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Aviv Dubai Championship
Tournament information
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Established2020
Course(s) Jumeirah Golf Estates
(Fire Course)
Par72
Length7,480 yards (6,840 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,500,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Antoine Rozner (2020)
To par−25 as above
Final champion
Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen
Location Map
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Jumeirah Golf Estates
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.

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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]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
Aviv Dubai Championship
2021 Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen 265−231 stroke Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta
Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger
Golf in Dubai Championship
2020 Flag of France.svg Antoine Rozner 263−252 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta
Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Flag of England.svg Andy Sullivan
Flag of England.svg Matt Wallace

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References

  1. "European Tour adds new tournament in Dubai for 2020 season". MSN. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "France's Antoine Rozner grabs the glory on final day of inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship". Gulfnews. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "AVIV Dubai Championship added to 2021 European Tour schedule". European Tour. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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