Saudi Open

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Saudi Open
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Tournament information
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Established2015
Course(s)Riyadh Golf Club
Par71
Length7,246 yards (6,626 m)
Organized bySaudi Golf Federation
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Asian Development Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,000,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 John Catlin (2024)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg John Catlin
Location map
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Icona golf.svg
Riyadh GC
Location in Saudi Arabia

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

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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

YearTour [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Saudi Open
2024 ASA Flag of the United States.svg John Catlin 260−247 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby
2023 ASA Flag of Thailand.svg Denwit Boriboonsub 266−183 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson
PIF Saudi Open
2022 ADT Flag of Indonesia.svg Naraajie Ramadhan Putra 197−193 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrison Gilbert
Saudi Open
2021 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Salhab (a)205−115 strokes Flag of Qatar.svg Ali Al-Shahrani
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Al Sharif (a)
Flag of Spain.svg Gabriel Sanz
2020: No tournament
2019 Flag of England.svg Jamie Elson 210−62 strokes Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub Id-Omar
Flag of Morocco.svg Ahmed Marjan
2018 Flag of England.svg Todd Clements 208−82 strokes Flag of England.svg Jamie Elson
2017 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Othman Al Mulla (2)219+310 strokes Flag of Bahrain.svg Nasser Yaqoob
2016 Flag of Qatar.svg Saleh Al-Kaabi 218+2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Othman Al Mulla
2015 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Othman Al Mulla 211−53 strokes Flag of Qatar.svg Ali Al-Shahrani

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References

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