The International Series Philippines makes a spectacular debut in Manila with the strongest field ever assembled for a tournament in the archipelago.

It is being played at Sta Elena Golf Club, formerly a sugar estate and one of the country’s finest golf properties. It has been recognised in the 100 Best Golf Courses Outside the United States by Golf Digest Magazine.

Fully operational since 1995, it boasts three nine-hole courses designed by Robert Trent Jones: the Banahaw, Makiling, and Sierra Madre, named after the mountains that provide the stunning backdrop. The tournament will be played over the Makiling and Sierra Madre courses.

The event aims to lay the foundation for long-term growth of the game in the popular nation.

Dustin Johnson will not be the only DJ attending as the event will also offer dynamic entertainment, from a headline concert and exclusive hospitality to atmospheric live music, gourmet dining and immersive fan activities.

Tournament Information

• Tournament: International Series Philippines
• Date: 23rd – 26th October 2025
• Venue: Sta Elena Golf Club, Santa Rosa
• Par/Yards: 72 / 7,303 yards
• Purse: US$2million (First place US360,000)
• Asian Tour leg: 15^th
• International Series leg: Sixth
• Edition of tournament: First
• Total number of players: 144
• Format: Stroke play tournament over four rounds of 18 holes with a cut after 36 holes to leading 65 pros plus ties.
• Social media hashtags: #TimeToRise # InternationalSeries #ThisIsEverything

Field Breakdown

• Order of Merit winners: John Catlin (2024), Sihwan Kim (2022), Jazz Janewattananond (2019)
• Nationalities: 26
• Top contenders: Patrick Reed (USA), Scott Vincent (ZIM), Kazuki Higa (JPN), Wade Ormsby (AUS), Dustin Johnson (USA), Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Dean Burmester (RSA), Dominic Foos (GER), Wei-hsuan Wang (TPE), Marc Leishman (AUS), Miguel Tabuena (PHI)
• Highest ranked player on OWGR: Patrick Reed (USA) #46
• Highest ranked player on 2025 Asian Tour Order of Merit: Scott Vincent (ZIM) #1
• Highest ranked player in 2025 International Series Rankings: Scott Vincent (ZIM) #1
• Number of amateurs: 1
• Number of Filipino players in the field: 11

Tournament Notes

• American Patrick Reed has been in fine form this season in world-wide events, with a win at LIV Golf Dallas, a third-place finish in the Masters, and a T3 in the BMW PGA Championship, along with a runner-up the International Series Macau presented by Wynn. On the DP World Tour he also recorded two other top-10’s while on LIV he posted five other top 10’s, finishing seventh in the individual standings. The 2018 Masters champion is the highest ranked player on the OWGR this week at number 46.
• Scott Vincent from Zimbabwe tops both the Asian Tour Order of Merit and The International Series Rankings after a win at the International Series Morocco in July, a runner-up at the Jakarta International Championship three weeks ago and a T2 at the Shinhan Donghae Open in September. He has also posted other strong finishes such as a T4 in the Kolon Korea Open, a T8 at the Smart Infinity Philippine Open and a T10 at the International Series India presented by DLF earlier this season. In addition to his good results on the Asian Tour this season he has also posted three top-fives on the Japan Tour, the most recent at the Sansan KBC Augusta Golf Tournament in late August.
• Japan’s Kazuki Higa won the Yeangder TPC and Shinhan Donghae Open in back-to-back weeks in September and is currently second on the Order of Merit after those wins and strong start to his 2025 campaign, going T8, T5 and T2 in the Smart Infinity Philippine Open, International Series India Presented by DLF and New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sports respectively. On the Japan Tour he has recorded six top 10’s this season, including wins at the Shinhan Donghae Open and at the ISPS HANDA Explosion in the Summer in mid-August.
• Australian Wade Ormsby is the most recent International Series winner after capturing the Jakarta International Championship three weeks ago, and now sits in third place in The International Series Rankings, after a slow start to his season.
• Dustin Johnson of the U.S. is a two-time Major champion, having won the 2020 Masters and 2016 U.S. Open. He was ranked number one in the world from February in 2017 and he held that position for 64 straight weeks, the 5th longest run as number one. He returned to the number one spot in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and has been at number one for a total of over 130 weeks. Currently playing on the LIV Golf League as captain of the 4Aces, and won one tournament each there in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Johnson has claimed 24 PGA Tour events during his career and been part of five Ryder Cup teams and three Presidents Cup squads.
• South African Louis Oosthuizen famously won The Open Championship at St. Andrews in 2010 by seven shots over Lee Westwood. During his career he has collected 11 top 10’s in Majors, including two runners-up and four T2’s. He now plays on the LIV Golf League where he captains the Stinger GC squad. Prior to joining LIV he posted 11 wins on the DP World Tour, including three that were co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
• Fellow South African and Stinger GC team mate Dean Burmester has been having a good season on the LIV Golf League with a win in Chicago, a runner-up in Chicago and a T4 in Riyadh to finish fifth in the individual standings.
• Germany’s Dominic Foos won his first Asian Tour title at the SJM Macao Open last week for his second professional win, it was the first since the 2015 GANT Open on the HotelPlanner Tour. Earlier in the season he also posted a T10 at the International Series Macao presented by Wynn.
• Wang Wei-hsuan from Chinese Taipei has been very much in form the second half of this season, and narrowly lost out in the play-off against Foos for his first Asian Tour title at the SJM Macao Open last week. He also recently finished third and T2 in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters and Yeangder TPC in his home country last month. On his local tour at home has recorded three wins and a runner-up to lead the TPGA Order of Merit by a wide margin.

Pictures by Graham Uden/Asian Tour.