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Saudi Open

Coordinates: 24°57′32″N 46°34′34″E / 24.959°N 46.5762°E / 24.959; 46.5762
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Saudi Open
Tournament information
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Established2015
Course(s)Riyadh Golf Club
Par71
Length7,246 yards (6,626 m)
Organized bySaudi Golf Federation
Tour(s)Asian Tour
Asian Development Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 John Catlin (2024)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
United States John Catlin
Location map
Riyadh GC is located in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh GC
Riyadh GC
Location in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Open is a professional golf tournament that is held at Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2015, it has been an event on the Asian Tour since 2023.

History

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The tournament was introduced in December 2015.[1] Othman Al Mulla won the inaugural event, winning again in 2017. Saleh Al-Kaabi won in 2016.[2] Todd Clements won in 2018, beating Jamie Elson by two shots.[3] Jamie Elson won the 2019 event (the fifth edition), beating Ayoub Id-Omar and Ahmed Marjan by two shots.[4][5] In 2021, Saudi amateur Faisal Salhab won the sixth edition of the Saudi Open.[6][7]

The inaugural Asian Tour tournament was played in December 2023. 19-year-old Denwit Boriboonsub shot a 7-under-par final round 64 to finish three strokes ahead of Henrik Stenson to win his third tournament in three consecutive weeks.[8][9]

In 2024, the tournament was moved from December to April. John Catlin was victorious, winning wire-to-wire.[10]

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Saudi Open
2024 ASA United States John Catlin 260 −24 7 strokes Australia Wade Ormsby
2023 ASA Thailand Denwit Boriboonsub 266 −18 3 strokes Sweden Henrik Stenson
PIF Saudi Open
2022 ADT Indonesia Naraajie Ramadhan Putra 197 −19 3 strokes Australia Harrison Gilbert
Saudi Open
2021 Saudi Arabia Faisal Salhab (a) 205 −11 5 strokes Qatar Ali Al-Shahrani
Saudi Arabia Saud Al Sharif (a)
Spain Gabriel Sanz
2020: No tournament
2019 England Jamie Elson 210 −6 2 strokes Morocco Ayoub Id-Omar
Morocco Ahmed Marjan
2018 England Todd Clements 208 −8 2 strokes England Jamie Elson
2017 Saudi Arabia Othman Al Mulla (2) 219 +3 10 strokes Bahrain Nasser Yaqoob
2016 Qatar Saleh Al-Kaabi 218 +2 Saudi Arabia Othman Al Mulla
2015 Saudi Arabia Othman Al Mulla 211 −5 3 strokes Qatar Ali Al-Shahrani

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ ADT – Asian Development Tour; ASA – Asian Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "بالصور.. انطلاق أول بطولة مفتوحة للجولف بالرياض" [In pictures. The first open golf tournament kicks off in Riyadh]. SABQ (in Arabic). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "عثمان الملا يتوج بكأس بطولة اتحاد الجولف المفتوحة" [Othman Al Mulla wins the Saudi Open Cup]. Shahdnow (in Arabic). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "ختام مميز لبطولة السعودية المفتوحة للغولف" [A special conclusion to the Saudi Open Golf Championship]. Al Arabiya (in Arabic). 2 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "الإنجليزي "أليسون" والسعودي "السلهب" يتوجان بلقبي بطولة الجولف" [Englishman "Elson" and Saudi "Al-Salhab" crowned two golf championship titles]. SABQ (in Arabic). 30 November 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Amateur golfer wins national tourney, qualifies for Saudi International". Arab News. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Crowning Glory for Salhab in Saudi Open". Asia-Pacific Golf Federation. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ Smith, Matt (15 August 2022). "Flying the flag: Saudi Arabia's Faisal Salhab and Saud AlSharif ready for next step in their careers". Golf Digest Middle East. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ Kelly, Todd (17 December 2023). "19-year-old Denwit Boriboonsub wins first Asian Tour title by three shots over LIV Golf's Henrik Stenson". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Thai teenager Denwit Boriboonsub wins 3rd title in 3 weeks". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ "American golfer John Catlin wins 2024 Saudi Open in Riyadh". Arab News. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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