Two LIV Golf teams set to clash at International Series event
Joaquin Niemann and Louis Oosthuizen take their teams to the season-opening International Series Oman this week.
Two LIV Golf League teams will tee it up alongside each other for the first time at the season-opening International Series Oman.
All players from Torque GC and Stinger GC will be competing at one of the Asian Tour’s elevated events this week.
The South American stars of Torque GC, Joaquin Niemann, Sebastian Munoz, Mito Pereira and Carlos Ortiz, will be joined by Stinger GC’s South African quartet of Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace and Dean Burmester at Al Mouj Golf from 22-25 February.
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Taking place a week before the LIV Golf Jeddah event, the International Series Oman offers the players a chance to earn vital Official World Golf Ranking points.
Niemann, captain of Torque GC, won the season-opening LIV Golf Mayakoba event in Mexico earlier this month having shot a 59 in the first round.
He also won the ISPS Handa Australian Open in December.
Niemann said: "The International Series events are big for me right now. It will be a lot of help to play good there, get some points, and try to get into the majors."
He added: "It will be nice to be playing against each other at Oman for the first tournament, we’re looking forward to it. Hopefully, we get a nice Sunday where we’re going to all play together. It’ll be cool."
Stinger GC captain Oosthuizen and his fellow South African teammates are looking to find some form in Oman.
Former Open champion Oosthuizen said: "We’re excited because after that we have got LIV Golf Jeddah and Hong Kong, so we decided to do a whole trip.
"You can definitely work out a good schedule to play before the LIV events, to play yourself into a little bit of form.
"I think those are very important to have, those one or two extra events just to get ready for the season.”
Oosthuizen's teammate and former Masters champion Schwartzel agreed: "I like to get tournament fit, so playing an event like International Series Oman before a LIV event, definitely helps me get fine-tuned."
