Saudi Open

Saudi Open

Tournament information
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Established	2015
Course(s)	Dirab Golf and Country Club
Par	72
Length	7,280 yards (6,660 m)
Organized by	Saudi Golf Federation
Tour(s)	Asian Tour Asian Development Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$1,000,000
Month played	December
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 John Catlin (2024)
To par	−24 as above
Current champion
John Catlin
Location map
Dirab G&CC Location in Saudi Arabia

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

History

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

Year	Tour [a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Saudi Open
2025	ASA						Dirab
2024	ASA	John Catlin	260	−24	7 strokes	Wade Ormsby	Riyadh GC
2023	ASA	Denwit Boriboonsub	266	−18	3 strokes	Henrik Stenson	Riyadh GC
PIF Saudi Open
2022	ADT	Naraajie Ramadhan Putra	197	−19	3 strokes	Harrison Gilbert	Rolling Hills
Saudi Open
2021		Faisal Salhab (a)	205	−11	5 strokes	Ali Al-Shahrani Saud Al Sharif (a) Gabriel Sanz	Riyadh GC
2020: No tournament
2019		Jamie Elson	210	−6	2 strokes	Ayoub Id-Omar Ahmed Marjan	Dirab
2018		Todd Clements	208	−8	2 strokes	Jamie Elson	Riyadh GC
2017		Othman Al Mulla (2)	219	+3	10 strokes	Nasser Yaqoob	Nofa
2016		Saleh Al-Kaabi	218	+2		Othman Al Mulla	Dirab
2015		Othman Al Mulla	211	−5	3 strokes	Ali Al-Shahrani	Riyadh GC

See also

• Open golf tournament

Notes

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

References

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.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site

• Saudi Arabia portal