Bahrain Championship (golf)

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Barco Energies Bahrain Championship
Tournament information
LocationBahrain
Established2024
CourseRoyal Golf Club
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Tour European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$2,750,000
Month playedJanuary/February
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Calum Hill (2026)
271 Patrick Reed (2026)
271 Freddy Schott (2026)
To par−17 as above
Current champion
Flag of Germany.svg Freddy Schott
Location map
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Icona golf.svg
Royal GC
Location in Bahrain

The Bahrain Championship is a professional golf tournament which is played on the European Tour.

Contents

The tournament was revealed as part of the 2024 European Tour schedule announcement in August 2023. [1] [2] In January 2024, Bapco Energies was announced as the presenting title sponsor for the inaugural event. [3]

Dylan Frittelli won the inaugural event, winning by two shots ahead of Zander Lombard and Jesper Svensson. [4]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship
2026 Flag of Germany.svg Freddy Schott 271−17Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Calum Hill
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed
2025 Flag of England.svg Laurie Canter 274−14Playoff [a] Flag of England.svg Dan Brown
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Larrazábal
Bahrain Championship
2024 Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli 275−132 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Zander Lombard
Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Svensson

Notes

  1. Canter won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. "New look 2024 DP World Tour schedule unveiled". European Tour. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. "DP World Tour 2024 schedule: Tournament dates and venues, plus when golf majors are taking place". Sky Sports. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. "Bapco Energies named Presenting Partner of the Bahrain Championship". Irish Golfer. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. "Dylan Frittelli wins Bahrain Championship to claim first DP World title in six years". BBC Sport. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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