Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- Veteran Angelo Que said Wednesday that the high quality of the field for this week's Asian Tour event made it "like a major" for him and his fellow Filipino golfers.

Former Masters champions Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson and Charl Schwartzel, plus 2010 British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen, lead the most prestigious lineup ever assembled for a golf tournament in the Philippines.

Que, a 46-year-old three-time winner on the Asian Tour, said he was honoured to be teeing up alongside golfing royalty in the inaugural International Series Philippines, beginning Thursday.

The tournament is one of nine enhanced events of the Asian Tour this season that carry a $2 million prize fund, far bigger than regular Asian Tour events....