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Asia's oldest National Open gets its biggest stage yet. The BingoPlus Philippine Open — the championship first played in 1913, older than every other national open on the continent — tees off November 12-15, 2026 on the Masters course at Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club, Carmona, as a full stop on The International Series, the LIV Golf-backed elite pathway tour. The purse: US$2,000,000. The stakes: International Series standing feeds directly into LIV Golf promotion, which means the field arriving in Carmona will carry genuine world-class depth chasing more than a national title. BingoPlus, presenting partner for the inaugural International Series edition last October, steps up to title partner for 2026 — the clearest signal that the century-old championship's elevated era is not a one-off. For Filipino golf, this is the annual chance to watch an elite international field on home soil, and for Filipino players, it's the most-valuable start of the year without leaving the country. The Verified Facts Item Detail Event BingoPlus Philippine Open Dates Thursday November 12 – Sunday November 15, 2026 Venue Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club (Masters course), Carmona, Cavite Tour The International Series (LIV Golf-backed) Purse US$2,000,000 Heritage First played 1913 — Asia's oldest National Open Title partner BingoPlus (elevated from presenting partner of the inaugural IS edition) The Stakes The International Series is the elevated tier of the Asian Tour and the formal pathway into LIV Golf — season-standings leaders earn LIV promotion. That pipeline changes what the Philippine Open field looks like: rather than a regional-tour entry list, expect International Series regulars, LIV-adjacent names chasing standings points late in the season, and the strongest available Filipino contingent playing for the national title on home ground. The November timing matters — a late-calendar IS stop means players fighting for season-ending LIV promotion arrive needing results. Last-round leaderboard pressure at Southwoods should be substantive. The Filipino angle — the national-title dimension runs alongside the IS money and points. Watch the entry announcements for the country's touring professionals and elite amateurs; the Philippine Open remains the title every Filipino professional wants on the résumé, and an IS-strength field makes a home win worth more than it has ever been. Manila Southwoods — The Venue The Masters course at Manila Southwoods (a Jack Nicklaus design, long the southern corridor's championship benchmark) has hosted the country's biggest professional fields for three decades. The Carmona location puts the tournament approximately 45-60 minutes south of Makati via SLEX/CALAX depending on the hour. Spectator practicalities — gallery access details, ticketing (historically free-to-modest for Philippine Open editions), and parking arrangements publish via the tournament and International Series channels closer to the dates; this thread updates when they land. November in Carmona is early dry season — bring sun cover; afternoon rounds run hot. The Bigger Frame The Philippine Open's elevation onto the International Series calendar — now in consecutive years with a title sponsor doubling down — slots the country back into elite professional golf's annual rhythm for the first time in a generation. The championship's roll of honour spans more than a century; the IS era is adding names to it that the pathway's LIV endpoint will make internationally famous. Watching the leaderboard at Southwoods in November means watching players the golf world will be arguing about a year later. Your turn. Planning to walk the Masters course in November? Southwoods members and regulars — course-condition intel and which holes decide tournaments there. IS followers — who arrives in Carmona hunting standings points? The Filipino-contingent watch: which local names make the field, and does the home national title stay home? Gallery logistics as they publish — carpool intel for the Carmona run welcome. And the heritage question: favourite Philippine Open moments from the championship's century-plus history. — Bizman