a calendar anymore. They’re high-quality, high-reward occasions, and it’s thrilling to be a part of that.”
All 4 days of the Moutai Singapore Open will likely be broadcast in Australia on Fox Sports activities and Kayo.
