Oman Open

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Oman Open
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Tournament information
Location Muscat, Oman
Established2018
Course(s)Al Mouj Golf
Par72
Length7,365 yards (6,735 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,750,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2020
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Joost Luiten (2018)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki
Location Map
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Al Mouj Golf
Location in Oman

The Oman Open is a European Tour golf tournament, held at Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, Oman. [1] When founded in 2018, it was one of five European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but is currently one of six. [2]

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Though it was the first European Tour event in Oman, the course had previously hosted the Challenge Tour's National Bank of Oman Golf Classic from 2013 to 2014 and the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final from 2015 to 2017.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)
Winner's
share ($)
Oman Open
2021 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki 275−13Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone 1,750,000291,667
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Kitayama 281−71 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Campillo
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Kieffer
Flag of France.svg Clément Sordet
Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zanotti
1,750,000291,667
NBO Oman Open
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Luiten 272−162 strokes Flag of England.svg Chris Wood 1,750,000291,667

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References

  1. "Ryder Cup stars confirmed for inaugural NBO Oman Open". PGA European Tour. 9 January 2018.
  2. "European Tour - Oman Open - History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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