Tournament information | |
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Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Established | 2020 |
Course(s) | Jumeirah Golf Estates (Fire Course) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,480 yards (6,840 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
Month played | November |
Final year | 2021 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 263 Antoine Rozner (2020) |
To par | −25 as above |
Final champion | |
Joachim B. Hansen | |
Location Map | |
Location in the United Arab Emirates |
The Aviv Dubai Championship was a professional golf tournament held on the Fire course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The tournament was slotted into the 2020 season as the penultimate event, with the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai following the week after on the Earth course at the same venue. It was originally intended to be a one-off event. [1]
Antoine Rozner won the inaugural event with a 25-under-par 263 total. He shot a final round 64 to jump ahead of overnight leader Andy Sullivan; who shot a 61 in the first round. [2]
The event returned in the 2021 season and was sponsored by Aviv Clinics. Again it was the penultimate event to the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. [3]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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Aviv Dubai Championship | |||||
2021 | Joachim B. Hansen | 265 | −23 | 1 stroke | Francesco Laporta Bernd Wiesberger |
Golf in Dubai Championship | |||||
2020 | Antoine Rozner | 263 | −25 | 2 strokes | Francesco Laporta Mike Lorenzo-Vera Andy Sullivan Matt Wallace |
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