{"id":369376,"date":"2026-04-01T12:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/369376\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:45:10","slug":"liv-golfs-newest-stars-and-australasia-no-1-headline-japan-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/369376\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf\u2019s newest stars and Australasia No. 1 headline Japan showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even with a full LIV Golf League schedule, Tabuena leans on The International Series to stay sharp and keep his competitive rhythm throughout the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI owe everything to The International Series, so I\u2019ll support it as much as I can,\u201d International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus winner added. \u201cAfter Mexico, I\u2019ll most likely play in Singapore, even though it\u2019s a long trip, especially with The Open qualifying spots available. But right now, the focus is this week in Japan. I haven\u2019t had my best results here before, so hopefully I can change that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smyth, meanwhile, arrives as one of the most consistent and in-form players in the field. The Australasia Order of Merit winner has carried strong momentum into 2026, highlighted by a podium finish at the Philippine Golf Championship and a top five result at the New Zealand Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he balances opportunities across tours, the Australian remains firmly committed to The International Series, and the pathway it offers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still very focused on The International Series,\u201d said Smyth. \u201cMy priority is to perform well in these events, and ultimately my main goal is to earn a spot on LIV Golf.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for all four days of International Series Japan, set at Caledonian Golf Club from 2 \u2013 5 April, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asoview.com\/channel\/tickets\/Ql1ekiJyFS\/?utm_source=is_website&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=tickets&amp;utm_content=tournament_hero\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">now available here<\/a>, with complimentary entry on Thursday and Friday, and free admission for children throughout the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(Photo: LIV Golf Wild Card player Richard T Lee of Canada, Kazuki Higa of Japan, LIV Golf Wild Card player Yosuke Asaji of Japan, and Travis Smyth of Australia pictured during the press conference ahead of International Series Japan at Caledonian Golf Club. Courtesy of Asian Tour.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even with a full LIV Golf League schedule, Tabuena leans on The International Series to stay sharp and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-369376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}