Miguel Tabuena has admitted that a chance to play on the LIV Golf League was “nowhere near my radar” just over two weeks ago.
That all changed when he won International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus for one of his country’s greatest sporting triumphs, a result that took him up into second place on The International Series Rankings.
At that time only the winner of the rankings qualified for the league but earlier this week it was announced the top two will go through next year.
Tabuena sits in second behind Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent with just two events to go: this week’s Moutai Singapore Open and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers the week after next.
“Yeah, was nowhere near my radar before the Philippines, for sure,” he said at a press conference before the Moutai Singapore Open tees off Thursday on the New Course at Singapore Island Country Club.
“But after that week at home, it certainly is. Now it [qualifying for LIV Golf] is not something that I have to force to happen. It's not something you should force to happen. It's something where you have to stick to your game plan, stick to what works for you, your process, your recovery, and just let everything happen on its own. No, you can't really force it. You have to let it happen and be free on the golf course.”
Success in the Philippines, his fourth win on the Asian Tour and first on The International Series, rocked the nation - with fans telling him “It made me proud to be a Filipino again.”
He won it by three shots, roared on by huge local support.
“It was a special week, a couple of weeks ago. It was nice to get an International Series event under my belt. I've wanted that since it started four years ago, and it was nice that I was able to do it back home.
At that time only the winner of the rankings qualified for the league but earlier this week it was announced the top two will go through next year.
Tabuena sits in second behind Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent with just two events to go: this week’s Moutai Singapore Open and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers the week after next.
“Yeah, was nowhere near my radar before the Philippines, for sure,” he said at a press conference before the Moutai Singapore Open tees off Thursday on the New Course at Singapore Island Country Club.
“But after that week at home, it certainly is. Now it [qualifying for LIV Golf] is not something that I have to force to happen. It's not something you should force to happen. It's something where you have to stick to your game plan, stick to what works for you, your process, your recovery, and just let everything happen on its own. No, you can't really force it. You have to let it happen and be free on the golf course.”
Success in the Philippines, his fourth win on the Asian Tour and first on The International Series, rocked the nation - with fans telling him “It made me proud to be a Filipino again.”
He won it by three shots, roared on by huge local support.
“It was a special week, a couple of weeks ago. It was nice to get an International Series event under my belt. I've wanted that since it started four years ago, and it was nice that I was able to do it back home.
The International Series is the most prized pathway in golf. It consists of a set of elite tournaments sanctioned by the Asian Tour and offers the year-long Rankings Winner & Runner-Up promotion to the LIV Golf League.
