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21 November 2025. South Africa’s Dean Burmester shot a blemish-free 64 to climb into a share of the lead alongside American Caleb Surratt. The pair, who both play on LIV, sit at 17 under par, heading into the final day of the seventh edition of the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, part of the WOW Festival and a highlight of the Riyadh Season 2025.
Burmester drove the ball beautifully today including a crowd-pleasing final drive to the 18th green to set up a birdie on his final hole.
Unusually, Burmester credited tips from a long-driving champion that he had met the week prior for adding distance to his drives, explaining “It was probably as hard as I've ever hit a tee shot. A week ago Friday I participated in a long drive thing in South Africa. I learned a few things from the long drive champion South Africa. So it was quite cool to kind of put that to good use.”
Tellingly he explained he’d finished second in that competition, explaining he’d learnt “about hip mobility and rotation and how he creates his speed without feeling like you have to hit it that hard.”
Caleb Surratt, a runner up at last year’s tournament, stayed calm under the mounting pressure of leading a field packed with so many world-class players, adding a 68 to his opening rounds of 62 and 66.
The 21 year old rising star summed up his round saying “It was good. You're not going to have your best stuff all the time. I came out of the gates, I really didn't hit many bad shots early. I hit a few, but not starting off my best. I was very proud of the fight the rest of the day.
I think it would have been real easy to continue to bleed and shoot 2-, 3-over today, take myself out of the golf tournament, but didn't do that. I'm very proud of that.”
Spain’s Josele Ballester sits in solo third with three players tied in fourth place: American star Anthony Kim, England’s Richard Bland and Poland’s Adrian Meronk.
The International Series Rankings will be decided tomorrow, with the leading two players securing places on next year’s LIV Golf League. Rankings leader Scott Vincent from Zimbabwe put himself in a strong position to finish the year on top after returning his third 67. He is in a tie for seventh, five shots behind the leaders.
“Today was fun,” said Vincent. “I had a lot more fun today than the past couple days. Yeah, looking forward to tomorrow's challenge and just trying to enjoy it. Try and enjoy it as much as possible. Golf has been great so far. So just trying to build on that and keep going.
“Just trying to not make it bigger than it needs to be and just play my game, play golf. Yeah, like I mentioned, just try and enjoy this experience and this moment because it's only going to help me no matter how it goes.”
With the record seven Saudis in the field performing well but just missing out on the weekend, local fans have thrown their support behind Moroccan pair, amateur Adam Bresnu who added a still impressive 74 to now his opening rounds of 66 and 67 in 38th place, and Reda El Hali, who sits at 2 over par after a 76.
Adam Bresnu said “I tried to be patient like yesterday, it didn't work, but you know, it's golf. I didn't have fun today, it was tough, but I had good partners, so it was good to watch them.
And Bresnu’s compatriot Reda El Hali said "The course is really good. I like it. Then the weather, I think, is better. We are in the best moment, I think, because if we are in like January, something like that, it's going to be so hot. I like the way the golf course was amazing.”
Golf fans walking the beautiful renowned fairways at Riyadh Golf Club on the competition days, November 19-22, 2025, can take part in this rewarding special adventure by simply scanning the ‘Go Golf Challenge’ QR code located out on the golf course while, at the same time enjoying the spectacle of the world’s best golfers competing.
This year’s edition has brought a new and exceptional twist, with the introduction of the WOW Festival — an immersive celebration combining world-class golf, luxury cars, and live
music, offering a unique experience that blends sport, entertainment, and culture in one of the standout highlights of Riyadh Season 2025.
A concert will take place each evening of the competition featuring world-renowned artists. On Wednesday 19th November, Oumaima Taleb and R3HAB, on Thursday 20th November, Central Cee and Haifa Wehbe, on Friday 21st November, Nancy Ajram and on Saturday 22nd November Ayed Yousef.
Golf Saudi's vision is to be the catalyst for Saudi Arabia to become an exceptional golfing nation. Aiming to facilitate uptake and participation in Saudi Arabian golf through delivering world class events such as the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, Golf Saudi also delivers world-class facilities, operational excellence, and implementation of best practices at their impressive portfolio of events.
Once again Golf Saudi’s PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers has attracted a stella family of co-sponsors including Riyadh Season and tournament partners SHG, GIB, Al Hammadi Hospitals Group, Saddik & Mohamed Attar and Rolex.
This marks the second year the tournament will be held at Riyadh Golf Club, the home of Golf Saudi and is the Saudi capital's premier golf course. Its par-72 championship course is set across 7,434-yards of undulating fairways and has played host to many of the Kingdom's leading tournaments, including the Saudi Open presented by PIF, the Aramco Team Series Riyadh, and the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.
The PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers moved to the Asian Tour circuit in 2022 as part of a new partnership.
To purchase tickets for the PIF Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers, please visit www.saudiinternational.com.
For more information about the tournament and future Golf Saudi events, visit Golf Saudi.
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