Having finished in the LIV Golf drop zone last season, Scott Vincent is philosophical about the new campaign as he prepares for the first tournament on The International Series.
The Zimbabwean won The International Series Rankings in 2022 to secure his place on the league. Impressively, he finished 22nd on the standings in 2023 but was 50th last season, after a testing year.
Ahead of this week’s inaugural International Series India presented by DLF – the second event of the year on the Asian Tour, he said: “Getting back to LIV Golf is not the focus.
“The focus is to take care of all the little things and like, if that puts me back on LIV, that's amazing.”
Referring to last season, the former Iron Heads GC player said: “Yeah, it was definitely challenging.
“It put me in a lot of uncomfortable situations. Just, you know, when you're not playing great, this game can be challenging at times, and that was the year I had. But you know, those are the times that you do learn the most about yourself, and maybe like what you're prioritising.
“So, yeah, I learned a lot from last year, the past three years, to be fair. You know, I've got zero complaints about LIV, it's changed my life. And I still get to play out here so that's a huge plus. And you never know, if you have a great year, you could be back out there.”
He started the year well in last week’s season-opening Smart Infinity Philippine Open, tying for eighth place.
He said: “Really great. I think, personally, just a lot of positives and kind of working on the things that are going to help us come November, December time. So, yeah, all in all, great. And obviously the week was great warm up for this week too, so looking forward to that.”
“I mean right now it’s the Asian Tour that I have status on, and you know, I’m very happy to be out here and compete. And all these new elevated International Series events attract a lot of outside stars, so that's great.
“And you know, you want to be playing against some of the best players in the world, and Asian Tour is offering that right now. So, yeah, everything's great, we're going to play out here and see where that puts us.”
He is no stranger to this week’s venue, DLF Golf and Country Club, a regular venue for Asian Tour events in the past.
“You know, it's definitely one of the toughest courses I think I've played in my life, and every time I play it, like you're always left with this feeling of I can't wait to get back there and try again, because of how challenging and demanding it is,” he explained.
“I haven't played it in the past four years or so but obviously remember a lot of the holes out there. You know, again, it's great to play a course that tough early on in the season, it just kind of puts things in perspective from a game standpoint, and the things you need to work on.”
Scott's younger brother Kieran aslo finished in the drop zone despite being a member of the Legion XIII team, led by Spaniard Jon Rahm, who claimed four team titles last year. Both Vincents are back 24/7 on the Asian Tour where they first made their name, and all eyes will be on them to see what they can do next.
The International Series is the most prized pathway in golf. It consists of 10 elite tournaments sanctioned by the Asian Tour and offers the year-long Rankings leader promotion to the LIV Golf League
